Mixed bag of weather from cold to hot! One day we have the winter woollies on and the next we are at the beach in our shorts and tshirts! On a day when we did have sunshine, we did the Ocean Drive a 40km drive alongside some of the beaches close to town. The beginning of the drive is a walk along the Tanker Jetty in town, 200m out to sea. It is common to see a sea lion in the vicinity and there is a statue of a seal that is called Sammy. The second photo is overlooking the town from the Rotary Lookout. The photo of the beach with people on it is called Twilight Beach which won best beach in Australia in 2006. There are some really beautiful beaches here and the sand is so white. We have discovered a couple of beaches that we want to revisit when the weather picks up. The next day we did some 4WD beach driving and spent the day relaxing at the beach. Unfortunately the ocean is not warm enough yet to swim (well not for us) and it was a quite rough although John did brave it and took the kayak out for quick paddle. He also did some fishing and caught 7 good sized herring which we had on the barbie for dinner, they were very tasty. The last couple of days have been too cold to get out so we have just been lazy and did some sightseeing around town. It was John's birthday during the week and he is now addicted to custard puffs from the local bakery and we have found a great noodle place in town that we had for his birthday dinner. The caravanners at this park are very friendly and we have had a couple of nights sitting with them having nibbles and drinks. It is amazing the number of people we have met who have sold everything for a life on the road. Surprisingly there are a lot of solo travellers out there and the majority are women even more surprising. I think they are very brave.
Belated b'day greetings John. Am so lovin' your blogs and all the interesting details and photies. Great you caught up with Denis and all is well including the caravan! We also encountered single women, what a great challenge! Our phone is now connected so now we are (07) 54852987. Stinking hot here too! When you go to South Australia I would highly recommend Fowlers Bay (go up the dunes and take pics), Tumby Bay. We could have bought the caravan park at Fowlers and lived there! Nothing there basically but you drive across a salt pan (thinking you are going in the wrong direction to get there) and you can go out on the other side of town. We loved Tumby Bay and stayed at the camp site by the ocean, shady. Lovely town to walk around. Still unpacking but getting there, may have finished by the time you arrive! Rob not been too well with 2 kidney stones and now a mass on left kidney, just waiting results. He's lost 10kg, unlike his wife!! ANYWAY, keep havin' fun, love to Denis. Safe travels.XXWEnds and Rob
ReplyDeleteThanks for the heads up on Fowlers Bay, we were going to bypass it but will now definitely check it out and Tumby Bay. John's birthday came and went, we didn't do much as he wanted a lazy day -unlike John hey. We too hope you are unpacked by the time we get there, you know we like perfection haha, unlike how we are living at the mo. Fingers crossed everthing is OK with Rob, our thoughts and love to you both.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the good wishes Wendy. I'm now back "home" in Albany. I hope that Rob is OK. Making a few friends so life here gets better.
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