I slept the sleep of the dead and was amazed that the boys
were both still asleep at 8am. A bit dusty after last nights conviviality we packed up and headed off making a
brief stop at one of the oyster sheds in Coffin Bay to get a dozen oysters. Talk
about fresh I got them off the boat as they were being unloaded and they were
only $7 for the dozen!
We pulled into Ellistone for lunch and found out about some
of the local attractions that included a cliff top drive where a local artist
had had some fun doing sculptures and placing them along the way. I again tried
to have a bit of fun with the pics and hope you enjoy them as well. Doing the
one of Sambo with the face was almost impossible as the wind was blowing so
hard he could hardly stand let-a-lone stay still!
About 8kms off the highway we visited two pretty cool cave formations,
The Wool Shed and The Tub. The Wool Shed is a massive cave that has been worn
away by the water and wind over hundreds of years. The surf was pounding
against the rocks making the crevasse that leads to the cave even more
spectacular. The Tub which is only 1km down the road is a huge crater that has
eroded through rain from the top and the surf at the bottom. There is a tunnel
10m wide and tall enough to stand up in at the bottom that ends down in the
water. It was only on a gentle slope but I felt very nervous walking down there
as one slip and I could see myself in the waves that were smashing against the
other end of the tunnel.
We moved on to Murphy’s has stacks, that is a very bizarre
stack of rocks in the middle of a few wheat fields. If the whole area was
covered in the same lichen covered granite rocks they would never be noticed but they are the
only ones in an area where the soil is quite sandy and there are no other rocks bigger than a basketball let-a-lone outcrops as far as the eye can see. The rocks stand upright in a few bunches about
200m apart and it look as if somebody has plonked them there as a bit of a joke
or as some form of modern art.
We headed down the road towards Point Labat where there is a
large sea lion (not seal) colony that you can easily see, the only problem be
is that about half way there I realised that we wouldn’t have enough diesel to
drive down the peninsula to see them and then make it to the next service
station in Streaky Bay. Oh well....maybe next time. The free camp that we were
going to stay at was closed so we found another one at Speeds Point right on
the water. It was about 8ks in so I will have to keep my fingers crossed that we make it to the servo tomorrow.
While it was still blowing about 30 knots the view was awesome and
after dinner we walked out to the end of the point which gave us awesome views
along the incredibly rugged coastline as well as across the bay to our camp.
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| Not a bad view for $5/night! |
It was way too cold to sit outside (yes it’s the middle of
summer and we are wearing jumpers) so we all bundled into the van and after
dinner I caught up on some much needed blogging and now that today is done I am
going to finish my book and catch a few zzzs before waking up and heading into
Streaky Bay. Fingers and toes crossed that the wind disappears tonight and we
can get a great days fishing and crabbing in....
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