Oceans-Cliffs-Mud & Port Lincoln

Relocation from Streaky Bay to Port Lincoln. We had to say goodbye to our new friends, Val & Roy who we spent all 4 nights around the fire with, as they were heading North to Ceduna & then onward across the Nullabor.

                          Morning tea at the heated garden area in Streaky Bay on the last day.

                             Heading South we took a detour to Sceale Bay, pretty ordinary.

                                               But there was plenty of seaweed on the beach.

                                                       And the dunny was pretty cool.

           After 30k of sloppy, muddy road we got to Murphys haystacks, which were really rocks.

                                                           There was copious mud.

                          On the way we detoured again to have lunch on the cliff tops at Elliston

                                             There were various sculptures along the cliff tops.

                                                                    Lunch.

                                                                 Pano.

                                                                      Pano.

                                                                      Video, Elliston.

                                                    On our morning ride around Port Lincoln.

                                                         Foreshore bikeway, Port Lincoln.

                                                       Lakes, just North of Port Lincoln.

                                                                        Nearby.

                                                        Caravan park, Port Lincoln.

                                                                    As above.

                                      On the jetty, he waddled right past our feet & ignored us.

                                                               Maritime museum.

 

                                                                Morning tea Port Lincoln.

Life can change in a heart beat.

We are spending 4 nights at Streaky Bay & we have been having a fire & drinks on the beach every night which has been great.
Yesterday morning Wayne had his defibrillator fire off 3 times over 1 or 2 hour period, it was completely incapacitating & caused him to collapse in pain. Wayne had the pacemaker & defibrillator surgically implanted at the end of last year. Graham called an ambulance which took over an hour to arrive.He was taken to the Streaky Bay hospital & then flown directly to the Adelaide cardiac ward, by a specially fitted cardiac aircraft. He will be unable to drive & his wife Sandy is also unable to tow the van, so currently Graham is organising a driver to get the van back to Brisbane.We are able to relocate all 3 vans to Port Lincoln tomorrow with Gail driving their van & Graham driving Wayne & Sandys'
.From  Port Lincoln there is an airport where a new driver can fly in & Sandy can fly out to Adelaide.
We have cycled out toward Cape Bauer & driven & explored both the Cape Bauer loop & the Westall Way loop.

                                             Sunrise from the caravan door at Streaky Bay.

                                                      A big shower coming through.

                                                             A beach sand sculpture.

                                                                   Streaky Bay.

                                                  Enclosure off the side of the jetty.

                                                           Cycling back from town.

                                                          In the swimming enclosure.

                                                   

     On our afternoon walk.

                                                   Sharing morning tea with our friends.

                                                                     Video of friends.

                                                    A sand track on Cape Bauer.

                                                                    Pano.

                                                                Video, Cape Bauer.

                                                                     Pano.

                                              Looking out into the Southern Ocean

 The scenery was at least as good as the Great Ocean Road, but without all the people, in fact we were the only ones there.

 The scale is deceptive, the wet area in this pic is at least 100ft above the water, but has been pounded by giant Southern rollers on the high tide this morning.

              Even the lookout a good 150ft above the water shows the effects of pounding waves.

                                                                   Hallys Beach.
   

                                                                   Pano.

                                                  The Granites,Westall Way loop.

                                                              Speeds point.

                      This mornings ride out toward Cape Bauer, on an excellent hot mix bike way.

                           Looking back toward Streaky Bay from 5k out along the bike way.