YORKE PENINSULA

We have six days to spend along the highways and byways of the Yorke Peninsula before we get into Adelaide for a week.

Port Pirie caught our interest with the old history and buildings of this town.  Time for laundry again before taking a trip around the town.

Just look for the pig, cow and goat.   Know what meat they sold way back then.

This old church is now a "Barnacle Bill" restaurant.  Had dinner there. Lovely fresh salad bar to help yourself. Yum.

Headed south and stopped for lunch at Minlaton where we read about the local hero.

This area is predomantely grain farming through here with lovely little townships dotted along the way.

Paddocks looking very dry after crop harvest.

POINT TURTON caravan park was our nesting place for two nights to explore this southern region of the Yorke Peninsula.  Once again, fishing and more fishing down here.

All of this just a short stroll from our site up on the top level of the caravan park.  Fishermen not happy as the following days were too windy.

We took a drive to explore Corny Point and the history of there before heading down to Innes National Park to drive through as far as Pondalowie Bay where all the fishing boats shelter from the huge seas.

Corny Point below the lighthouse.

  I was amazed at the Stenhouse Bay Jetty where the ships came into to be loaded with gypsum.

Showing the loading shute up the cliff-face today.

We then ventured on to the Cape Spencer Lighthouse high upon the cliffs of Investigator Strait.

We had our lunch at West Cape picnic area looking back to Ethel Beach where the Ethel and Ferret wrecks can still be seen washed up against the cliffs.

Pondalowie Bay 

Coming back we stopped into the Inneston Historic Township where short-term holiday rental is available in the fully renovated houses.  Very interesting place to stroll through.  Lots of ruins as well.

Inneston Lake

Saturday 25th Feb. we left our campsite and hit the road along the eastern side of Yorke Peninsula through Yourketown, Edithburgh then up to Ardrossan where we stopped for lunch.  Fascinated with the folk crabbing at the low-tide waters edge way out picking up crabs.

Loved the red cliffs looking north but I couldn't zoom in to show the people crabbing out at the waters edge as well as off the jetty.

Sometimes under the jetty is a better shot than on top!

Like the rusty bolts here.

Oh for a feed of crabs.  Not today.