April 30, May 1 ...Ceduna

I should have known that a very hot afternoon is too often followed by rain. I think we had a top temperature of 20 degrees today and the drizzle increased as we drove west. By lunchtime it was heavily overcast, very cool and constant rain, quite miserable. However, it was a lovely drive and we had some pleasant experiences.
The park in Port Augusta was right near the highway so there was a lot of noise most of the night from the regular road trains. Next time we will try the park near the river as it has to be more quiet. Anyway, we ended up sleeping in and did not get away till 9am.

Iron Knob

Just out of Port Augusta I saw a large flock of emus and have hopes of seeing many more.Our first stop was for morning tea at Kimba, a really nice little town, where we had an excellent coffee. Garry spied a lookout sign so off we went and, as usual, it was well worth it. He is very impressed by the green everywhere, even though I am sure it is just young wheat, but we had to take some photos anyway! It seems that Kimba is also the half-way point when crossing Australia and the Big Galah is the marker for that.
Continuing west we stopped again at Poochera, only to find there was a Bowls Club, Golf Club, flash Sporting Fields, a school and a huge pub ...but no shop. So we called at the servo and a friendly lady there made the freshest and most delicious hamburgers we have eaten in a while.

Green paddocks from the Kimba Lookout

Kimba and the Big Galah

From here we drove straight through, arriving in Ceduna around 3pm. In good weather, this would be a perfect park. It is right on the beachfront, and only 50m from the jetty and the shopping centre. An excellent location. However, it is now quite bleak, and muddy, and the rain is expected to persist for another couple of days. Guess who now has to and dig out all the recently packed away warm clothes!

Ceduna Amenities

Foreshore Caravan Park - Ceduna

What a lovely Sunday morning ... rain on the roof, no hurry to get up, nothing special to do ...and the Sunday papers! Planned to use this as a catch-up day but it seems to have passed without us having done much. We did indulge in a flash lunch at the Foreshore Hotel Motel. Garry had his oysters and the huge serve of calamari was fresh and delicious. Despite the weather, which was showery and cool, we went for a walk along the beach. We plan to come back here and stay longer as it is a really lovely little town and, even though the tourist brochures all say there is not much to see or do here, we love it. It is really picturesque being on the bay and a very nice place to relax in.

Garry: Finished reading "Fall of Giants" by Ken Follett. A sweeping saga of WW!. We both enjoyed it. 7/10

Ceduna

Garry and his oysters!