We made a decision to head inland just outside of Port Lincoln to hopefully escape the wind. McKechnie Springs Farmstay is 20mins from town. The farm is 2500 acres with sheep & some cattle. Jonathon (the hot 25year old trainee from Switzerland) took Kirsty & Jade on the back of the ute to feed the sheep. They had a ball! There was a well equipped camp kitchen which the girls pretended was there very own restaurant. They set the table beautifully and served us with afternoon tea. The service was impeccable. Sadly this farm along with its neighbours was destroyed in the 2005 Black Tuesday fires. Arnd & his family just made it out alive. The family said “It was a weird feeling driving out of the fire passing by the golf course with people still playing golf, as these fires were burning houses, animals & people.”
8.03.12 Today we went into Port Lincoln. Population 12000. The foreshore is lined with lush green grass, barbeques and a long walkway. The Marina is pretty flash too. We found a great seafood market and splurged on oysters & prawns for lunch. Apparently Port Lincoln has more millionaires per capita than anywhere else in Australia. I am loving the (window) shopping!
10.03.12 Vacated the farm and went to the southern tip. Whalers Way is a massive privately owned property, open to the public, to stay and explore. With sandy dirt roads hugging the rugged rocky limestone cliffs, we followed the grader to our destination 14 klms along. Couldn’t go to close to the edge. Not a good spot for little children. It is a long weekend here in SA, and we had this camp spot all to ourselves once again. The surf was massive!
A 30 metre drop over the edge!
We had 4 beautiful days here. Huey was kind. Mike & Rob caught fish which they think were blue groper? No photo sorry.
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