Haystacks and more

After a wet and windy night the rain eased up a little today and we were able to get out in the Suzi to see quite a few places. About four Kms from town is a waterhole that John Eyres used in one of his exploration expeditions. An interesting historical snippet.

Then it was on to Murphy's Haystacks. They are a fascinating group of granite rocks that are various shapes and sizes. Quite amazing and well worth the look. There's a perfectly good reason how they came to be but I can,t remember much except they are part of an island under the surface.

We drove to the top part of Baird Bay and it is a beach that you could easily spend a day with the family there. The water is shallow and on a hot day would be wonderful swimming.

We visited the ruins of an old town called Calca where there is an abandoned church and hall plus the old post office.

We also found the original school site which is marked by a plaque but no real evidence that a school was ever there except perhaps the circle of very old trees that surrounded the site.

There are great surfing beaches here as well and some of the pics of the wave sizes are incredible. Just a bit cold to go in today though..

After a great day out of sightseeing we were back to the bus for a drink and enjoyed one of the local pizzas here at the park. We sat at our usual place and thoroughly enjoyed it. By this time the weather is well and truly clearing and looking good for a sunny weekend. One couple told us it hailed when they stayed at the Nullabor Roadhouse last night. Washing and recharging is all done so we're off in the morning heading to Pt Augusta before our next leg to Coober Pedy to hopefully find an opal or two. So take care everyone, we are really enjoying ourselves and could get used to this for a long time to come... I did buy a slik pik for tonight so fingers crossed. See you all. Please leave a comment or two Love to all and I talkies soon Xx Sonia n John xx