Week Commencing 28 March 2011
Monday we decided to attempt the Cape Bauer Loop, the scenery along this section of Great Australian Bight is both rugged and spectacular. Hallys Beach is a beautiful surf beach, some 100 steps take you down to the sand. John tried his luck at fishing, unfortunately no luck. Our next stop was Whistling Rocks and the Blowholes. The loop continues along the shoreline and you can see over the bay back towards Streaky.
Tuesday, we went back to Hallys beach to try our luck at fishing, once again we were disappointed. Where are all the fish? Time to pack up for our next adventure, off to Port Linclon or Coffin Bay, we will have to wait and see what the day brings. Life is good.
Wednesday – Time to leave Streaky Bay and head down the road to Coffin Bay. We buy some bread from the Honesty Bakery at Colton , enjoy bread rolls with vegemite for lunch. Arrive at Coffin Bay, quite a big town, settle in and head to the National Park. What a beautiful park, we saw lots of wildlife, a Tiger snake crossing the road, rabbits, emus and lots of birds. The views were to die for, rugged cliffs and beautiful blue water. Just look at the pictures and you will see what I mean.
Thursday, we arrived at Port Lincoln, settled in and then off to explore the area. We took the scenic drive which gave us views over the port and back into the hinterland. We went to the Visitors centre to arrange for us to go into the Lincoln NP tomorrow. You have to pay for the permit and also leave a key deposit so you can enter the NP. Both very cold it was into the van for dinner early.
Friday, still cold but we were up early to venture into the NP . We saw lots of emus, kanagroos, birds. The road to Memory Cove was very bumpy, it took some 50mins to drive 19kms. We were a little disappointed when we arrived, it was an overcast day and the water colours suffered because of this. We still did the walk around the point, saw some seals on the island just outside the bay. We enjoyed our lunch and chatted to some other Queenslanders. We stopped off at some points of interest on the way back and saw lots of emus with their chicks. Very cute. When we got back to camp we caught up with John & Judy who are staying here also. Judy and I organised to have our girls day tomorrow. Very cold so we are tucked up in the van to watch the footy.
Saturday and Sunday were relaxing days. Judy and I had a lovely lunch and afternoon tea. We then asked the boys to take us out to dinner. Very nice evening was had by all. John & I have spent Sunday detailing both the van and car. He is making a screen for the radiator as we have heard there are bugs on the road north. The guys on both sides of us are all out there helping, really nice fellows.
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