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South Australia

A 49-day adventure by TravelswithAmbie & Leigh Read more
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    May 1, 2025
    South Australia
    Cass, Leigh & JennieSteam navvy (shovel) - 'Bucyrus'1Old Fergie towing the 'night cart'. Bought back a few memories for Leigh!Lake Wendouree wildlifeChrysanthemums @ Ballarat Botanical GardensBallarat Botanical Gardens Fernery1

    Day 2-4 Ballarat

    May 4–6 in Australia ⋅ ☁️ 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 Steam Rally, then a walk around Lake Wendouree & the wetlands- beautiful area. Back on Sunday morning to take a ride on the heritage tramway by the Lake before moving on to Budj Bim NP ....Read more

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    Pelican walk at Meningie delivered
    Inland lighthouse (old and new) at Lake Alexandrina/Lake Albert Junction.24 hr ferry across the Murray River at WellingtonGollan's waterhole with birdhide but not a drop of water....Lunch stop

    Long Point, Corrong to Milang

    May 8–9 in Australia ⋅ 🌙 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 fresh water - the lakes are huge, and the farms/vineyards irrigate. Very dry countryside with bright green patches. Stopped in at Lake Breeze winery for a tasting, and departed with 3 reds.
    Milang was much smaller than we thought, but it did have an outdoor railway museum related to the steam paddle boat history of the area.    Read more

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    Morning coffee at Normanville Surf Club with Lea and Tony Jones
    Normanville Beach - beautiful dayRapid Bay - surf fishing is bigRapid Bay sanctuaryFork Tree micro brewery where a good dark beer was discovered!Myponga Reservoir- level low with very dry and bare hills around. Driest summer on record 3mm in 6m

    Fleurieu Peninsula - Day 2

    May 10 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 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 the Fork Tree micro brewery & found good porter.
    Long late lunch at Lost Phoenix farm and Gin Distillery    Read more

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    Leigh's bucket list just got smaller! Mustang ride from Yankalilla to Victor Harbor
    'Albert' waiting his turnLooking at the old and new causeway to Granite Island from Victor Harbor'Scotty' working the tourist trade across the causewayFrom Granite Island looking back to Victor HarborSome of the locals - didn't get to see them in real life

    Day 3 - Mustangs & Victor Harbor

    May 11–12 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 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 spent the rest of the day walking around Granite Island, the Bluff and exploring. Beautiful spot, with lots of new houses going in.....Water supply comes all the way from Mypongo Dam
    The algal bloom warnings are out on all the beaches - saw the dirty foam along the shoreline    Read more

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    Talisker Silver mine, Silverton SA
    Several old mine shafts and remains of industrial site (crushing shed)Looking into Blow Hole bay and BeachButterflies everywhereGrass trees and stunning views towards Kangaroo IslandMet a few locals on our way back.....

    Deep Creek National Park Day 1

    May 13–15 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 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. Worse dirt road we've come across - deep corrugations- very slow 3km in!
    Afternoon walk Blowhole beach (nothing blowing!) - Marrano Creek circuit (5km) which is part of the south end of the Heysen Trail
    Lots of school groups walking sections with/without support crews for camping    Read more

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    Goondooloo lookout with Backstairs passage & Kangaroo Island in the distance
    Waterfall with no flow but damp rocksEvidence of parrotsLooking down Aaron Creek from Eagle Waterhole campMonarch butterfly - lots of them!Think that truck was abandoned some time ago...Azul afternoon

    Deep Creek NP - day 2

    May 13 in Australia ⋅ ☁️ 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's creek circuit and Goondooloo Ridge lookout. More butterflies (Monarchs) on the ridges and a wedge tail eagle overhead at the look out. Lots of galahs, magpies, blue wrens, crimson robins, and others we couldn't ID.
    Quiet afternoon reading and playing games with a cool southerly change and some spits of rain    Read more

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    Our neighbour at Mikkira Koala Sanctuary (old sheep station)
    Bell fruited MalleeBird hide in mangrove swamp. Clear waters, birds and no mossies! Surviving marina developmentTumby Bay silo mural - still operational silos, Viterra owned and operated3Tributes to the original tuna polers, Port Lincoln foreshore

    Port Lincoln and Mikkira Koala Sanctuary

    May 21 in Australia ⋅ ⛅ 16 °C
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    Very cute - drying off in the dead branches of the manna gums
    300+ year old manna gum - centre dies off, and new branches shoot from the base, spreading outStumpy tailed lizard trying to warm upWhalers Way - 16km dirt road drive along lower edge of Eyre PeninsularAmazing cliffs/coastline with very undermined edges - did not get too close as it could collapseWas able to get very close to the locals!1Video - play!

    Koalas, Whalers Way & more Koalas!

    May 22 in Australia ⋅ ☁️ 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 run sheep for over 70+ years. It became a Sanctuary 50 years ago for an insurance population of koalas from Kangaroo Island, as the same rare trees grow in both areas.Read more

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    Found L'Anse French Cafe and Croissanterie in Port Lincoln 😍
    Walking part of the Investigators Way. Surfleet Bay Loop looking at Stamford HillContemplating life......On top of Stamford Hill looking back at Surfleet Bay. Our friend Matthew Flinders stood here in 1804Sea grass washed up and forming stacks over the rocksMore koalasSound up!Negotiating the 'puddles' in and out of the Sanctuary - not quite 4WD country!

    French Cafe and Lincoln NP

    May 23 in Australia ⋅ ☁️ 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!

    More Koala action overnight with an argument/dispute happening a few feet from where we sat having our prawn & squid dinnerRead more

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    Port Lincoln from Winter HillAt Coffin Bay NP watching the change roll inWind and waves at Golden Island, Coffin BayAlmonta Beach, Coffin Bay NPTraffic hazard in the town of Coffin Bay1Public toilet blocks with murals are featured a lot!

    French Breakfast & Coffin Bay

    May 24–25 in Australia ⋅ 🌬 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 NP (windy and no accessible walks)
    Long drive to Elliston for overnight.
    Forecast for severe southern coastal winds, rain and possible storms. Decided to stay inland and head towards Flinders Ranges over next couple of days    Read more

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    More murals! Cleve
    Scrap metal draft horse 'Bonnie' Cleve main streetScrap metal art work, CleveAmazing effort with scrap metal, Cleve'Crap Art' exhibition and sale in ladies toilet, Cowell. Marketing strategy!?1Hmmmm.....Dust storm seen from Lowly Point, WhyallaFractation Plant @ Lowly Point, WhyallaSteelworks in action at night. Cast Bloom being dropped onto rollers

    My Hat! - wind, rain and dust clouds

    May 26 in Australia ⋅ 🌧 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 of the car. A gust ripped Leigh's cap off his head and 5m up and away! My Hat!!! was yelled and he was off and running - it came down into bushes nearby and was saved - disaster averted!!!Read more

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    Goyder line - don't farm above here, he said. They didn't listen.....Glass bottom boat we spent 90 min on seeing snapper, luminescent giant male cuttlefish & blow fishThis is the best I could do for a cuttlefish picture!Iron ore barge being loaded. Tugged out to carrier 20km off shore for transhipment and export

    Cuttlefish and Silo light show

    May 27 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 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. The cuttlefish were amazing to see, with the males luminescing and chasing each other. No photos as too difficult.
    Came back into the marina through 1m swell and rising wind.
    Port Augusta - a point on the map.
    Very dry and empty landscape out to Flinders Ranges via the Pichi Richi Pass (following the old railway line)    Read more

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