Day 31 / 2014 - Port Lincoln

I have noticed I havent entered anything in a while so I had better do and update. We spent a couple of days in Ceduna where we finished off the Nullarbor Links course. For us it was a great challenge for non golfers but happy we made the effort to complete it. There were a few highlights over the course but the best one was when a crow took Annes ball I though great my chance to catch up but the bloody thing dropped it another 75 metres closer to the hole.

We stayed at the Big 4 in Ceduna a very nice park and I am sure they gave us a prime spot with plenty of room and easy access. The Park hosts were excellent and were a fountain of local knowledge. We did the walk on the jetty, viewed the Museum and did a tour of the local Weather Station facilities.

After Ceduna we went onto Streaky Bay we were looking forward to this as we had heard so many good reviews and looking for a place we could just chill unfortunately for us it was not so enjoyable. The park was nice but we had arrived at the busiest time so the best they could do for us was next to the kiosk behind the toilet block with a view of the ladies unfortunately no water views the park is famous for. Couple with that it was very windy making it almost impossible to sit outside. They really jam the caravans in with barely enough room between each van. Having said that the park staff were nice enough and the town is very clean but you really need to visit in the off season if you are looking for place to relax by the waters edge unfortunately that proberbly is winter or book well in advance if you are after a prime spot. We decided after this if in future we come across a park that busy we will just move on.

From Streaky Bay we went onto Port Lincoln. On the way we called into Venus Bay a beautifull spot with loverly nature walks around the bay. There was monument to two young youths who had died in a boating accident. We also viewed dolphins hearding bait fish as we could see them boiling across the waters surface. Again the caravan was choc-a-block so we decided it wasn't for us. We also had a look at Murphy's Haystack wich is a unique rock formation called inselburgs. Local legend says that Murphy's Hay Stacks acquired its name from an Irish agricultural expert who  saw this landmark in the distance whilst travelling on a coach. Apparently the learned Irish gentleman was very impressed and informed his fellow passengers that the farmer must have harrowed his land to produce such a great abundance of hay! Well, by now you must have guessed it! The original farmer of the land was a Mr. Murphy and to this day the landmark is known as Murphy's Hay Stacks. 

As we travelled on the head wind was quite strond so we pulled into an overnight rest area for lunch and ended up staying the night there. We met a nice couple from Queensland who were also staying the night and share information and stories about travelling around Australia.

Next morning we were off toward Port Lincoln. I had miss calculated the fuel consumption and was concerned we might run out before we made it to Port Lincoln but we rolled in just as the low fuel light came on. We actually had more fuel than I realised as whenever the Caravan fridge is connected to car power this seems to affect the fuel gauge making it read lower than it really is.

We booked into Port Lincoln Top Tourist Park which is on the side of a hill over looking they bay. They have some premium site up near the top which each has a view over the bay very nice thankyou this is more like it. We are sitting back in the evenings drink in hand watching all the fishing boats going in and out of the harbour and watching the golden sunrises in the morning.

Yesterday we took in a Harbour tour which was suppose to go for two and a half hours but ended up going for four hours. Our Guide Peter of Tripple Bay Boat Charters took us on a trip around the harbour which included a visit to a area where sea lions gather as well as the history about Tuna fishing and farming visiting the nets where the farm fish are kept. We finished off with a sushimi tasting which is eating raw fish but actually tasted quite nice. The tour was quite small with a min of 4 and a max of 8 people.

Today we visited Coffin Bay which is another beautiful spot on the Peninsula. We were also to visit the national park there but unfortunately I forgot the money so we were unable to go in. Still the town itself was an attraction with a number of pinic areas we could visit. In the afternnon we visited the Koppio Museum which is a heratige museum of the area. Althoug we both are just about museumed out we though this one was worth the visit as there was quite a lot to look at such as the old school house, worlds smallest bank and post office. There is a large collection of old farming equipmen such as tractors and stationary engines as well as a old blacksmith shop and pioneer home.

We tick Port Lincoln and Coffin Bay as an area we could live in. The waterways are just fantastic its amazing how clean the water and beaches are here and there are plenty of bays to explore although we would need to buy a boat to get to a lot of them. The town is large enough to have all the facilities we are use to such as major shopping centres and other services.