2/9/21-Made it to Streaky Bay

We had a vague plan to get to Talia Caves today, but the wind was strong, then the rain started and the weatherman was predicting thunderstorms. We decided to do the traditional “ shelter from the storm” move in imitation of the time we got a cabin at Streaky when we were swagging across from the west with Joc. We have an identical cabin tonight to the one we had then (but we think the row of fancy cabins in front have been erected since that visit- so we now have a little more shelter from the beach itself. )

The day started with a highway drive to Penong and then a turn off to visit Denial Bay, where we ate our lunch on the beach under the shelter

and enjoyed the murals.

Then we took a walk on the jetty and found the baby long-nosed fur seals. Apparently they have only recently weaned and are resting at the jetty to recover from heavy tidal swells. We curtailed our jetty walk to give them adequate space since one was actually lying on the jetty!!

The town was called Denial Bay by Matthew Flinders when he came here hoping for fresh water in 1802 but was denied success.

Having eaten our fruit and veg we passed through the check point at Ceduna with no problems and immediately bought some more, along with more fuel (138.9/l) and then headed on our way. Mask wearing is the way to go in Ceduna at the moment.

Since we were heading down the western side of Eyre Peninsula we took the road towards Streaky Bay, stopping in to take a look at Laura Bay (of course) as the wind picked up. By now the shorts and sandals were starting to feel like a bad clothing choice.

Camping on the beach at Perlubie also looked like a desperate choice as the waves were starting to look angry.

In the end we decided that it might be much more pleasant inside some solid walls with a shower and seperate beds so we found the caravan park and checked ourselves in.

Tomorrow should offer more pleasant weather (we hope) as we continue to head towards home.