Eyre Peninsula

29th December, 2017

We have spent the past 5 days at Port Lincoln in the south of the Eyre Peninsula.

Our 5 days here have been good and bad – highs and lows…

We arrived Xmas eve to an unexpectedly quiet campsite, which the kids loved as they used the whole hillside as their own private BMX track. Our site was huge with ocean glimpses and there was a nice grassy area at the bottom of the campground where we  spent a few afternoons having sundowners while the kids joined in with big cricket games.

 

Our first Christmas in the van was exciting for the kids and Santa managed to find them! We had lots of yummy food, leg ham and cooked a yummy roast. Our Xmas table was decorated from some beautiful flowers picked from the roadside on our morning drive to Tumby Bay.

 

Boxing Day was beautiful!! We took a drive to Coffin Bay National Park. The scenery was awesome, the beaches stunning and the weather amazing!

 

The next day, we drove to the tip of the Peninsula. The scenery on the way was lovely.

 

And we found a lovely little beach with great surf for the boys. We went back again yesterday, but the weather and surf weren’t in our favour.

 

With time on our hands, one morning we decided to get rid of the dreadlocks that the boys have managed to turn their hair into from months of salt water and very few showers. Matty was not at all impressed with the whole process, but definitely looks a lot better than he did with his ponytail dreadlock sticking out the side of his head.

 

Even though we have had some good days here, the fact that our trip is almost over is starting to hit home. For 6 months we have had no itinerary, no deadlines, no set destination. But suddenly, we no longer feel that we have the freedom to plod along at our own pace – move when we feel ready and not have to book ahead.

We have probably rushed off from our last two stops before we had wanted to. And have felt a bit trapped here, having booked for 5 days because it was Xmas and thinking we wouldn’t get a campsite otherwise.

We also know that from here on in, we have a lot of distance to cover and not much time to stop and enjoy the places on the way – because it’s now less than a month till Drew’s back at work and the kids back at school.

A few overcast days have added to our (particularly my) somber mood 😦