12th April 2009.

Left Coober Pedy and we're finally back on sealed roads as we head south to Port August.

Eyre Peninsula:

Unfortunately, just after leaving Coober Pedy,  an eagle flew head-on into the front of our 4WD. Although we saw it comming, there's nothing we could have done at 100kph. Pulled over and it was still stuck in the bull bar, but it was too badly injured to try and save so I did the right thing and put it out of it's misery, bugger, not a good feeling. Suppose we were very lucky, coz if it had hit the wind screen, it could have done us some serious injuries.

Port Augusta: First thing we did was straight up to the car wash to give the caravan and 4WD a good clean with the pressure washer coz they were an absolute mess after all that time on the dirt roads of the outback. Not really that much to see and do in Port Augusta but we needed a few days to just chill out and get used to civilisation again. The drive down through Whyalla and Cowell to Port Lincoln was pretty uneventfull. Stayed over at Port Lincoln for the night and it really is a pretty little town with awesome views over the bay from the caravan park at Kirton Point.

Shame, poor eagle :( Shame, poor eagle :(

Clean at last. Clean at last.

Saltpan at Port Augusta. Saltpan at Port Augusta.

Spencer Gulf Spencer Gulf

The Red Banks and Flinders Ranges. The Red Banks and Flinders Ranges.

Crystal clear waters of Port Lincoln. Crystal clear waters of Port Lincoln.

Historic Elliston Jetty. Historic Elliston Jetty.

A drive up the cliffs road A drive up the cliffs road

reveals sculptures reveals sculptures

all along the route. all along the route.

They're everywhere They're everywhere

and some are huge. and some are huge.

They're never ending. They're never ending.

Really worth seeing. Really worth seeing.

Talia Caves Talia Caves

The Cave itself. The Cave itself.

Streaky Bay is only a small town but the caravan park was packed with travellers and we soon found out why. Camp sites right on the beach front, good fishing in all the bays and lots of attractions to see. There are some really good drives around the coastline and the bays are awesome. Point Labatt Aquatic Reserve protects the largest breeding colony of the rare Australian sea lions.

My biggest treat was being able to buy fresh oysters harvested earlier today direct from the boats for $6.00 per dozen, or $7.50 for the extra large. You can't beat a freshly shucked oyster that was harvested a few hours ago, so sweet and fresh, so bought a few dozen. And if you're wondering, YES they do live up to their reputation:)

Point Labatt Aquatic Reserve. Point Labatt Aquatic Reserve.

Largest mainland breeding Largest mainland breeding

colony of the rare colony of the rare

Australian Sea Lion. Australian Sea Lion.

All they seem to do is sleep. All they seem to do is sleep.

Murphy's Haystacks Murphy's Haystacks

and the rocks are quite big. and the rocks are quite big.

Sceale Bay. Sceale Bay.

Beautiful bay with rugged coast. Beautiful bay with rugged coast.

Awesome sand dunes Awesome sand dunes

and the shifting sands. and the shifting sands.

Life on the Road:

Unfortunately we are very quickly reaching the final stages of our journey and I'm not really looking forward to getting back to the hustle and bustle of suburbia.

We're still both keeping well, enjoying life and having the time of our lives.

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