Australia here we come!

23/9/12

This morning it was clear skies almost but the wind was still wth us. We planned to do the Point Labatt/Sceale Bay Loop drive so we set off in search of the Flinders Highway. A short way out of town we saw a sign for Eyres Water Hole and decided to investigate. The explorer Edward John Eyre had used this water hole a couple of times for a campsite during his travels in the early 1800's. This is a natural spring and only ever has 7 inches of water no matter how much you take out.

We kept travelling the Flinders Highway until we saw a sign for Sceale Bay. This turned out to be Baird Bay Road. We followed this until we reached the tiny township of Calca. We had a quick drive through town and saw the sign for Murphy's Haystacks. They are named after the original owner of the property where they are found. The haystacks are a unique outcrop of pink granite boulders. They are ancient wind blown granite inselbergs purported to be over 1500 million years old. They occur in numerous places on the Eyre Peninsular and they are of various heights and shapes.

We drove back to Calca and headed for Sceale Bay and Point Labatt. At Point Labatt we stopped at the sealion viewing platform which is at the top of a cliff about 100 metres above the sealions. It was very very very windy and a little cold. We had trouble keeping the binocoluars steady while trying to get a good look at the sealions thanks to the wind. We counted at least 70 of them basking on the rocks and swimming in the cold water.

We had lunch in the car while we warmed up and escaped the wind. Then we drove to Sceale Bay which is a lovely little fishing village. We were amused by the public toilet that was constructed from limestone blocks and called 'Camelot'. There was even a window strategically placed in front of the pedestal so you could see the bay while taking care of business. Unfotunately anybody walking past could also see in. The girls were not happy with that arrangement.

On the way home we stopped at Surfers Beach but it was still cold and windy so we only had quick look. We arrived back at the caravan park about 1.45pm and had a quiet afternoon. Mary-Anne and I had hamburgers and chips for tea from the Kiosk and a double ice cream cone each for desert. Karen doesn't eat ice cream unless the temperature is over 30 degrees.

24/9/12

Finally the weather decided to do the right thing and supply us with a windless fine day. I made the most of the conditions and fished most of the day without any success. The girls went for a walk up town and came home loaded up with groceries. We all had an early night after exhausting ourselves doing not much all day.

25/9/12

This was our last day at Streaky Bay so we decided to celebrate by having leftover scones with jam and cream and a freshly baked tea cake for morning tea. Then Karen and I drove to a car wash and gave the Prado a bath. After we got back to the caravan park with a clean car I started cooking a roast lamb in our crab oven. The smell of roasting lamb was driving most of the caravanners mad all afternoon. They all wanted some!!!! After the roast had cooked we went for a drive around town and found there wasn't that much new to see so we went home and had tea. Mary-Anne and I were gutzers again after tea. We both had another double ice cream cone each.

I like this life!!!!