Monday 9th April 2018
The Eyre Peninsula – From Elliston to Streaky Bay 143km
After our big drive and late arrival yesterday we are having a tourist day. We started with a walk to the jetty at Elliston, followed by a walk to the lookout. It is a very pretty bay. After packing up we headed on to the Elliston Clifftop drive , a very spectacular drive, with caves, sheer cliffs, sculptures and very beautiful lookouts. It was a great drive. We then headed a bit further towards Streaky bay and did the Talia Caves Drive, this also was very beautiful. Then on to Venus Bay lookout. We had to miss our next stop which was the Seal Colony at Baird Bay due to lack of light. A common theme in my tour director’s portfolio. We then headed to Murphy’s Haystacks which was very cool due to the sun setting. It made for beautiful colours on the rocks. Last stop was Streaky Bay Foreshore Caravan Park which we arrived at after dark. Always a challenge to find your new home in the dark. Another fantastic 30 second setup. We headed off to the pub for dinner, lured by the reputation of delicious King George whiting and oysters. We ran into a couple of Avoca friends, Ali, Johnny Mitch, Chris and Lesley Raley. We only travelled 2,150km to see them. That’s called being a good friend.

Very tired tonight even though we did touristy things today and didn’t drive as far as yesterday. Another big day tomorrow.