Touring the Eyre Peninsula coast

We left Nuttbush and turned south along the Spencer Highway, calling into see dear little towns with lovely views such as Cowell, Arno Bay and Port Neill. We decided to look at this Lipson Cove and we were very fortunate to get two sites together in a sheltered spot right by the sea.

        

       

 

 Actually we set up next to another van but they were happy to let us as they were off next morning. There are only 14 sites at this small council run camping area so we were lucky. The beach is lovely with white sand and across the way is an island - home to many birds. At night swarms of starlings fly in to roost - they make a remarkable spectacle. 

     

      

Can you spot our little campsite - this photo was taken higher up on the cliff. The sandy beach is around the corner.

     

The boys have tried a bit of fishing with no success but they don't have the right gear for sand fishing. We plan to try further down the coast to Louth Bay where there's a jetty.

Now we are set up at Louth Bay - another tiny campground - only 8 sites but we were early enough to get two sites together. We are only 20 odd kms from Port Lincoln so we set up then went to tour this impressive town. No sign of a struggling economy here - there are lovely big houses out around the marina and the business centre was very busy. 

We had lunch at McDonalds as we all wanted to get updates done but we were only moderately succcessful!! We grabbed some supplies, Tops managed to get a podiatrist appointment and the boys got more fishing tackle!! Back here they had just reached the jetty with all their gear and we were wondering how to best cook all of their catch - when a thunderstorm struck so they had to scurry back with the lines not even in the water!! They've set off again but are worried it may come in stormy again! 

    

Actually I had some success when I pulled up Darryl's crab net to find a strange fish in it -

     

We didn't know what it was so threw him back in! It's a bit frustrating when the people standing next to you pull in squid and you have nothing 😳. 

We had a beautiful sunset here tonight and think the stormy weather has cleared - hopefully it's going across to Murrabit! 

      

Sandy and Trev are doing a great job seeking out  the mice who have found a way into our house - isn't it amazing how they can find a way in? We've not had any inside since the 2011 floods. We are very fortunate to have caretakers in Sandy and Trev 😊😊

We hope all the school kids have settled into the school routine again. The SA kids are still on holidays here.

Till the next blog, trust you are all well, love from Marg, Darryl, Dennis & Tops ❌❌❌

PS the hunters and gatherers came back with 2 squid so that's not a bad start 🦑🦑