DAY 40
MONDAY
6 February 2017 – Finished
book 4 - Falling By Jane Green. Similar to many of her other novels, heavily
character driven with common relationship issues.
New England Patriots won the Superbowl, beating the Atlanta
Falcons in OT
Curramulka – Minlaton – Warooka – Corny Point – Point Turton
The rain didn’t let
up much during the night, but thankfully the temp dropped and it became quite
easy to sleep. The cloud covered remained, leading us into a false sense of
time, when I eventually woke and got out it was already 8.45am.
It didn’t take much to be on the road. We paid our fees at
the general store, $7 for the privilege of parking at the sports complex, I
took some photos around the main road and then it was off, back through
Minlaton.
The day remained grey, but unlike the past few it was also
windy, so it made it heavy going for Paul. We passed through Warooka before
finally making it to our destination, Corny Point, about an hour from when we
left.
The caravan park was easily located and we pulled in, paid
the $28 fee and found ourselves a bay for the day. Once all connected up and
with our day things ready we took off in the Getz heading for the coast to
complete a circuit of the point and bays lining this area of the Yorke
Peninsula.
Veering off the main road, we traveled the poorly graded
gravel road, shaking all the way. We took in the sights of Point Annie,
stopping to walk along the top of the cliff top. The wind was strong and
blustery and it was quite cool, 19 degrees Celsius.
We returned to the car to continue to be shake around before
reaching another lookout that we did a quick check of before heading on to
South Berry Bay. Here there were stairs to the beach they I made my way down
and onto the beach below. We walked to the rocky outcrop that led into the
water, scampering over the surfaces to find places to take photos. Some of the
rock was very black an obvious lava flow from a volcano that once existed.
The walk back up to the top was strenuous, as we ascended
the stair case and back to the car. It was on to North Berry Bay and another
walkway to the beach. The views from here were spectacular: the wild surf
rolling in to the shore. I had my eye out for dolphins but saw none. We did a quick walk along the beach admiring
the carved cliff face; the water and wind do a good job eroding it away. We
again made our way to the top and back to the calmness of the car. Our next
stop was Corny Point itself and the lighthouse. I did a walk around the
lighthouse, trying not to be blown away. We read the information boards,
checked out “Shark Rock” and then moved on to Horseshoe Bay for lunch.
We returned to the crappy gravel roads, passing many free
campgrounds. If I had known they were this accessible I would have suggested
one for the night, anyway. We drove the road all the way to Port Turton where
we stopped at the jetty to admire the view and be wind blown by the ferocious
breeze.
Satisfied with out look around, we continued on our journey,
returning to Warooka.
We stopped in the town for some groceries, fuel and photos
before following the road on to the Inland Sea Restaurant and seafood
wholesaler, where we picked up some prawns and octopus for later on. With the
necessities with us we returned to the park.
Our afternoon was spent readying for tomorrow’s departure,
sorting the photos and doing washing, before we took the basketball to the
local ring for a bit of a shoot around for some exercise. Once we were spent we
returned to use the camp kitchen for our diner and so I could watch the news as
well. A luxury.
Once back at the van, we enjoyed the luxury of some quiet,
reading and filling in the blog info.
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