The Eyre Peninsula – Part 2 

After Louth Bay we moved on to the Lincoln National Park. It was as beautiful as we had heard and more. We camped at Surfleet campground and checked out the rest of the park from there. It was beautiful Australian bush, actually had a bit of green & height about it. The bush ended where the cliffs/edge started then sand then beautiful blue ocean. My kind of heaven. 



A couple that we had meet at Louth Bay, Harry & Robyn came down to camp for a couple of nights. We really hit off with them, Matt & Harry started a fishing friendship were neither would catch fish but both would get advice off fellow fishermen and compare notes. We went for a drive around the park to Fishman Point, September Beach, Donington lighthouse and beach. If you ever get the chance to go there and you have 4wd my recommendation would be September Beach camping ground. It was fantastic. Big campsites, your own fire pit and picnic beach to each campsite, the ones that back onto the beach had their own walkway down to the beach & drop loo’s. We saw dolphins swimming too.







The Donington lighthouse, the views and some of the emu’s.









Matt took Ethan fishing to practise his casting out and Nate went swimming.



Next day we went and checked out Wanna. A complete different part, it had high cliffs and waves were crashing below and to the right on the rocks there was a sea lion.



That afternoon we went on an adventure to see if we could find where Matt had been fishing the night before. We were right on a point and we could see port Lincoln from there.



The next day we moved on to Farm Beach, which had been recommended by so many travellers. It was a good low cost free camp with allocated sites, toilet block with 1 cold shower & a hook to hang your shower bag. The beach was about 500 Mtrs away and its was another spectacular beach with a bit of character with the tractors and 4wds on it. Was great friendly spot as a lot of fishermen around and the camp there for months at a time. We also meet some few travellers that have just set out on their new life travelling Australia Dave & Terri. A lovely couple.



The next day we trekked down to Coffin Bay National Park to have a look around. It too was spectacular but so different for Lincoln National which I didn’t really expect considering they are so close to each other. Coffin Bay NP was dry, more sand therefore only really shrubs and sand dunes everywhere. The boys loved it. And so secluded.



When we got back to camp Harry & Robyn were there.

The next day we decided to be lazy and drive the 4kms to Gallipoli Beach. Thank god as we drove along we realised it would have a huge effort for us let alone the boys to make it there. This place (now thinking about it) would be my favourite place. No one else there a beautiful beach. The feeling of the place and its meaning. And it is home to a pod of dolphins that apparently will swim amongst you. Magical.



The following morning we said goodbye to Harry & Robyn and headed to Walkers Rocks. When we got to Walkers Rocks the wind was blowing from the wrong direction and blowing the sand straight in the camp. It was an ok camp with a lot of the camp sites in amongst scrub, which would have been ok. But we decided to push on to Haslam. We had heard there was a mouse plage there but thought it wouldn’t be that bad. Oh how wrong we were. They were EVERYWHERE!! On our roof, in the annexe it was horrible. After our first night we changed our minds 4 nights would be our maximum here. 

We backtracked down to Murphy’s Haystacks. They were spectular. Formed over millions of years from the wind blowing away the top soil and exposing themselves. 

Dave and Terri were leaving when we pulled in.



We then drove down to the sea lion colony at Point Labatt. This is one of the last colony left. It was amazing with all the different sizes and ages. Some playing, some lazing around, and some swimming. So fascinating, I could have sat there for ages.



From there we drove into Streaky Bay and did the close loop drove and showed the boys some blowholes and whistling rocks. We also went to Cape Bauer. The cliffs were amazing. They are apart of the Great Australian Bight.



The next morning, after a horrible night with the mice, we decided that we would leave the next day to cross the Nullarbor. So we headed in to Ceduna to get supplies and have a very quick look around then get back to camp and start packing up so we could get an early start the next day. When we got back Dave & Terri were there. Also a couple from Tongala pulled in too. They know Uncle Pete, such a small world.

Our last part of the Eyre was a bit faster than we expected and only saw a little bit of it. The rest will be done on our next trip. It is such a beautiful part of our country. I understand why we met some many people that are spending a few months down there. 

I love how you run into the same people all the time as you get to make new friendships.

Til next time xo