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Oceania » Australia » South Australia » Eyre Peninsula October 31st 2011

This blog covers 31st Oct to 1st Nov. Elliston is situated on the spectacular shores of Waterloo Bay and is known for its rugged scenic coastline...again (boring) a great place for fishing...boring...as this whole coast appears to be (and they do catch them too!). It also has a great swimming beach which backed onto the park we stayed at. Set between rolling hills and some of the most spectacular and dramatic coastline on the EP, the town is now centre to cereal growing, mixed farming and fishing community. Elliston became a central port for the region from which the early settlers transported their wool and wheat by sailing vessels and later steamships. The Elliston jetty is heritage listed because of its steel pylons screwed directly into the sea floor using a horse drawn winch, the 424mtr ... read more
Elliston
Elliston
Elliston

Oceania » Australia » South Australia » Eyre Peninsula October 29th 2011

This blog covers the 28th to the 30th October This popular camping area is off the main coast road and nestled in behind the sand dunes with a short walk over the dunes to the beach, great for surf beach fishing.(Salmon) No facilities but great camping spot. It is supported by a well stocked roadhouse (that doubles as the Ranger Station) 7Klm away on the main road. We camped here for three nights and enjoyed the best weather (sunshine) to date albeit it was pretty windy at times! We were able to utilise the outside shower on the Trakkie over the three days and even gave Jackie a shower one night after an extensive session on the beach chasing Gulls, Terns and anything else that flew or moved. I felt I had had 3 days holiday ... read more
Sheringa Beach
Sheringa Beach
Sheringa Beach

Oceania » Australia » South Australia » Eyre Peninsula October 28th 2011

It was quite a sad day leaving our fantastic caravan park in Coffin Bay, Trish and I really liked this place the Bay is really fantastic. Leaving Coffin Bay we decided to see some of the farmland of the EP and as such headed inland for Cummins. On the way we were astounded by the quality and amount (hectares) of cropping in the area. If your desire was to be a 'Diesel burning Cropper" you would and should consider this district. Despite the obviously fantastic season, it is is still great cropping country. No jobs here fro Regional Vic Farm Services (Joe!) as it is all aerial sprayed. Maybe I (Mike) needs a pilot license next ! Cummins is a thriving service hub for these farming communities, noticeable by the two largest business' being a John ... read more

Oceania » Australia » South Australia » Eyre Peninsula October 25th 2011

This blog entry covers 25th to the 28th October. We arrivve in Coffin Bay and both go WOW, WOW !!!! We are truly talking 'picture postcard here, the town and the caravan park overlooks the pristine waters of Port Douglas. Part of an extensive bay system that includes Little Douglas, Mount Dutton, Kellide, Yangi and Coffin Bays. Being surrounded by seas and National Parks this town is fantastic .....new postcode (Neil) 5607. Coffin Bay was discovered by Matthew Flinders in 1802, today it is a beautiful thriving town with an active commercial wharf in the town centre where you can watch the fishing boats unloading their catches. There are also professional fisherman and abalone divers operating from the amazing boat ramps and we also saw oyster boats returning with racks of the famous Coffin Bay oysters ... read more
Port Lincoln
Port Lincoln
Port Lincoln

Oceania » Australia » South Australia » Eyre Peninsula October 24th 2011

After our amazing free camp on the beach and hot showers the next morning watching the waves break on the beach 20 Mtrs in front of us we leave Port Gibbon and head for Coffin Bay. Our first stop along the way is Arno Bay and would you believe it - it is renowned as SA's Kingfish and Aquaculture Capital ! Once a major port servicing the local farming area, superphosphate shipped in and cereal crops shipped out. Today Arno Bay (popultion 270) is a popular holiday spot particularly with anglers. Next is Port Neil, 35 klm down the track. Port Neil according to the blurb is "perfect for fishing'!!! Once a bustling seaport the town is now a favourite with holiday makers with a fantastic lawned foreshore area. Picture perfect as the sign indicated on ... read more
Coffin Bay
Coffin Bay

Oceania » Australia » South Australia » Eyre Peninsula October 23rd 2011

Our first port of call today is Whyalla. Located on the western shore of the upper Spencer Gulf with a population of 22500 we felt we were back in a major city for the first time since Adelaide. With an average rainfall of 270mm (about 11 inches for you Poms!), and a climate of around 300 days of fine sunny weather to enjoy we felt we should question this data as we headed into a day of drizzle and clouds! Explorer Edward John Eyre reported the presence of ironstone in the Middleback Ranges in 1840, the first attempt to mine the area began in the 1890's. Starting as a tiny work camp on the shore at the foot of Hummock Hill in 1901 as a service base for the iron ore jetty constructed by BHP. The ... read more
Whyalla
Cowell
Port Gibbon

Oceania » Australia » South Australia » Eyre Peninsula » Venus Bay October 17th 2011

Many kilometres have been travelled since my last entry in Esperance, and new things have been experienced. Continuing on with our rekindled interest in fishing, we tried our hand at squid fishing on our last night in Esperance. We headed out to the jetty at about ten pm when everybody else in the park was going to bed. Frank was keen because he has never caught squid before, and he still hasn’t. I caught three squid, two good sized and one smaller one. I caught them and Frank cleaned them. He did manage to catch four herrings though. He got to clean them too. Our salt and pepper calamari and herring meal the following night was delicious. Esperance is a very nice town, very scenic, but oh so windy. The locals told us that it is ... read more

Oceania » Australia » South Australia » Eyre Peninsula April 14th 2011

Après la grande traversée du Nullarbor, nous avons décidé de passer quelques jours sur la côte ; les derniers avant notre plongée de deux semaines dans le cœur rouge de l’Australie. Nous avons donc longé les côtes de la péninsule d’Eyre en reliant Ceduna à Port Lincoln, puis de là, Port Augusta. Ah oui avant tout, petite parenthèse sur le somptueux ciel nocturne que nous pouvons observer en Australie. Je ne saurai vous dire pourquoi mais ici, il est limpide, pur, très étoilé. C’est comme si nous pouvions voir la Voie lactée ! Magnifique ! Revenons à nos kangourous ! Dès l’entrée dans cette péninsule, c’est comme si le printemps s’offrait à nous : immense étendue de fleurs jaunes à perte de vue et papillons virevoltant autour de nous. Ça change du Nullarbor :D ! Malheureusement, ... read more
Coffin Bay, beau panorama
Smoky Bay
Habitants de la péninsule

Oceania » Australia » South Australia » Eyre Peninsula » Ceduna May 23rd 2010

So life out here is all milk and Honey? Yeah sure! We cancelled our trip to Ceduna today due to high wind and heavy rain. That means a fifth night in beautiful Streaky Bay though but that’s not a bad outcome as we like the place. We are on an absolute water front site and for four days the weather has been beautiful. Sunny, no wind and pleasant temperatures in the early twenties. Then last night up came the gale force winds and it blew all night. The van was rocking and rolling and the occupants were full of trepidation. The rain kicked in and we knew that today would be a lay day. As the photos show, Rhonda is back on her bike and riding like a pro. In fact, it is enjoyable riding around ... read more
Let's Seal a deal
Haystacks?
Dune Flora


From time to time you come across something that demands its own blog. Bob and Jacquie Hayter told us about Elliston and so we decided to spend a couple of nights. Quite spectacular, and somewhat unique, is the cliff top tourist drive where there are quirky statues/displays on permanent display. Apparently the town runs a festival every two years that feature a statue competition on the tourist drive. This blog is really a set of photos to look at as each one tells its own story. However, there is a little fishing story as well. In short, Rhonda came fishing too! And what’s more, she bagged her first salmon . In order to make her capture, we had to climb down 283 steps at Locks Well. Much harder coming back up! Great spot for fishing and ... read more
Elliston
Elliston
Elliston




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