Welcomed this morning by Robyn and Wally for breakfast after a sleep in (I think the first for the trip). Soon packed and I say farewell to them and I highly recommend that if you are in Ceduna some time, stop in and stay at the Ceduna Motor Inn.
It’s another overcast morning but I am hoping that it fines up. The temperature has certainly risen today so far as I don’t require the heated gear to be turned on.
Todays destination is Elliston via way of Streaky Bay on the Flinders Highway. Exit stage Right……. Now my friend Nico had posted on FB about a place in Smoky Bay named after me…imagine that. With this in mind I made a slight detour in search of this new found business of mine. Allo and behold – Angel’s Oyster Barn (if only I like the darn things…lol).
Quite the Entrepreneur
Thought we’d go into town and see what we can see…….another jetty. Smurfette insisted that this phot be hers and not Dudleys (he gets too many Kimmie…oops). There isn’t much in town a couple of caravan parks and that’s about it that I could see.
Smoky Bay Jetty
I’m watching as the clouds play the pantomime again of ever changing scenes…..dark and gloomy (cue music) to bright and sunny. The coastline is scattered with little “dirt” offshoots leading to hidden treasures I’m sure but not that the three of us are going to tackle today. That’s a canola field. They are potted in between the wheat and barley fields…I figure crop rotation. The green is so vibrant against the contrast of the red verge on one side and on the other is bare field that likes like nothing would grow in it.
Flinders Highway
Next stop is for coffee in Streaky Bay. Why stop here, well I like the sound of the town name and they have a Museum that’s painted with a mural which took my fancy when I was doing my research. The sky is beautiful along here and opens out into the ocean.
approaching Streaky Bay
The Power Museum Mural.
Streaky Bay Power Museum
Just up the road is the Elliot Café and Bakery. A quant little place which is obviously the place to go cos it was doing a roaring trade. While having my coffee a couple – Steve and Julie came to chat to me about Dudley and why I was out here. We exchanged stories and some 20minutes each bid each other a safe journey and adventure. There’s no hurry today only a baby day roughly 240km could be in before lunch but meh…why hurry.
After coffee Smurfette wanted to have another look at the water and yet another jetty (I think she’s taken a liking to them), so how could I disappoint here when she battered her big eyes at me.
Streaky Bay Jetty
Ner ner Dudley I got another pic…….. the rivalry I tell you!!! LOL
Next stop is Murphy’s Haystack at Mortana. Now I stumbled across these on the internet and thought WOW, that’s pretty amazing, better go check ‘em out. Watching the GPS and not the sign post, I nearly ended up in the gravel….oopsies.
“allergic”
Uey completed and down the right road
A donation honesty box is set up at the entrance for $2 you get the best views of an natural phenomenon. The formations are massive, huge even and are just plonked in the middle of this field like they had been placed there. They kinda reminded me of the Devils Marbles north of Wycliffe Wells in the Northern Territory. But how breathtaking are they……
Just to give you an idea of the size of these formations.
Huge!
The view is really something special and the pics just do not do it justice.
On our way again and we are so close to the coast that it feels like you could almost reach out and touch it.
Another town comes by Venus Bay this time…sorry Smurfette, it’s Dudleys turn.
We didn’t go in but maybe we should’ve stopped there for lunch…..we live and learn.
More amazing countryside and it’s only now that I start to get a bit of rain. Watching the sky dance again and it’s looks like we are heading into another front…nooooo. Seems to be intermittent again and I have my fingers crossed it passes.
Into Elliston – Waterloo Bay for fuel and it is raining now – poo but the lady at the servo tells me it’ll pass and asks me where I am headed today. She advises me the Elliston Waterloo Bay Caravan Park is just around the corner, but not before a town sign pic.
Into the park and see Michael the owner who offers me a protected campsite just across from the loo (good man) and a concrete pad for Dudley. It took me a bit to get set up…funny it takes no time at home but when you have to do it on the road it seems to take forever. Anyway, Camp Kimmie is erected and it’s off to do washing and get some lunch.
Inside Camp Kimmie it isn’t very luxurious but it’s home for a couple of nights.
Down town Elliston
And here we have another example of fine murals on the Pharmacy.
Now I think I mentioned Elliston is a fishing town, well I think somewhere you can also do some whale watching.
Dinner at the pub (the only choice) then back to camp for a shower, talk to you guys through the keyboard but most importantly speak with my Sweety.
Lazy day tomorrow.
Nighty night.
