Day 21 - Sheringa Beach to Port Lincoln Tourist Park (136Kms)

From Sheringa it was on to Port Lincoln for New Years and a bit.

We quite liked Port Lincoln, there was a great walk that passed through the tourist park that ran along the water. The weather was good and for most of it, we had some great views.


Strangely enough, I don't actually have any photos from Port Lincoln, but from areas near port Lincoln.

The first is Coomunga Church and the last two are from a little township called Poonindie. THe church is and the old school were part of an aboriginal mission built in the area. The crazy thing is that these are not well marked and if you didn't know what you were looking for you wouldn't stumble across it. It is so crazy that the only historic sign they have in the town is to a cairn, which was as boring as.

These three images are from my big camera and like the other pages, if you want more information or to see the bigger image, then mosey on over to my Flickr album for the trip.

We wanted to stay at Coffin bay, but the place was booked out, but seeing it was close to Port LIncoln, I decided to go for a bit of a paddle around the area.

Continue you to Part 10.

Day 15 - Smoky Bay to Streaky Bay Foreshore Caravan Park (73Kms)

Another short hop and the temperature is going up!

Streaky Bay is one of my highlights of the trips as a place to stay. There is a lot of history in the town, which I really didn't get to photograph this time around (but will return), the area has some great areas to visit as well.

We spent christmas here and had a great but hot christmas day. Actually everyday was hot and the wind blew, but it travelled overland due to the direction of the wind, so was not that comfortable to stay in our camper during the day. So everyday we went somewhere to absorb the aircon in the car and see some of the sites. A number of days we ended up on Searle beach, for a few reasons:

1. The white sand was hard, flat and beautiful
2. The water was blue
3. The wind blew off the water and was close to 10 degrees cooler
4. It was less effected by tides, unlike Streaky Bay.

I managed to get a little bit of kayaking in.

We also drove around Cape Bauer, Whistling Rocks, Hideaway Bay and visited Poin Labatt, which is know for its seal/Sea Lion colonies.

These are my photos from the big camera. If you want more information or view larger images, then visit my Flickr Album.

Then there was the aboandoned township of Calca. 

Then there was a trip to Elliston.

And finally Murphy's Haystacks.
​Murphy’s Haystacks are ancient, wind-worn pillars and boulders of pink granite estimated to be over 1,500 million years old. 

Set in the middle of a wheat field and surrounded by mallee scrub, they are one of the most popular and photographed attractions on the Eyre Peninsula. 

Murphy’s Haystacks are located on the Cash family farm, 39 kilometres south of Streaky Bay and just two kilometres off the main Flinders Highway on the main road into Calca and Point Labatt.

Continue on to Part 7.

Day 12 - Ceduna to Smoky Bay Caravan Park (45Kms)

A very short day indeed. Just a short jaunt down the road.

Smoky Bay is another small coastal town. It was also the first place that I actually could take my kayak out, without been blown away in the mornings. By mid morning it was just way too windy to contemplate kayaking.

It was a nice place to stay at and was quite relaxing, but wouldn't want to stay there too long as there was not a lot to do and see.

The next lot are photos from my big camera. If you want more information, or to see larger and better quality images, then follow the link over to my Flickr page.

One short trip that we did from Smoky bay was to another fishing village called Haslam. I had to visit as one of my work compatriots surname is Haslam and wanted to get a photo for him. Haslam is slightly bigger than Fowlers Bay, but not quite as interesting. I wouldn't consider staying there as their is not much to see, but as a day trip it was ok.

Continue on to ​Part 6.

I thought it was time to diversify a bit from technically a bicycle slant. Although I still own elcyc.com, it was a little too focussed. So now I have explorerist.com, which will now show my exploits through word and photos of my adventures however or wherever I may travel.

Went for a morning paddle down the swan river from Point Walter. On the way back, I played around the Black Wall Reach Limestone cliffs.

Map of paddle.

Finally had the courage to try out the Pacific Action kayak sail. I used it to get out to Seal Island.

Once out there, I paddled around the back and scared myself a little in the rolling swell. Then it was across to Penguin Island and then I circumnavigated Third Rock.

​Finally it was back to the mainland, but not without doing some garbage removal from the water.

Map of paddle.

A short paddle from safety bay and back again.

Map of paddle.

An exploratory from Challenger Beach, Naval Base. A dolphin came within a couple of metres of me and was checking me out on the way through.

​Map of paddle.

I went for a paddle out to Penguin and Seal Island with my sister. She was using my Acadia.

​Map of the paddle.