Streaky Bay

We decided we needed a beachside lay-over, so headed back to a little spot on the coast called Streaky Bay, not too far down from Ceduna.  This is a pretty idyllic little fishing hamlet with a big wide bay to look out onto.  We had passed through on our previous trip, and stayed down on a beach 20kms south of here (named by us as ‘Bee Sting Bay’ for obvious reasons), but this time it was a caravan park on beachfront. 

Our home at Streaky Bay

 

We spent a couple of days here, doing the normal hanging out, playgrounds, a quick swim in the water and even went down to a little cafe for lunch, overlooking the bay and pier.  Life’s pretty grand really.  We did the luxurious step of going back there the next day for afternoon tea, scones and coffee.  Niiice.

High tea on the deck

The girls did a lot of riding on their bikes here, especially through the puddles that formed on the road outside our camp.  By this stage, Jess was totally comfortable on her balance bike, able to be a part of the ‘posse’, which at this park, was just her and her sister.

The play box and the toy cars also got a fair workout here.  The convoy games, 4WD and recovery action was still the main play.  Even some backing of trailers.  Very happy with what we’ve embedded in the girls!  Wonder where that will take them?

Glenn did force himself to rotate the tyres one last time.  It was a close call between the tyres and having a nap.  It’s amazing what guilt will make you do.  Worth doing though.  We’ve got to keep Slim happy and healthy.  Side note, the expertly stuffed piece of foam was doing its job perfectly, with no more brake light fuses blowing.  Masterful effort that!

Rotating the tyres - it's not all beer and skittles

A quick smile for the camera

The wind kept up for our stay here and then it got COLD.  We figured we were being groomed for heading back to Melbourne.  We noticed that they had experienced widely varying temperatures, from 34 one day to 17 the next.  I mean seriously, who’d live there???  The cold here in Streaky Bay definitely got into our bones.  We even had to set up the awning and walls to get away from it.  We survived though and made sure we appreciated all the warm weather to come on the rest of the trip.