Port Gibbon, SA

21st November, 2010

A big day of sightseeing as we headed up the east coast of the Eyre Peninsula. We stopped in at Tumby Bay where the kids enjoyed a play in the park and we enjoyed the views of this quiet, historic old wheat port. We pulled in at the shanty town of Arno Bay, population of 250, to look for sealions. No luck, so we drove onto Port Gibbon to find a great overnighter.  Flat campsites with a flushing toilet (luxury), a bush shower (a corrugated iron changeroom, with a hook to hang your thermal shower bag -  another luxury), water from a tap and a site that we could leave the trailer hooked on. We set up and went for walk along the beach, finding lots of seagrass, a few pufferfish on the shore and loads of old sea urchins. The bay of Port Gibbon was surrounded by rugged orange cliffs that had been undercut after years of having been ravaged by the elements - pretty spectacular!

 

Grandpa sealion we stumbled across, it was huge!

James and Darcy taking over where the sealion left off

Need to get to the top so we can run back down - too much energy!

And again and again

The red cliffs of Port Gibbon

The undercut was a big scary

More sandhills, a bit smaller this time ...

But the same idea !

Pluto the donation dog at the free camp at Port Gibbon.

Great idea for an old jetty

Port Gibbon from afar

Never trust a snake with a small head.

Bearded dragon - stunning colour