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Published: March 21st 2008
Saturday 15th March: New suspension installed and performing well. Headed west via the beautiful coastal town of Wallaroo. A huge new marina with hundreds of expensive looking mansions. The original part of town still displays the bluesone cottages that are a South Australian standard. The car ferry to Lucky Bay departs from here daily. North past Port Broughton, where the fishing shacks and weekenders dominate the local architecture. Port Perie smelter provides work for the brave locals.
Overnight camp at Mount Remarkable National Park, with goannas, wallabys and birds by the score.
Next day, refueled at Port Augusta (port awefull). Local kids entertain themselves by diving 10metres from the wharf into the yuck water. Had to buy a new extension lead for the computer as I forgot to close the trailer and it fell out, somewhere. Stopped at Lucky Bay to see the car ferry arrive, 44 degrees in the shade. The aircon has been workin' overtime (like the driver).
Overnight on the cliff top at Port Gibbon(see pic), the breeze turned onshore and the temperature dropped to 34. Next day another scorcher, via a very pleasent Tumby Bay to Port Lincoln.
Onward into Coffin Bay, very pretty and coolish (as
compared with previous days). Southerly picked up and dropped the temp lotz. Camped overnight at Picnic Point near Point Drummond. Collected pippies for bait. Temp down to 26 during the day and the strong southerly persists. Northward past salt lake after salt lake. These 'farmers' have cleared so much land and now in a drought it is just dry barren dust blown sand without a bit of feed for the scrawny sheep. Stopped at Walkers Rocks to fish and camp. Cold, windy night. Visited Talia Caves, the Tub and the Woolshed. The locals seem a happy bunch with 'oodles' of community spirit and not much money. Watched a Sea Lion (lookin' for a handout) at Baird Beach. Nice spot but too too windy.
On to Tractor Beach near point Westall, which is near Streaky Bay on the edge of the Great Australian Bight. More interesting locals, it seems important to achieve 'the bag limit' when fishing rather than just catching enough for a feed. The southerly wind persists and so do we.
NEWS FLASH... It rained last night... for at least 5minutes... no sign of it on the ground today. We will stay here until after the Easter break and
then head across the Nulabor stopping at all the clifftop vantage points.
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The Tractor at Tractor Beach
Jayne Kilbride
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looks so peaceful
that sunrise looks heavenly - so much space and peace - lovely!