Thursday, September 9, 2010

September 9, Day 503 Eyre Peninsula (still)

Well we've managed to do almost the entire coast of the Eyre Peninsula and though it was cold and rainy for most of the time, we thoroughly enjoyed it. After Mt Dutton Bay, we spent a week at Louth Bay and day-tripped into Port Lincoln a few times. We tried to go down to Whaler's Way and Lincoln NP but we were advised against it due to the poor road conditions, something to look forward to next time we visit.

We also camped at Port Gibbon where the donation-camp spot has a "bush shower", complete with hook and pulley to hoist your solar shower bag up on and walls for privacy, no roof, of course.

Erin tried a bit of geo-caching with Maddy and Terry, bit like treasure hunting with a GPS and very good eyes. We've met a few people who geo-cache, apparently you get to see a lot of country you wouldn't normally see as it takes you off the beaten track.

Geoff and Terry got some more oysters; Cowell had them for $7.50 a dozen, good size, so it's Oysters Kilpatrick again.

We are currently at Whyalla for a few days before we say goodbye to our travelling companions as they head north and we continue our exploration of South Australia. We've just bought a Parks Pass so it's off to the National Parks and getting back to nature.