Lower Eyre Pen Part 1

While we were at Louth Bay and even before that we were having electrical problems where even though we should have enough power we were suddenly loosing power late at night. Despite various attempts by Lynn to track down the problem it was decided that we should take the van into Port Lincoln Caravan repairs.

We dropped the van off early in the morning as requested and then went into town to do some errands . As it was still  early and we had to wait for them to contact us we decided to explore some of the coastline nearby.

 Initially we went to Port Lincoln National park nut opted not to pay the $7 entry fee and so we continued on to Sleaford Bay . Here we came across the rugged limestone coast for the first time. It really was spectacular with rugged cliffs and quiet rocky coves interspersed with beautiful beaches with no one on them.
 From Sleaford Bay we drove around to Fishery Bay which has a colourful history being the base for an old whaling station. The coast line was a whaling haven in bygone days and there were many whaling stations along the coastline.  Whaler's Way  is a tribute to this era.

 Looking west at Sleaford Bay - typical coastline

 Pied cormorants on a well used rocky outcrop

The most memorable image I have of South Australia is of the numerous bottle bush trees and shrubs which were all out in flower. The roadsides around Port Lincoln were ablaze with colour and all the towns in cluding Adelaide had streets lined with these lovely red  explosions of colour.