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Published: November 15th 2011
Penong
The windmills of Penong Leaving Ceduna we headed for Penong, home to dozens of working windmills. A pub, a store with two brothers that look like they have been there forever and a range of goods so eclectic that you could get something from any sector of retail but probably never the "piece", "pack;", or "bit" that you actually needed. This 'General" Store is also the last 'store' for a 1000klms. The windmills are needed because there is no water available here, except underground, and that is all in an area that covers no more than a hectare so every habited dwelling has a windmill here, which makes for quite a sight. Penong is also home to the iconic surf mecca of Cactus Beach, where surfers from all over the world come to ride the left and right hand breaks. In my miss spent youth a few mates wanted to get me involved in a road trip to ride these waves (back when I surfed!), I did not go but they did and the stories of that road trip now are very real and daunting (what they got up to!!).
Driving further west we decided to make a detour to Fowlers Bay for a
quick look. So much for a quick look, the road in was corrugated, pot holed and washed out which made the short detour in a 45 minute trip, let alone out again!. However, when we arrived, once again we were dumbstruck, what a WOW! We immediately checked out the local camping ground and booked in after getting the last spot ! (it is a small park so book if you can!). Fowlers Bay is a peaceful little town , home to the most amazing sand hills, (which we believe were in the national news this week). The waters of Fowlers bay as well as near by Scoot Bay are well known for their fishing,k as we evidenced from the guys in the camp ground who 'got sick of pulling in Mulloway and Salmon" off Scott's Beach so went "shark fishing off the jetty to use some of the Salmon up as bait!". The Bay was once the home of a whaling station with the last recorded operations around 1843. The only reason Fowlers bay survived as a town (of sorts) was because of Yalata Station, a prosperous sheep station that received all its supplies and shipped out all of its
Fowlers Bay
Our first glimpse of Fowlers sitting under the sand dunes produce from the jetty. Sthn Right Wales use the bay as a breeding ground before migrating back to the Antarctic. The little town itself sits beneath an amazing mass of sand hills giving it an amazing backdrop and giving the impression that they may engulf the town any minute. Fowlers Bay Conservation Park is an extensive area of sand hills and Malley scrub which extends from the town across to Scott's Beach (about 7Klm) and extends along the coast for many Klms. This is a fantastic spot, we met Trevor and his wife who pulled in here after only 12 days travelling and are still there after 5 months, working in the park. We could have stayed longer but had to keep moving to meet our "Buselltown deadline" so off we set on another dirt road (not as bad) towards Nundroo.
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Matty
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Maybe not any minute...maybe not anymore!
Fowlers Bay was in the news the other day!!! http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/town-spared-from-the-sands-of-time/story-e6frea6u-1226193960801 (via The Advertiser) I had a quick look on Google Maps at both Penong and Fowlers Bay and there isn't much to them that's for sure! Glad to hear that South Australia is still serving up surprises even as you ready to move into WA! See you in Busso soon! xoxo