Blogs from Streaky Bay, South Australia, Australia, Oceania

Based on a hot tip from a friend of Cathy Gatt, this morning we drove inland looking for a big rock! We drove out Calca Road to the Flinders Highway. On the way we were being shadowed by a flock of galahs. So cool to be driving along at 70km/hr with the flock keeping pace. Unfortunately, by the time I got the camera sorted, the galahs had crossed to the other side of the car and then they swooped back over the car and away into the paddocks. We headed south east on the highway to Port Kenny where we stopped for a quick leg stretch. The blue water of Venus Bay looked tantalising from the highway so we drove down to the water front. When will we learn? The tide is ALWAYS out so all ... read more

This morning we set out along the Flinders Highway heading northwest. Our first stop was at Mount Dutton Bay … which had seemed like a good idea when we were leaving Port Vincent. Unfortunately, the weather started to deteriorate and it began to drizzle enroute. When we turned off onto (unsealed) Farm Beach Road we encountered a sign warning us to watch for the grader. Ahem, we didn’t see the grader, but we did have to drive over freshly graded dirt that had just been watered by the water tanker that we DID have to pass on our way out to the bay!! Yuck. Although we found ourselves closer to Mount Dutton, it was even less visible this morning than it was yesterday from Coffin Bay with a pall of cloud hanging over it. Oh well, ... read more

Saturday 24 September (cont) Streaky Bay and surrounds The Streaky Bay Foreshore Tourist Park was very well set up with several camp kitchens, laundry, lounge and dining room. Both the lounge and dining rooms had TVs in them and this was important because the second Preliminary Finals for the AFL between Greater Western Sydney and the Bulldogs was on that night. We were hoping for a closer game that the previous night’s game between Geelong and Sydney were Sydney smashed the Cats. Once hooked up to power, we went for a walk down the beach. It was freezing due to the breeze. We learned that the morning was almost gale-force wind and very cold. But nothing was going to stop us from walking along the beach so we rugged up in our thick jackets. The weather ... read more

Ceduna to Streaky Bay Aug.14 After a great break in Ceduna we were ready to head for Streaky to just relax and enjoy the beach and the walks there, but first we had to get there! Heading out of town we turned off the Eyre to follow the Flinders Hwy along the coast. Now, they say that Ceduna is the Oyster Capital of Australia, hmmm…anyway, most of the actual Oyster farming appears to be done at a small town 40klm east of Ceduna called Smoky Bay, our first stop for the day. We had been here before, but did not look around too closely, so we thought we had better do Smoky justice this trip. With a permanent population of about 200 it looks like it could quadruple during the summer months and holidays, as most ... read more

After a stint fishing on the Streaky Bay jetty yesterday evening, we come home with five fish. It was pretty hard getting the hook out of the thick weed there, but the weed is the home of the squid. Our friends get two of those, they are weird creatures with their long tentacles, and they spray ink all over the jetty. We walked up to the jetty to fish, and we walk back, about 3 ks! By the time we have tea, falling into bed is all I can do. Today we drove down to Point Labatt to have a look at the sea lion colony, it’s a bumpy road but we finally get there to see the lions basking in the sunshine. There’s a viewing platform, and a long way down the cliff, but I ... read more