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It was cold this morning but turned into a pleasant sunny day. We refuelled at Nundroo at an unexpectedly wet and muddy roadhouse, where the price was reasonable. The mechanic could have repaired our Anderson plug, but was busy fitting new tyres so we decided not to wait. It is only 163kms from the FowlersContinue reading “Fowlers Bay to Head of Bight”

There was cloud over Ceduna when we packed up this morning, but no rain. Our first stop was the bakery for take away coffees, croissants, and other baked goods. The “croissants” were more like a white bread roll, and bore no resemblance to real croissants. Our second stop was to have been Coles Express toContinue reading “Ceduna to Fowlers Bay”

As the bakery was closed I walked 1.5kms to Mozzie’s Truckstop which serves good coffee. I found a website advising three gypsum trains a day run between the mine near Penong and Thevenard. A train leaves Thevenard at 10.30am each day and returns loaded at 4.30pm, so I walked back to our caravan park besideContinue reading “Denial Bay”

It was sunny this morning but a sea mist limited the view to the end of the jetty. The sun shone most of the day and there was no wind so it was the warmest day we have had for a long time. After breakfast at the bakery we drove to the IGA at ThevenardContinue reading “Dog Washing and Jobs”

We watched the prolonged sunset from the bistro of the Ceduna Foreshore Hotel next to our caravan park. I took my first photo at 5.44pm and the second photo at 6.23pm, with an ever changing vista all through this time. Our morning started with washing then we went to the Bakery for breakfast. It wasContinue reading “Thevenard”

It was sunny this morning, but cold. We had booked three nights at a Ceduna caravan park, so resumed driving in a north westerly direction along the Flinders Hwy. Our first opportunity for coffee was at Streaky Bay. We sat in the sun outside Bay Funktion while Blue enjoyed sips of coffee. As we droveContinue reading “Murphy’s Haystacks to Ceduna”

Last night lots of kangaroos were eating the grass in our caravan park. Blue had the quickest ever wee before scurrying back into the caravan. Today we drove away from the perpetual cloud over the southern Eyre Penninsular, and rediscovered sun when stopped at the 1850s Lake Hamilton Eating House. This was once a stopContinue reading “Coffin Bay to Murphy’s Haystack”

While there was no rain today, the cloud cover remained and it was cold all day. Tilly enjoyed a sleep-in but Blue was wide awake. I took Blue for his morning “walk” which involved me carrying him to the cafe 100m from our van. At least he willingly walked home. Three of us decided toContinue reading “Cold Day”

Today four of us visited Peter Teakle Wines just out of Port Lincoln. There is a fine dining restaurant on site, but we were having a platter to go with wine tastings (for three). The buildings and gardens are striking with many architectural features. The rusty steel panels on the entrance wall have interesting laserContinue reading “Peter Teakle Wines”