Up at 0700 again, tried a couple of cafes but didn’t like the offerings so went back to the same one as yesterday and this time we both had a bacon and egg muffin.
Into the car and started the drive to Port Lincoln, according to Google it was going to take just under 7 hours, but with stops probably nearer 9.
The weather was good, mostly sunny, and the road good. We passed green fields and saw some camels (not dead). There was a reasonable amount of traffic on the road, not enough to slow us down, but a surprising amount considering it wasn’t a main road or school holidays.
Our first stop was Port Pirie after 2 hours for a walk and coffee, and we also had a piece of cake each because we’re on holiday.
Popped into a book shop and Song bought a Michael Palin travel book (New Europe) because it was about some of the places we’ll be visiting next year, and another on historic Australian towns. As I paid the woman asked if I was on their customer list and I said it was highly unlikely. She also asked if I wanted to enter the draw to win some books but I said not really, it would be a bit difficult to pick them up if I won.
Back in the car and after about an hour stopped off for lunch in Port Augusta. Song was hoping for some seafood but all we could find were some cafes, so she had a foccacia with salami and I had a gourmet sausage roll. I also had an iced chocolate because I’m on holiday (but that didn’t stop my boss calling me. I asked Song if I should ignore it but she rightly said I’d only be wondering what he wanted, plus he’d probably keep calling till I answered.)
We were about half way to Port Lincoln and headed off down the coast. The traffic thinned out a bit but we still saw quite a few cars.
Called in at Whyalla to have a cup of tea and check out the ocean, and I got surrounded by seagulls who thought the teabag was food.
Another couple of hours and we arrived at Port Lincoln and drove past the accommodation which was an apartment one road back from the beach – it looked a bit dodgy as it was above a salvation army op shop, but was actually very nice, clean, spacious and comfortable.
Chilled out for about 30 minutes and then walked around the corner to the number 1 restaurant in Port Lincoln and ordered the seafood platter and a glass of wine, because I’m on holiday.
Sitting opposite us was Matthew Guy. After seeing Penny Wong in Adelaide it seemed we were on a politician sight seeing tour.
The meal was good – fish, chips, oysters (plain and kilpatrick, calamari, mussels and salad), and plenty of it.
Stopped off at the supermarket on the way home to get some milk and cereal for breakfast then watched tv before bed