Waking to new sounds

Fitzgerald Bay

22nd to 24th November, 2011

We left Port Gibbon in search of the elusive sealion. We eventually found a huge Grandpa one after trekking up, over and around mammoth sand dunes - a treat for us all! Happy in that we set off, through the heritage town of Cowell and made our way to Lucky Bay. We checked this out as a possible campspot, but decided to keep going to Whyalla. After checking out the township of Whyalla and having some lunch on the foreshore, we headed out to Fitzgerald Bay Bush Camp. We were greeted very warmly by friendly fellow campers and were impressed once again by the quality of SA's free camps. The bay was so so flat and at lowtide you had to walk 1500m to get to water that shallow it would only cover your toes. It was really hot here so we needed the water to cool down, a huge contrast to just having been in Port Lincoln!! The best fishing here was the blue swimmer crabs and the razorfish. The blue swimmer crabs were so abundant all you needed was a bucket, a pair of tongs and a keen eye and you had dinner sorted. The razorfish are a type of shellfish, with a massive shell, that once you get to the part you can eat its a lot like scallop. The scenery around here was stunning with two peninsulas almost landlocked, it was pretty special!