Day 2-4 Ballarat
4.–6. maj 2025, Australien ⋅ ☁️ 22 °C
Calm crossing over Bass Strait, then from Geelong through Maude & Steiglitz (ghost mining town) to Ballarat.
Spent 2 nights @ Seymours on Lydiard's with friends.
Saturday at the Lake Goldsmith SteamLæs mere
Budj Bim to Mt Gambier
5.–7. maj 2025, Australien ⋅ 🌬 25 °C
Mt Gambier to Long Point, Coorong NP
7.–8. maj 2025, Australien ⋅ 🌬 17 °C
Long Point, Corrong to Milang
8.–9. maj 2025, Australien ⋅ 🌙 13 °C
Lots of driving over very flat country from the Coorong, Meningie across the Pink Lake (a grey sludge, with not a hint of pink!) And across the top of Lake Alexandrina into wine country. So much freshLæs mere
Milang to Yankalilla
9.–13. maj 2025, Australien ⋅ ☀️ 16 °C
Fleurieu Peninsula - Day 2
10. maj 2025, Australien ⋅ ☀️ 17 °C
Spent the day exploring the Fleurieu Peninsular after the essential laundromat and coffee. Very dry and bare hills except where irrigation is obvious on dairy farms - such a contrast. Checked out theLæs mere
Day 3 - Mustangs & Victor Harbor
11.–12. maj 2025, Australien ⋅ ☀️ 20 °C
Early start with Tony and Leigh leaving at 7am to drive the Mustang to 'Cars & Coffee' on the Victor Harbor foreshore. Lea and I followed at 8am. Finished up at about 10am, and then Leigh & I spentLæs mere
Fleurieu Pen - day 4 Cape Jervis
12. maj 2025, Australien ⋅ ☀️ 19 °C
Deep Creek National Park Day 1
13.–15. maj 2025, Australien ⋅ ☀️ 19 °C
Coffee at Delamere general store again before walking around the old Talisker silver mine - well interpreted
Drove into the Deep Creek NP, and set up for 2 nights at Cobblers Hill camp-site. WorseLæs mere
Deep Creek NP - day 2
13. maj 2025, Australien ⋅ ☁️ 20 °C
Lots of school kids arrived between 5-6pm last night and it was just as noisy as you'd expect as they set up camp and ate! We're far enough away not to be bothered.
Off at 8.30am to walk the Aaron'sLæs mere
Coorong cruise
15. maj 2025, Australien ⋅ ☀️ 17 °C
Strathalbyn, Fox Hat and family
16. maj 2025, Australien ⋅ ☀️ 15 °C
Semaphore and family time
16.–19. maj 2025, Australien ⋅ ☀️ 16 °C
Parra Wirra NP, Maeve, Jimmy and Percy
19. maj 2025, Australien ⋅ 🌙 8 °C
Wallaroo to Tumby Bay
20. maj 2025, Australien ⋅ ☀️ 18 °C
Port Lincoln and Mikkira Koala Sanctuary
21. maj 2025, Australien ⋅ ⛅ 16 °C
RejsendeHi Jennie & Leigh - I was having trouble keeping two travel logs - most people are following my posts on WhatsApp so I continued with just that. I posted a WhatsApp message to you but I assume you are not active. If you want to see what I’ve been doing with photos I’ll provide the group link (no travel map unfortunately - only Penguins does that…!)
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Port Lincoln still oozing $ everywhere? Was a rich town when I was there in 2000.
Koalas, Whalers Way & more Koalas!
22. maj 2025, Australien ⋅ ☁️ 12 °C
Rained overnight, briefly. Spent the morning touring the Mikkira property with Helen, the 3rd generation owner. Spotted well over 40 koalas!
The 600 acres has not been cleared fully, and not runLæs mere
French Cafe and Lincoln NP
23. maj 2025, Australien ⋅ ☁️ 15 °C
Everywhere we looked around the lower Eyre Peninsular, Matthew Flinders had been in 1803/4- measured, searched for water, lost crew (8 in one go - very bad form!) charted and generally assessed!
MoreLæs mere
French Breakfast & Coffin Bay
24.–25. maj 2025, Australien ⋅ 🌬 17 °C
Back to L'Anse for an amazing feast for breakfast. Buttermilk pancakes & Mushroom Eggs Benedict. No newspapers in Port Lincoln (except the local)
Winter Hill lookout, then drove around Coffin Bay NPLæs mere
Storm warnings - head north & inland
25. maj 2025, Australien ⋅ 🌬 13 °C
My Hat! - wind, rain and dust clouds
26. maj 2025, Australien ⋅ 🌧 12 °C
We had a safe night tucked up near the camp kitchen at Cleve. The next morning the wind increased, with strong gusts. We drove up Observation Hill at Cleve (100m if I'm generous) and as we got out ofLæs mere
Cuttlefish and Silo light show
27. maj 2025, Australien ⋅ ☀️ 15 °C
Due to weather, the boat tours had been cancelled for 3 days. One at 10.30 am today, and the rest for the days cancelled. Spent 90 min watching various fish, dolphins, one seal, terns, and cormorants.Læs mere
Warren Gorge, Quandong Jam & Death Rock
27. maj 2025, Australien ⋅ ☁️ 18 °C
Rawnsley station
28.–30. maj 2025, Australien ⋅ ☁️ 15 °C
Rejsende
You look very relaxed!
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The grey furgy CANNOT be antique! I used to drive one in the early 80’s at Calvert’s.