On the Road and at Home

Friday, 20 November 2020

On the Road

We left our first overnight camping spot at Koolunga and headed for Port Pire.

Port Pirie - silver, lead, gold, copper and zinc smelters which process the raw ore brought from Broken Hill.

Port Pirie Railway Station built in 1902 in the Victorian Pavilion style

Main Street, Port Pirie

Pt Pirie silos on the waterfront

Street art at a service station in Pt Pirie

Port Pirie wharf

Another view of the wharf in Pt Pirie

We stopped at the Aldi Store in Port Pirie as I wanted to get the art set that they had on sale for $50 as my art class the previous week had suggested this set was good value and they only come on sale occasionally, so I wasn't going to miss out just because we were away, and I wasn't sure if they would even have them, but there were quite a few in the store so I was very happy.

We then headed to Port Germein, a small holiday town. We decided to stop and have our morning tea break with views across the sea, but just as we got organised it started to rain and our view was of a very misty jetty, so no photos.

Our next stop was Port Augusta where we stopped for lunch.

Scenery on road to Whyalla

Views as we travelled to Whyalla

We officially enter Eyre Peninsula

On route to Whyalla we detoured to Point Lowly as we have never been there and we had plenty of time to spare.

Point Lowly lighthouse is heritage listed.

The lighthouse was constructed in 1883 and deactivated in 1993. There are cottages which are available to rent as well as some cliff top areas to camp in. We were going to camp there but it got very windy and we decided to move on to Whyalla.

A large colony of birds, might be Egrets?

This little boat with fishermen was rocking and rolling. The sea was quite rough although doesn't look like it in this photo

We left Point Lowly and drove on to Whyalla where we stayed the night in the caravan park.

Drive through site, nice and flat

Whyalla foreshore

Whyalla has a very nice waterfront area with plenty of space for picnics etc on the lawns.

Distance travelled today was 300 km approximately as we had a few detours.

Tuesday, 17 November 2020

On the Road

We recently had a short trip to Eyre Peninsula, South Australia.

Day 1

We left Adelaide and headed north to Balaklava, about 100 km from home, where we stopped for a short break from driving and had a look around this lovely old town and of course we found a nice cafe for a cup of coffee before we set off again.

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Balaklava Hotel

Lovely old buildings

Surrounding countryside

From Balaklava we headed to the small town of Blyth, another very small town of approximately 300 people, but it is a lovely town, and one we have enjoyed on other trips. They have a private theatre which has been renovated and can be booked for groups. and is a great day out and not far from the Clare Valley.

Entrance to Blyth

The lovely old Blyth Hotel

Our next stop was Koolunga, another small town, where we stayed the night in the free camping area at Bunyip Park.

Koolunga Service Station

Koolunga

Our first day on the road was great and we enjoyed our relaxing ramble through some lovely old towns. Our overnight stay at Bunyip Park in Koolunga was made even better as a local man came along with fresh farm eggs for sale and of course we couldn't say no to them and we enjoyed a chat too as he has lived in the town for many years.

Tuesday, 27 October 2020

Roses and Roos

We recently had a few days on the road to Renmark, in the riverland of South Australia. We stayed in a caravan park on the River Murray and had a great site with frontage on the river, kangaroos coming to feed in the morning and evening - perfect!

The Riverland Rose Festival was the main reason for our trip and we spent our time visiting some lovely Open Gardens in the area, we also enjoyed just relaxing and enjoying the views from our site on the riverfront and of course some great meals out.