December | 2018 | Dave and Fiona's Travels

Sunday 2 December 2018
What a peaceful night and great decision we made last night. The wind howled for a lot of the night and it was really lovely to have a little space out of the elements. Yay team, for making a good decision in time.

We started the day with a walk around the tiny town of Tumby Bay. We did a tour of the street art which was quite amazing. This took us 1.5 hours and was really great and we also enjoyed the walk along the foreshore as well.

Next stop was on the way out of town at a large silo mural. This was quite amazing.

Then on to Port Lincoln where we did some groceries, went to the movies and later went for another walk around the bay.

It was a lovely relaxing day.

: This was to be our swimming pool today but unfortunately the wind was too cold. So instead we just went for a walk..

: ..along the foreshore there was a great cycle/walkway..

: ..with some great street art..

: ..a lovely playground.

: We then followed the street art trail..

: ..which was really amazing..

: ..this is a work in progress..

: ..it is great for the towns tourism..

: ..as they are all marked on the map..

: ..and will bring people in to town..

: ..I am amazed at how good they are..

: ..Some Sturt Desert Peas.

: A nice little church in town.

: Silo Art is a big thing now, there is also many of these popping up in country towns in SA and Victoria as well.

: Along the road from Tumby Bay, the countryside was very beautiful..

: ..the wheat was all in different stages of production/growth.

: Our afternoon at Port Lincoln was spent relaxing at the movies..

: ..Anyone of our age and older should see this movie. It was great. Even second time around for me.

: An affluent part of town on our walk this afternoon.

: Tonight’s campground, another beautiful spot on the water at Port Lincoln Tourist Park.

: From Tumby Bay to Port Lincoln, Eyre Peninsula – 54km. A big driving day.

Saturday 1 December 2018
Today was an explore/driving day south along the coast from Whyalla to Tumby Bay, Eyre Peninsula.

To start with we did a little explore of the Whyalla area. We went to the lookout, saw the steelworks, went to the Maritime Museum and just had a general look around town. We then headed on our way down the coast road, stopping at Cowell, Arno Bay, Port Neill and finally at Tumby Bay for the night. We avoided one kangaroo today, past wheat fields, beaches, bays and missed the predicted thunderstorm. It hit Port Lincoln early and sidestepped where we were in Whyalla, which apparently happens quite often. We had little rain, but the winds were very strong and the temperature was quite warm. We had a nice day, even though we didn’t make it to Port Lincoln tonight. Oh well maybe tomorrow.

: Sunrise from our rooftop tent at Whyalla this morning.

: Foreshore of Whyalla Caravan Park.

: Home of Broadbent Terrace, Whyalla.

: Statue of Matthew Flinders at Whyalla Memorial

: Whyalla Steelworks

: View of Whyalla Beach. As the desert meets the sea.

: Looking out over Whyalla Beach

: HMAS Whyalla – a mine sweeping ship in World War II

: The anchor chain from the HMAS Whyalla

: Officers Communication room.

: DB heading down the stairs

: An Officer’s room – there were 4 on this ship

: Officer’s Dining room

: Explanation of Mine Sweeping

: Below steering room.

: Outside deck

: Engine Room

: Engine Room

: Galley where the meals for the entire ship were prepared.

: One of the chefs on the ship. They had scant detail about him until his daughter was on a tour and saw his picture. ShHe then provided all his information.

: Mess Room – where 70 crew ate, slept and spent their time when not working.

: If they were lucky they got a hammock..

: ..even luckier they got a bed. But often they slept on the floor.

: Gun.

: Bell for entry to the Captain’s Quarters

: Captain’s dining room was by invitation only..

: Captain’s Room

: Captain Fiona at the steering wheel of the Bridge

: The Bridge

: DB on the deck

: Mine

: Some Aboriginal Dreamtime stories for the area

: Arno Bay..

: ..the water was very beautiful..

: ..but the wind was howling so much we couldn’t see the windmills in the distance. There was too much dust .

: Wheat farm on the way to Port Neill.

: Port Neill

: We decided on taking respite from the wind in an apartment tonight. Wind gusts of about 50kmh forecast for tonight. It is nice to stay in a big room for a change.

: Whyalla to Tumby Bay, Eyre Peninsula – 119km

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