Another beautiful day dawned at Rapid Bay and Gordie thought he would break out the ring of fire for breakfast – fortunately experience makes for wiser decisions as he has a custom-made board to sit it on now to prevent any fire damage to the table below.

After brekkie it was revealed that the “Watergate” scandal in the Hunters Lotus was finally coming to a resolution – it had been going on for days as Gordie struggled to fill his water tanks without wasting water…. the attempt by McGyver to pour it on using a spout from the jerry was also unsuccessful…. Branch was happy to look on…but the final solution was the good ole bucket and outdoor shower hose and pump which filled the tanks like a treat without any backflow. Everyone cheered as this meant we would not hear any more about the water woes of the Lotus…

As the day was beautiful, we planned to head north to a few different beaches…. first stop Second Valley where we had heard the snorkelling was good. We arrived at Second Valley and yet again another jetty – South Australia is jetty capital of the world.

The area is known for the Weedy Sea Dragon and we were keen to see it in its natural habitat. Trev and I grabbed our snorkelling gear and jumped in from the beach while the others went for a walk around the rocks.

The water was a good temperature and very clear.

As we swam over towards the jetty the seabed was pretty with fine white sand and a huge variety of underwater plants as well as colourful fish.

We snorkelled for quite a lengthy time but unfortunately did not see any sea dragons. Trev found a lure that he kept for Klaus. Gordie hopped in for a swim then and a bit of a snorkel.

After we had finished, we decided to head on further…. Klaus was on the ball but ended up having to wait patiently at the car while Gordie was still sorting himself out… a common scene…

The next stop was the lookout where the HMAS Hobart memorial was. The warship was deliberately scuttled a few KMs off the coast here after it had completed its service and was now an artificial reef and well-known dive site.

Driving into Normanville we reached the beach and guess what?? ANOTHER jetty…. and beautiful beach for a swim. Everyone was pretty hungry by now so we went back to the local café and grabbed some lunch…Trev could not resist a trip to the bakery and came out with a “Kitchener” bun.

After lunch Trev and I headed down to the beach for a swim while the others went to look at the shops in the village. The water was again clear – a beautiful blue colour and looked very inviting. We swam out to the pontoon and climbed out – and noticed Klaus and Gordie had arrived and were swimming out to meet us.

Normanville was a lovely location and once we swam back to the beach we decided to stay and relax for a while. The others arrived and we spent some time sitting on the beach – it got so hot that we found some shade under the jetty…

It was time to leave but Dave decided to quickly fill up his jerry can of water as security – from the beach shower!!! Seems he needed some insurance on water usage due to Rosie and the shower????

Back at camp and Branch was out again – this time assisting Trev with the persistent left blinker issue – which remained an issue – no resolution ….

After a lovely day the wind became increasingly gusty…. during the night Trev and I got up and put down our awning…. just as well because later that night the wind created havoc tearing gazebos and collapsing tents….fortunately we were all OK.