Eyre Pen again Nov 2010

  After visiting the Talia Caves we continued on to Sceale Bay, but were unable to contact anyone re camping there so continued down the dirt roads  to Westall  Way where we found a campground  but again were unable to contact anyone as there was no phone reception so we just stayed the night anyway before going on to Streaky Bay where we stocked up on food etc and I visited a patchwork place and bought a panel of funny dinosaurs for a quilt for my daughter. We also got some nice seafood there.

 From Streaky Bay we headed to Haslam and made the mistake of taking the first road signposted only to find it was a very corrugated dirt road so at the first opportunity Lynn turned the van around and only a few klms further on we found the sealed road into a lovely small campground just near the jetty and with 2 other vans there. It was a fairly nice day as the weather went when we set up but later on there was a shower or two and the next day it blew a gale , so we didn't get to try some fishing although some others were successful despite the wind and rain.



Haslam jetty : note the whitecaps on the water



 The history of Haslam is rather interesting . It was quite a busy port at one stage with wheat and wool exports. It is now only a very sleepy place with no shops and a tiny  postal agency . However there is a story board of it's history down near the jetty that tells of just how busy and important the town was many years ago.



 As the weather didn't seem to be improving and Lynn was getting very sick of the wind after 2 nights at Haslam  we decided that it was time to head north to warmer climes . Unfortunately as we went back along the highway the little towns along the way were very quiet being a Sunday and with almost no shops etc open we only stopped at Wuddina for a cuppa at the Apex Park before moving on.