The sun rose over the camp and the sea was misty – the day was so different from yesterday – blue skies and a light breeze!

We packed up and headed west along the coast aiming to have lunch around the Beachport area.

First stop was Southend Beach – the end of an extremely long stretch of beach. It was again white sand with turquoise water and obviously a great fishing place.

We continued on then to Beachport stopping at Surf Beach where finally there was a wave albeit a bit small. Gordie and Trev decided to stay and have the first surf of the trip while we all went on into Beachport itself for a coffee and a look around.

Beachport has a very long jetty extending way out into the bay so we walked the length after a coffee at the café just across the road from the jetty.

Beachport had some lovely old buildings – all in the style that seems very characteristic of South Australian buildings with large edge blocks on the corners.

Trev and Gordie arrived back from their surf and grabbed a takeaway coffee and we drove on to Salmon Hole a beautiful swimming location on the other side of town.

Trev and I went in for a swim – the water was cold but very refreshing and crystal clear. The scenery around was breathtaking with sand dunes, azure water, rocky outcrops and bushland.

We decided to have lunch nearby at the Pool of Siloam – a great place to park but the pool looked a bit murky. A local bloke came past and was going in for a dip – all was revealed when he told us that he was going in for his daily treatment for his skin!! Apparently the water in the lake was 7 times saltier than the sea and very good for your skin….

Driving on then towards Kingston our destination for the night, we stopped at Robe for a look but there was not much to see so went on to Pinks Beach, another long beach that was a popular spot for driving 4WDs – seems most beaches here are used as alternate roadways. The water here was warmer than Salmon Hole as it was a huge shallow bay – and Rosie was hoping it would be much the same at the place we were staying….

Arriving in Kingston we drove through the Will’s Beach Shack – a “free camp” ground on Will’s beachfront property. On our arrival we were greeted by a very friendly Will who directed us to our site location- and gave us some good advice as to where to eat in town.

A quick set up and we headed straight for the beachfront and a swim. The water was warm but very shallow for a long way out – still great though to get into the sea for a refreshing swim! No surf here….but a great outdoor shower!!

Kerry had been very observant and noticed that the Wells had lost something else from their caravan wheel – a dust cover…Branch found it amusing as it was just the right size for him to hop in to….hopefully nothing else falls off the wheels!!

The Crown Hotel Bistro in Kingstown was the place to eat according to Will as the fish and chip shop allegedly had given him diarrhoea – better to eat where the locals do so we drove back in to the pub. Kingston is the home of the Big Lobster – love those big Aussie icons – so we were hoping for some great seafood.

The meals were great – the most tender squid I have ever eaten and Gordon and Kerry really enjoyed their Coffin Bay Oyster entrée!

Back to camp for coffee and chocolate…and a good nights sleep.