Friday 1 April 2011

From there to Eyre

After the vast expanses of the SA Outback particularly in the north of the Flinders the towns of Port Augusta and Whyalla were a great contrast - something Sarah is experiencing to a greater degree as she returns to the delights of Carmarthen and Haverfordwest.
Fortunately for me I was soon heading to the quieter coastal strip of the Eyre Peninsula where a secluded car park enabled me to service the van before spending a quiet night overlooking the sea at Iron Knob.

Beyond Port Lincoln the Lincoln National Park provided a choice of bush camping sites with good walks and bike tracks leading off around the rocky peninsula. At Fisherman's Point I secured a prime position overlooking the bay with an excellent 3G signal bouncing over from the distant town.

Two porpoises, two wedge tailed eagles, a solitary seal and a solo pelican crossed the water in front of me whilst in the distance fishing vessels of various sizes headed out to the rich waters of the Southern Ocean.

I enjoyed a ride along tracks to the lighthouse and returned along the rockier south coast before an afternoon's conservation fishing whiled away a rest day with minor repairs, computer back ups and a general sweep out undertaken.

After 18 months I have decided to refresh the blog's appearance but the usual features appear somewhere.

Thus a few pictures appear here and my location here which updates daily


The slideshow returns to the east coast of NZ's North Island.

2 comments:

  1. We love the new set up and enjoyed the pics of the shaggy emoos and the old boilers! Zoomed in on you on the satellite, but didnt see you under the solar shower! Fabulous location! Love Hen and Horse (MRSS)!

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  2. Loved all that SA outback! So different to small, cute, squeezy Europe;) Good to see you guys keep on having the time of your lives traveling!!! Cheers

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