We survived the wild and windy night and awoke to a sunny day – and no wild things in sight. Early morning sun rising over the beach was beautiful!

We did not have to be out of the campground til 12 so we took our time packing up and went for a long beach walk to the dunes to see just how magnificent they were close up.

The Hunters enjoyed a romantic moment….

Debate raged as to whose legs were bandier – Trev’s or Gordies – a photo decided the answer….

The beach was so wild and deserted – we were the only ones on it….

The sandhills were huge – it was like walking through the Sahara Desert.

Gordie, Trev and I climbed to the top and the views from there were breathtaking.

No doubt about it – sand dunes brought out the kid in some people……

The drive to Streaky Bay was just under 2 hours and so we had planned a couple of stops along the way to see some of the local attractions…first stop the legendary Elliston Bakery for lunch – pies according to Gordie that give Hayden’s pies a run for the money!!

The Talia and Woolshed sea caves were next on the list – we were unable to locate the Talia Cave but saw “the Tub” instead – a sea cave whose roof had collapsed forming a rough bowl 60-70 metres deep. The coarse-grained sandstone at the base of the cliffs has joints that allow the waves and wind to erode the weak spots forming the sea caves over time.

The Woolshed Cave was easy to locate, and we walked down the cliff face steps to the cave – another spectacular natural formation….

The road out to the caves area was unsealed and rough…. more Branch events in the Weiss van with the microwave on the move….

Our next destination was Murphy’s Haystacks – some more Inselbergs like the Remarkable Rocks on Kangaroo Island…. at this point a strange event occurred ???Dave coming in hot and missing the left-hand turn despite radio instructions passed on by Rosie to Klaus who was behind the Wells…. We all ended up at the Haystacks but Rose and Dave were nowhere in sight…. they apparently turned around but failed to locate us and so decided to drive on to Streaky Bay…. After waiting a while Gordie and Kerry took a quick pic of Murphy’s Haystacks and went on to try and find the Wells while Klaus, Beryl, Trev, and I enjoyed a stroll through them…

Branch got out to stretch his legs and Trev tried his hand at rock surfing….

Gordie and Kerry never found the Wells and were first to our destination – Streaky Bay Islands Caravan Park – where they set up. A bit later, the Weiss’s and us arrived just as Rose and Dave arrived…. ’twas a mystery what had happened to them but nevertheless we were all reunited!!

Our sites were beachfront and so after setting up we sat and watched the sun set over the bay….