Brekky at Pt Wakefield
June 7, 2021 in Australia ⋅ 🌬 13 °C
We're on our way! Left home just before 6am and our first stop was for brekky. At a Roadhouse but with full bellies, we carry on for a big day of driving ahead.
Early lunch at Pt Augutsa
June 7, 2021 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 17 °C
Not really a place to visit, just a drive through but had some lunch, topped up with fuel and we're off again to Kimba, to the first spot with something to look at.
Kimba - Halfway Across Australia
June 7, 2021 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 20 °C
Coming through Kimba, the first place with "things to see". Silo Art and the Big Galah. The trip from Pt Augusta was slow with road works the whole way, 80km speed limit 😞. Danny got Butter ChickenRead more
Pit Stop 1 - Streaky Bay
June 7, 2021 in Australia ⋅ 🌬 19 °C
The trip from Kimba was super scary, dust storm from just out of town to Poochera so thick at times we barely had 10m of visibility. Then it rained. A welcome relief but it wasn't just rain, it'sRead more
Perlubie Beach
June 8, 2021 in Australia ⋅ 🌬 13 °C
Quick drive to see what all the fuss is about at Perlubie Beach. Horrid weather for sightseeing, windy as all hell but I can see why people flock here in the warmer months. Not so nice today though.
Great White Shark
June 8, 2021 in Australia ⋅ 🌬 13 °C
Not many things to see and do in Streaky Bay but the shark room is very cool. This is an exact replica of a great white, caught by a young lad. Absolutely massive shark, with lots of info around theRead more
Streaky Bay Jetty
June 8, 2021 in Australia ⋅ ⛅ 13 °C
Squid fishing ... singular. We got one.
Back Beach
June 9, 2021 in Australia ⋅ ⛅ 13 °C
for a spot of salmon fishing
Blowholes and Whistling Rocks
June 9, 2021 in Australia ⋅ 🌙 12 °C
Some more sightseeing around Streaky. The blowholes are awesome, kids loved it.
Murphy's Haystacks
June 10, 2021 in Australia ⋅ ⛅ 11 °C
Pit stop 2 - Elliston
June 10, 2021 in Australia ⋅ ⛅ 15 °C
Our second stop is Waterloo Bay. Caravan park is really nice, sheltered and green grass everywhere. Not much else to do here but playground was good, and the bakery food was delicious.
Mount Camel Beach
June 11, 2021 in Australia ⋅ ☁️ 12 °C
Salmon fishing day. Started off slow but was a great session. From cast to having a fish on the beach was around 2.5 minutes! A fish a cast so Danny was in heaven. Got 13 in less than 3 hours, kept 3.Read more
Sheringa Beach
June 13, 2021 in Australia ⋅ ☁️ 15 °C
Went to check out the camp ground for our next stop. Whilst it looked great, the weather was very windy and a storm was rolling in. We cancelled the free camp plans and jumped across the peninsula toRead more
Locks Well
June 13, 2021 in Australia ⋅ ⛅ 15 °C
283 steps ... not game for that!
Tumby Bay Silo Art
June 14, 2021 in Australia ⋅ ⛅ 16 °C
Pit Stop 3 - Redcliff Campsite Tumby Bay
June 14, 2021 in Australia ⋅ ⛅ 18 °C
Trying to keep out of the weather, we moved across to Redcliffs Campground. Church run, by volunteers. We ended up having the whole place to ourselves for the whole stay. It had the beach literally onRead more
Tumby Bay
June 16, 2021 in Australia ⋅ ⛅ 12 °C
Relaxing day in Tumby Bay. Went to the Museum first which was really interesting. Lunch at the Seabreeze, a quick jetty walk and a bit of op shopping for Mum. Well, I needed a bowl to cook OscarsRead more
Pit Stop 4 - Yangie Bay Campground
June 17, 2021 in Australia ⋅ 🌧 13 °C
Small campsites, quite close together but was still nice. Boys loved the wildlife, especially Ethan who wants to be a wildlife warrior now.
Golden Island Lookout
June 18, 2021 in Australia ⋅ ⛅ 12 °C
Not many places you can see waves breaking in 2 directions so that's pretty special. Coming in from both directions.
Point Avoid Lookout
June 18, 2021 in Australia ⋅ ⛅ 12 °C
Pit Stop 5 - September Beach
June 20, 2021 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 14 °C
Absolutely beautiful spot, clean toilets, lovely picnic benches, stunning beach! Caught a 59cm, 2kg Salmon. Mum hooked it, Oscar tried to wind it in and did a good job but mum took over to drag it upRead more
Pit Stop 6 - Cowell
June 22, 2021 in Australia ⋅ ☁️ 16 °C
Headed in to Cowell a day early because of the weather. Was pretty horrible here too so only stayed a day and decided to head home 3 days early. What a beautiful little town though. Missed out on theRead more
Whyalla
June 23, 2021 in Australia ⋅ ⛅ 12 °C
Stopped for KFC. WHAT A DUMP!
Home again!
June 23, 2021 in Australia ⋅ ⛅ 10 °C
Home, safe and sound. It was certainly an eventful trip. Not exactly relaxing due to the weather, and having to change plans throughout but we saw lots of new places, caught lots of fish and had someRead more

























































































































