Streaky Bay

Ah Streaky Bay or Streaker bay as Sooccer Boy Red Elephant likes to call it.  At the top western side of the Eyre Peninsula I’m sure on a sunny day would be quite pretty with the sun sparkling on the bay.  BUT right now with 50km winds blowing in my face all day I am not feeling the love.  Streaky is a small town here for the fishing and surrounded by grain growers.  The country is very flat and the roads in the Eyre are all very long and straight.  The caravan park is on the bay foreshore, we are one row back from the beach.  The sand on the beach is very grainy and dirty looking.  The towns here on the Eyre are tiny , tiny, (yes two tinnies)  and we have decided that our own NSW south coast is by far prettier and has nicer beaches and the lovely green mountains as a backdrop not to forget the black and white cows.

The Red Elephants have enjoyed 2 scenic drives today, one to the whistling rocks that did not whistle and to the blow holes that wumpth but did not blow.  However we did have some more views of the Great Australian Bights cliffs.  They definitely where because it said so on the map. 

The next scenic drive was to the see the sea lion colony at Point Labett, this was a long drive in and we were rewarded with views of big fat sea lions, more cliffs of the Great Australian Bight and the big Bonus what seemed like 100 km winds just for a change.  I actually put my beanie on, I know ridiculous.

We had planned to stay here for 4 nights but with this wind we fear the Red Elephants will be blown of course and end up in Antarctica.  Good job I have my Beanie.  So we will turn tale and head for home and hopefully calmer weather.