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Day Ninety Eight, Wednesday 29th September 2004: After setting our clocks to South Australian time before we went to bed last night, we were up and on the road by 7.49am heading for Ceduna. We called into all of the lookouts between Eucla and the Nullarbor Roadhouse. It took us an hour to complete the first 36kms of the day. The Bunder Cliffs is a must for anyone to see if they are travelling the Nullarbor for the first time.
We arrived at the Head of the Bight for lunch and a had look at the whales from the whale watching platforms at a cost of $8.00 per person. Although there was only two mothers with a calf each, it is a pretty part of the coastline to visit. Pushing on to Ceduna, we arrived at Fruit Fly Inspection Point at 4.59pm making it a long day to be on the road. Once set up in the Foreshore Caravan Park, we walked over to the local Hotel where we enjoyed a fine feed of King George Whiting. Tomorrow we have an easy drive to Streaky Bay where we will stop for two nights.
Day Ninety Nine, Thursday 30th September 2004: It wasn't until 10.18am when we finally left the township of Ceduna on our way to Streaky Bay for two nights. The weather was partly overcast with no wind. It was an easy 108km drive today, making a change from the last few days. There is a good photo shot Parking Bay just short of Ceduna which we took advantage of with the ocean being a bright blue colour and the bright green crops in the foreground making for some nice photos.
Arriving at Streaky Bay at 11.44am, we went straight to the Foreshore Caravan Park where we set up and had lunch before going to the main street for a look around. From here we went for one of the scenic drives which took us out passed the Northern Boat Ramp. The drive continued around in a circular motion before coming back passed Hallys Beach. This drive offered some nice views of the rough coastline as well as some pretty beaches.
Happy Birthday Sue Borgas.
Day One Hundred, Friday 1st October 2004: With very little cloud cover, we set off for the tourist drive that would take us past the Murphy's Haystacks and the Point Labatt Seal Colony. It is amazing to see the Murphy's Haystacks stand as they are out in the middle of a paddock with nothing else around them. The Seal Colony was great to look at with the seals in their natural environment.
With a quick stop for lunch at Sceale Bay, we returned to Streaky Bay for a relaxing afternoon by the water. We met up with a couple from Tasmania who we had first met while at Broome. Our holiday has nearly ended, reality will hit when we arrive at Port Augusta on Sunday morning. Bruce and Maree took us to the Hotel for an evening meal which was very much appreciated by us both. The standard of the meals was as good as we had heard about prior to our trip. Light rain tried to fall around bed time but nothing eventuated from it.
Happy Birthday Troy Murdoch.
Day One Hundred and One, Saturday 2nd October 2004: With an overcast sky, we left Streaky Bay Caravan Park at 7.50am heading for Nuttbush Retreat for our final night before arriving home. There was no wind at the beginning of the day and it wasn't long before the cloud had burnt off giving us ideal travelling conditions. After stopping at Kimba to photograph the pink Galah, we called into Iron Knob to eat our picnic lunch before arriving at Nuttbush Retreat at 1.14pm.
Nuttbush Retreat is a small Caravan Park that has been set up on a working sheep station called Pandurra Station. The amenity block is first class and is something that some other parks should have a look at. Our final free afternoon was spent chasing the flies away and relaxing. No one was aloud to talk about the trip coming to an end tomorrow afternoon when we all arrive back at Adelaide.
Day One Hundred and Two, Sunday 3rd October 2004: We were on the road by 8.16am for our final day heading for Port Augusta to visit some family on our way through. Today seemed like a formality that had to be done with the trip home, none of us were really over the moon about it. Leaving Port Augusta by 10.15am, we had an early lunch at Port Pirie on our way through. We arrived at our final destination, home at 2.33pm and started the cleaning of the caravan as well as all of the unpacking.
We would like to say thank you to all of the well wishes that we have had along the way, and to the many people that we have met, we wish you all well and travel safe.
Mick & Sally.
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