Whalers Way

I took Bluey with me driving along Whalers Way, 30 minutes from Port Lincoln. This southern tip of the Eyre Penninsular is privately owned. Entry is through a locked gate. The key lock code is provided on payment of $40 per vehicle. One of the co-owners was manning the gate and opened it for me driving in and leaving. The code must be well known so he may have had problems with non paying visitors.

The gravel roads were reasonable, and recent light rain kept the dust down without making mud. On some of the side tracks I changed to low range 4WD. My only concern about the roads was areas of sharp rocks as I didn’t fancy getting a puncture.

The scenery at every accessible parking area was very special. There is a swimming hole somewhere below this cliff, but I didn’t need to go close to the cliff edges to get there.

I didn’t see any fur seals or whales today but I was focussed on the coastline. Our caravan park neighbours saw six whales at their first stop and kept seeing them. Theakstone Cravasse is impressive. I copied a Google maps satellite image of the cravasse showing how long it is.

There are several signs warning of the dangers associated with this rugged coastline. At Cape Carnot there is a blowhole and rockpool, but the sign clearly states 6 people have drowned in this area. The last two fatalities were a father and 5 year old daughter who were swept off the rocks in 2019.

There are small hardy ground hugging plants in the rocky areas. The red berries are the size of corn kernels. In the areas of low shrubs these red flowering bushes stand out.

Back at our caravan park the plover on the eggs did not move even when humans came within one metre to hang out washing. Only one plover has been spotted today. This pelican was testing the load carrying capacity of the street lamp.

I walked Tilly down to the water to use up some of her energy. Blue rested after all of his walks by the coast.