Streaky Bay and Walleroo

From Elliston we travelled to Streaky Bay.  It didn’t take us very long to get there as it was a bit over 100klms. We were going to spend a week at Venus Bay but the wind got up and almost blew everyone away. We heard that some caravans had their awnings damaged so we are pleased we didn’t go there. Streaky Bay is fairly sheltered and there is quite a bit to see. We drove around to Cape Bauer, the Whistling Rocks and Blow Holes and a lookout which was spectacular. The Whistling Rocks were working very well and the whistle was amazing.

Stumpy tail at Streaky Bay

Cape Bauer

Cape Bauer

Whistling Rocks and Blow Holes

Whistling Rocks and Blow Holes

The caravan park at Streaky Bay

Streaky Bay

We travelled for 620klms and get to Wallaroo on the York Peninsular where we booked in for 3 nights. Mark got the crab nets out and set off to the pier for a bit of crabbing and squid fishing.  We caught 4 crabs and no squid. By the end of the three days we were having so much fun and the people we met at the caravan park were so friendly we booked for another 4 nights. Mark started to get the hang on catching crabs that we ended staying for 12 days and 120 or so crabs later we will be glad to have a sausage on the Barbie for a change. We have over half a dozen bottles of pickled crab in the fridge. Wallaroo is only a small seaside town but we both liked it very much. There are silos near the wharf with large ocean going ships loading grain. It took almost 6 days for one to load up and there were two more off shore waiting to get in. A seal was sitting on the steps of the sea swimming pool and every now and then dolphins cruised past. We meet an older couple, Bob and Hilary who went to Wallaroo for over 17 years fishing. Also met Julie and Glenn from Wodonga and Russell and Carol from Port Lincoln. They were all great value.

Just a few of the crabs we caught

Crabs for tea! Yum

Old pool and copper smelter (The caravan Park is at the bottom of the smelter)

Sunset at the pier

"That's a crab"

The Happy Crabber

Walleroo at night from the pier

A ship and fishermen on the pier

The Silos

Sunset and grain loader

A ship being loaded with grain

Mark and Beemer catching crabs from the wharf

Port Lincoln and Elliston

The weather at Port Lincoln was very good.  We camped at North Sheilds which was a bit out of the town but right on the water. There was an old road turned into a footpath where Beemer loved to walk. I could take him down the path for a bit over a kilometre and then back along the beach home. Still no fishing yet but we did find a great fresh fish shop and had a nice feed of prawns and kingfish.

A paddock of canola on our way  to Port Lincoln

the view of the bay from the front of our van at North Shields

We went for a drive with Ken and Kath to Coffin Bay, then up to Cummins and Tumby Bay for lunch.  
 

Coffin Bay from the look out.

Tumby Bay from the pub where we had lunch

 

We planed to stay at Elliston for a week. As it turned out we ended up there for 9 days as the day we were to leave the northerly wind got up so we decided to stay a couple of extra days. It’s not pleasant travelling with the van in the wind if you don’t have to. 

Jane and Beemer relaxing. This is the third book

We met up with Ken and Kath again and went on a drive to Bramfield towards Mount Wedge, then down Rocky Valley Road and on to Talia Caves. The Woolshed cave was interesting and the steps down to the rocks. The view along the cliff is lovely. 

The view from Rocky Valley Road looking towards Colton.

The steps to the cave at Talia

The mouth of The Woolshed cave at Talia

Wild bees in the Woolshed cave

On the rocks at Talia Caves looking out to sea

The Woolshed Cave and cliff face.

Mark and Ken and Beemer at Talia Caves

Relaxing after a big day out!

 There is also a cliff drive at Elliston where you can see the ‘Sculpture on the Cliffs’. There were surfers at Black Fellows near Anxious Bay.  We did try a bit of fishing there but didn’t catch anything.

Sculptures on the clifftop drive

Surfers at Black Fellows

Black Fellows with Waldegrave Island in the back ground