Caravanning Australia – Follow us to see where the road takes us!
There are a few Conservation Parks and tourist attractions within a 50km radius of Streaky Bay. We planned our route to Port Lincoln, so that we could go past Point Labatt Conservation Park and through Calca to Murphys Haystacks. Continue reading “Point Labatt, Calca, Murphys Haystacks – South Australia”
While staying at Haslam for over a week, we took a day trip to Streaky Bay.
We went to the foreshore, did some grocery shopping at the local IGA, walked around a few shops, and bought some fishing gear for the kids, who were very excited to go fishing again after another camper let us tag along with him the night before. Continue reading “Streaky Bay and Cape Bauer Loop Drive – South Australia”
We stayed at the Haslam Camping Ground longer than anticipated, but thoroughly enjoyed it nonetheless!
The car part we picked up when visiting Ceduna last week (fan clutch) ended up being a generic version that didn’t quite fit the Jeep! AutoPro in Ceduna have been amazing though – they provided a refund, sorted a new one out for us as soon as they could, and gave us a small discount for the inconvenience: the inconvenience, that equated to a few more beautiful evenings at Haslam! Continue reading “Haslam Continued – South Australia”
We’ve been looking for a nice beach spot to stop at for a few days, as after the long daily drives across the Nullarbor we just wanted to rest for a bit. We found our perfect spot about 60kms out of Ceduna – the Haslam Camping Ground. Continue reading “Haslam Camping Ground – South Australia”
Finally we made our way past the waterless part of the Eyre Highway! Continue reading “Ceduna – South Australia”
After the day trip to Fowlers Bay, sightseeing the Yalata Homestead Ruins, and a peaceful night at Cohens Old School Site, we headed further East aiming for Ceduna. The weather wasn’t as beautiful and sunny as it was in the previous days, nonetheless it was still hot. Continue reading “Penong Windmill Museum – South Australia”
Now that we’re in South Australia, we are loving the proximity to the ocean. A couple of days ago we took a detour from the Eyre Highway to visit Fowlers Bay. It was just a 30kms unsealed track down to the shore.
On the way, we spotted some ruins up on the horizon! So we took a hike up to check them out! Continue reading “Yalata Homestead Ruins – South Australia”
A couple of days ago we took a detour from the Eyre Highway to visit Fowlers Bay. It was just a 30kms unsealed track down to the shore. On the way there, we saw some beautiful scenery! We also visited the Yalata Homestead Ruins, which were sooo worth the stop and hike up to them.
When we got closer to Fowlers Bay, we were amazed by the sand dunes on the horizon!
The little town had a few cute houses and massive sand dunes just behind those houses! We had lots of fun climbing the dunes and sliding down them! We wished we had taken our sand board with us for this trip, as this would have been the perfect opportunity to use it!
The beauty of standing on top of the sand dune and being able to change our scenery by turning around was incredible. One direction there was the town of Fowlers Bay and the jetty. Another was the beautiful view of the bay. The third way we looked was just sand dunes, making us feel like we were in the middle of a desert, when in fact we were right next to the ocean.
There is a caravan park at Fowlers Bay, but as we are lovers of free camping, we travelled back to a Rest Area at the Eyre Highway instead, which ended up being a peaceful overnight spot at the Cohens Old School Site.
There were small remains of the old school there and the site had reception, which was a bonus!
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When you drive onto the Eyre Highway from Norseman, there are warning signs that water is limited until Ceduna, so you need to stock up. Those signs aren’t lying! We saw just two spots with rain water along the whole stretch – both still in Western Australia. While it could be life saving, the water from those water tanks needs to be boiled before consumption. We stopped for a quick break yesterday morning at one of these water spots (just before the town of Mundrabilla) and while rough looking, we were impressed by the site and grateful for the jerry can of water we took away.
We then found the most picturesque spot for lunch, where we cooked up all our veggies in preparation for crossing the border (no fruit or vegetables are allowed across the border).
Crossing the border was easier than expected – we literally just drove into South Australia! No checks at Eucla, nothing! Perhaps we didn’t need to force ourselves to have 3kgs of mashed potatoes for lunch… But better safe than sorry, as fines apply! The Border Village had a cool distance sign and a large mining haul truck! Check out it’s size with our car and caravan for comparison!
The best part about arriving in SA was being able to see the coast! We’ve missed the beach and can not wait to camp near one and spend a few days just lazing in the sun!
The Great Australian Bight is pretty spectacular, and the addition of a wombat on road signs is pretty cool, too!!
The Nullarbor Roadhouse was a fun place to stop at as well, with a quirky historical petrol station next to it and some great information boards. Homeschooling – tick!
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Yesterday we crossed the longest stretch of straight road in Australia – the whole 90 miles (146.6km) of the Eyre Highway.
Before that, we filled up at Balladonia Roadhouse, where we also stopped for a play at the playground and let the dogs out for a run. The downside to the Balladonia playground was that the slide was from metal, so it was too hot to use… and the slide was the only thing at that playground! Also, the petrol and the coffee were ridiculously highly priced, even compared to other towns on the Nullabor. Taking our coffee machine on this trip was one of the best decisions ever! The upside was that there were toilets and they were in excellent, clean condition!
When we hit the 90 mile stretch, the change in scenery from trees to shrubs happened within a split second. We couldn’t believe it! At one point the horizon was so flat, it seemed to just drop off. We even remarked how possible it was for people to think that the world was truly flat all those years ago.
We stopped briefly at Caiguna Blowhole, it was right next to the highway. It would have been very easy to accidentally drive right past it, down towards the ocean – where we expected the blowhole.
Though a scenic drive down to the beach would have been lovely, with the amount of water we can carry, we really need to get to Ceduna in a couple of days.
So a big “thank you” goes to the traveller before us (who obvioulsly did that extra 80 or so kilometres down to the beach looking for the blowhole) for writing in big letters that this is it, the Caiguna Blowhole, on a rubbish bin with an arrow!
Highlight: a desert cockroach the kids got to hold! Check out this video of Miss5 having a cute moment where she kind of wants to hold it, but not really!!
Finding a place to sleep was not an easy feat – we stopped at three rest areas before settling in for the night. The first place, near Cocklebiddy, was filled with swarming bees. The moment we realised, we decided to move on to a place another 12kms down the road… only to have the same problem! We ate dinner at the second location though, before it got really bad and we decided to move on.
Whoever wrote the sign in the above photo forgot to include, right underneath those kangaroos:
“BEES 9,999,999”!!
We ended up staying the night at Maduna Look Out, which was beautiful and bee-free.
We set off very early in the morning, driving towards the sun and Eucla.
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