2012, October 28 - Port Lincoln Nat Park to Port Augusta

Luke trying to catch another squid at Tumby Bay Jetty

Trip Meter Reading Start –  11334
Trip Meter Reading Finish –   11711 (377 kms)

Filled up Tumby Bay
ULP @ $1.629 / litre;  50.95 litres; $83.00

Filled up Whyalla ($116.00)
ULP @ $1.419 (with 10c discount)/litre; 51.35 litres; $72.87
LPG @ $0.687 (with 10c discount)/litre; 62.77 litres; $43.13

Accommodation
Free camp at Lincoln / Eyre Highway junction rest area, 25 km SW of Port Augusta.  Nothing special about this spot; no toilets or water.

Our reliable Westy Port and Ford Mario

Comments – Luke
Today we drove to Tumby Bay and tried to catch a squid off a jetty but didn’t.  After that we drove to Arno Bay and had lunch you could also see tuna farms out in the ocean.  We then had a look around the town of Cowell.  We shortly then went to Whyalla because dad wanted to watch the motorbike races in the pub.  Dad was happy that Casey Stoner won.  We then drove to a free camp just before Port Augusta.

Comments – Mum and Dad

Travelling north along Boston Bay out of Port Lincoln was gorgeous.

We had lunch at Arno Bay on the foreshores; lots of wheat, more wheat....did I say there was lots of wheat????.

Cowell was very pretty, old houses with lots of beautiful rose gardens...lovely foreshore area with jetty; beaches pretty (no waves here though); water clear then goes black due to the sea weed....lots of sea weed.

Whyalla was big and had great community facilities; great foreshore area.  Watched the GP and Casey Stoner ride his last race at Phillip Island at a nice hotel in the CBD.