5th Lap II - Southern Yorke Peninsula to Whyalla

  

THE FIFTH LAP

Southern Yorke Peninsula South to Whyalla
(Day 16 - 18 )

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After a magnificent day in Dhilba Guuranda-Innes National Park, it was time to figure out the best way to explore the rest of Yorke Peninsula.

There were more beautiful coastal sites to visit at the top of the "boot," north of the National Park. From there, I planned to head across to the southeastern coast to check out a few coastal towns before continuing north towards Port Augusta and the Eyre Peninsula, over the next couple of days.

Gym Beach

Gym Beach seemed like a good place to start since I didn't have time for the hike from Brown Beach yesterday, which would have taken four hours. Unfortunately, Gym Beach turned out to be not particularly remarkable, but there were still interesting pictures to be had with the drone.

Daly Head

Further along the coast, Daly Head was a different story. With its immense sand dune sloping down to a great beach, it was a stunning spot, and I used plenty of SD card capacity capturing the scenery.

And then there were the fiery rocks at Pt Annie.

Corny Point Lighthouse and Village

Continuing north along the coastal dirt road, the Corny Point Lighthouse could be seen a long way ahead, followed by the Corny Point village. 

And the bush library at Corny Point...

From there, Sandi took a sharp turn east, heading for the inland townships of Warooka and Yorketown for replenishing the fridge.

Reaching the historic port of Edithburgh in the late afternoon, I decided to head to the Wattle Point Campground at the heel of the boot, where I slept under the slow slurps of the wind farm.

Quaint Towns

The next day, I briefly visited the quaint towns of Stansbury and Port Vincent before crossing over to the western coast, first stopping at Port Victoria and then ended in Moonta Bay for the night.

At Port Vincent beach, as I was walking towards a pod of Pelicans slowly, so not to disturb them, for some pictures.  However, they also started walking towards me....I thought strange!  Then behind me, there was this fellow carrying a bucket of fishes, throwing at them....no! They weren't greeting me!

However, after lunch, I decided to walk on the beach before leaving, holding just a camera, they also started to fly in to greet me.  They were expecting feeds from me too !  Not something I approve of feeding wildlife, in this case, they must have been getting feeds from people frequently.

Drone Delivery

I received news that the drone sent to the Ceduna post office had arrived. I now had to reach there within two weeks to pick it up, or it would be returned to the sender. This meant picking up the pace, as I still wanted to explore the Eyre Peninsula and visit a very important fellow adventurer who salvaged my Canning Stock Route journey seven years ago.

Moonta Mines History Walks

Before leaving Moonta Bay, I decided to do a couple of walks to learn about the Moonta Mines history; Ryan’s Walk and Hugh’s Engine House Walk. These walks provided fascinating insights into the area's mining past.

Moonta Bay Jetty in the early morning.

Old Moonta Mines ( cooper mines )

And saw this on the road....old timers would remember this, a long lost Holden Caprice, circa 1978?

Driving to Whyalla

The rest of the day was pure driving. I passed through Port Pirie and Port Augusta, ending up in Whyalla late in the afternoon. Whyalla was a must-visit town, partly for a bit of personal memory.

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