Sunday
6th December
Mount
Remarkable National Park
Jim
arose early and found a local Coles to reprovision the campervan for
the next week and pick up a few muffins for breakfast.
Heading
north up the Flinders Hwy we continued to follow the coast. Our
morning had a little tension as we decided not to fill up until we
reached one of the smaller towns on the coast – only problem: both
smaller towns were either not open or has no working
diesel bowsers. Finally we came slunk upon a road house where we
filled up – crises averted.
The
town of Whyalla is best known as a steel port town. But a little
known fact is that it also has an official nude beach. We found this
out in the official tourist guide so decided to make it our lunch
stop for some local flavor'.
The
beach was a little out of town (not unusual) and the road in
certainly was a challenge. We found the parking area for the beach
and then headed through the scrub. Our trek took us through inch
deep mud and slush but we though it must be worth it. On
climbing the last sand hill we finally saw the beach – a stretch of
sand on a mangrove swamp with the ocean water about 50 metres out.
Big let down – oh well, can't get it right all the time.
After
lunch we headed back though the mud swamp, fully clothed, and spent
a more than few minutes scrubbing the mud off our feet then continued
north to Port Augusta and the Flinders Rangers.
Tonight
we're camped at the Mt Remarkable National Park. It's a big site but
only a few campers here. We're surrounded by majestic red river gums
that follow a gently moving creek. A group of emus (who re reckon
are locals) popped into say hello. After dinner as we crawled into
be we were serenaded by kookaburras.
