Bush Camping, Stone haystacks and Sea lions

Trip Start Apr 14, 2012
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Trip End Dec 21, 2012


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Tuesday, April 24, 2012

All night we weathered a storm, Ant getting up several times to batten down the hatches, and Amon being so scared of the noise that he slept snuggled up with mum and dad. At 6am the skies were clear and we decided to high tail it outta there! We power drove, safely, around the Spencer Gulf, through Port Pirie, Port Augusta. We didn't stop until we reached a town called Kimba – famous (for want of a better word) for its "Big Galah" – which the kids thought was amusing! This included an interview with The Big Galah in the doco they are making! After lunch we drove straight to Streaky Bay where we stretched our legs and got supplies. The kids coped so well considering the six hours of driving. Then, we headed to Sceales Bay Bush Camp. Setting up in near darkness and rain is certainly not ideal! But we managed to set up and cook the fresh whiting we had picked up in town for a scrumptious dinner – late but all good. The bush camp has no mod cons at all, and feels very bush campy
Sceale Bay Bush Camp (near Streaky Beach)
Sceale Bay Bush Camp (near Streaky Beach)
! Again, once the rain subsided, the Milky Way stretched out above us and we had the best night's sleep we had had for several nights.

24/04/12

We woke to stillness and calm, as the near dawn hint of light crept into the tent Astrid stirred and Ant suggested a morning walk while mum and Amon continued to sleep. They ventured off listening to the sound of waves to guide their direction, after crawling through some fences they made it to a ridge and saw the beach. Astrid witnessed her first sunrise. The highlight of her day. Then her and Ant scrambled down to the beach and took a long walk in the morning light. By the time they got back mum was up with a cooked breakfast ready and Amon was still asleep. Then it was time for adventuring! Off to Murphy’s Haystacks – bizarrely shaped rock formations in the middle of a paddock. Then off to Baird Bay to find the sea lions… No sea lions, only pelicans. Then a long drive up to Cape Labatt, finally we can see the sea lion colony. Rather a long way down but with binoculars we could see them well.  Some of the young were suckling their mothers, and some even put on a show diving in and out of the water, and splashing around…oh so cute!!!
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