Whyalla SA

Only a short travel day today, cruising through Port Augusta (or “Augutta” if you want to sound local) and on to Whyalla.

After checking in at the Foreshore Caravan Park on a spectalur waterfront site we headed back into town to check out the Whyalla Maritime Museum featuring the HMAS Whyalla, the first modern warship built in 1941 in South Australia. We were lucky to be able to explore throughout the ship despite today’s 37 degree heat, as we were told tomorrow it would be deathly hot and tours wouldn’t run.

We spent a lazy afternoon in the cool waters of the Spencer Gulf watching the locals backflip off the jetty, until a cheeky crab decided my foot looked delicious and went in for a nibble. I now have the scar (and the story) to prove it 🦀

Dinner was a winner at the Eyre Hotel, where Josh and Ryan effortlessly devoured the Tuesday special - 3kgs of chicken wings!

Tonight we’re enjoying sitting outside our vans, soaking up a beautiful sunset. In fact so perfect that even my sparkling rosé is colour-coordinated. Honestly, if this isn’t living, I don’t know what is. Cheers 🥂Read more