Louth – Port Lincoln – September Beach in the Lincoln National Park
Mon. Jan 31st
Another hot and windy morning as we set off to Port Lincoln for much-needed supplies. Port Lincoln is a large town with many bays and a marina. We saw the fishing fleet at dock as we took the ‘tourist drive’ around the town – not a scenic drive but it did give an overall picture of the town. Shopping and repacking took some time, then we headed off to camp at glorious September Beach. The Lincoln NP fees were much cheaper than the expensive Innes NP on the Yorke Peninsula– the usual $8 entry but then $6 per night to camp. Just drop toilets, no water, but incredibly well-established and maintained camp area, picnic shelters with views of the magnificent bay, 90+km of walking tracks and well signed information boards.
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| The beach at low tide |
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| Brush-tailed bettongs have been reintroduced in this area. |
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| They are shy creatures .. the only ones we saw were frozen with fear:-) |
We swam but it was too hot to sit or walk on the beach so we waited until evening to take our stroll, after our dinner of garlic prawns and sourdough bread. A feast!
There were a large number of European honey bees around the camp, and the information booklet had warned of these, but I needed to change out of my floral bathers as they were all settling on me!
Back to basic black! Kangaroos hopped through the camp area in the evening, the small birds – scrub wrens, fairy wrens, honeyeaters etc were very busy in the bushes. A perfect spot to stay, although we moved into the day tripper area as there wasn’t any shade in the main camping ground.
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| The bees loved these bathers! |
Back to basic black! Kangaroos hopped through the camp area in the evening, the small birds – scrub wrens, fairy wrens, honeyeaters etc were very busy in the bushes. A perfect spot to stay, although we moved into the day tripper area as there wasn’t any shade in the main camping ground.
September Beach
Tues. Feb. 1st
A cooler, cloudy day made it a perfect one for a walk. We set off on the loop to the lighthouse, then other beaches that face Port Lincoln, then back across to the east side of the NP. Pretty views, coastal scrublands, kangaroos and scats that indicate emus in the area. Many rabbits too. Phlip called to talk about some Harris family wedding issues and we missed our turnoff and travelled an extra 7km. It was most enjoyable but GVS thinks that he has now walked his 2011 quota!
An afternoon of fishing, a quick dip in the cool water, reading and relaxing. Rummykub is the nightly ritual however we added Yahtzee to provide some variety. At least I won that!
September Beach – Coffin Bay
Wed. Feb 2nd
Another cool and cloudy morning. Our camping permit was for just 2 nights as we had no idea of how long we would stay here, so today we needed to pack up and drive back to the entrance to pay for further camping or just move on. We packed up, set up the GVS washing machine for our dirty clothes, then stayed on to feed the fish again J as conditions were perfect.
We have our fingers crossed for Stu with his car purchase.
We headed off out of the park to Stamford Mere and the Whalers Road to look for our next campsite but the beautiful white dunes were not enough to keep us around this incredible salty lagoon.
Back to Port Lincoln for fuel, water and 2nd hand books, then on to Coffin Bay ..............mmmmm oysters! We bought our dozen for $7 then headed out to Yangie Bay in the Coffin Bay NP. Not as pretty as Lincoln NP and at the edge of the water was smelly black sand into which I sank to my ankles! We enjoyed a happy hour with some neighbours, tried to avoid the bees that came in dozens around any liquid and vowed to shake out the knickers and socks when we bring in the washing tomorrow.
Back to Port Lincoln for fuel, water and 2nd hand books, then on to Coffin Bay ..............mmmmm oysters! We bought our dozen for $7 then headed out to Yangie Bay in the Coffin Bay NP. Not as pretty as Lincoln NP and at the edge of the water was smelly black sand into which I sank to my ankles! We enjoyed a happy hour with some neighbours, tried to avoid the bees that came in dozens around any liquid and vowed to shake out the knickers and socks when we bring in the washing tomorrow.
Thurs. Feb 3rd
Phlip’s last day at Bakers Delight. Still have our fingers crossed for Stu with his car purchase.
A chance to spend time catching up with emails, news etc as the internet connectivity was good. After lunch I took the 45min circuit walk to the lookout and beyond. There were very pretty views over the waterways and many bays. Kangaroos were plentiful and they looked healthy; many had young, too big for the pouch but still at their mother’s side.
We spent the hot and sunny afternoon reading and playing Rummykub then I set off to walk to Big Yangie Bay along the 4wd track. The camping area there was more picturesque but no shade or shelter from the winds. There were wedge-tailed eagles soaring over the water, kangaroos no more than 10 metres away from me, emus running away in fright and glorious ring-necked parrots with their iridescent green plumage.
Graeme prepared a great Caesar salad for dinner – once again a meal fit for an empress!
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