(Week 1) Home to Perlubie (February)

March 01, 2021

(Week 1) Home to Perlubie (February)

We left our house on Saturday 16th January and spent our first week living in the van on Watt's property in Paracombe while Jeremy finished his last week at work.

The car broke down! With less than a week until Jeremy was to finish work the car just stopped.

But a week or so later and it was good to again - and thankfully not a full engine rebuild as we initially suspected it might be!

We'd spent that time in between with Goolwa parents and finally set off on Thursday 11th February 2021!

Spent our first two nights at a great little donation camp in Alford Recreation Park near Wallaroo.

A day wandering Wallaroo jetty and foreshore and even an attempt at fishing on North Beach there.

Next overnight stop was Kimba at the Rec Park, and of course had to get a pic of the BIG Galah.

We had to refill water before we camped near Minnipa at Tcharkuldu Rock - explored here and Pildappa Rock (kind of like a mini Wave rock). Amazing sunset, sunrise and views from the top.

A few pics from Tcharkulda Rock

a few S U N S E T pics from Tcharkuldu Rock

(looking east on sunset)

A few pics and videos around and atop Pildappa Rock

Back at Tcharkuldu Rock - S U N R I S E

Farmers have made a short wall to divert water off the granite rock and into their water 'tank'.

Tori loves her Cosmic Kids Yoga!

School work with an ever changing vista...

A short drive on past Streaky Bay took us to Perlubie Beach for four nights - magical place and we were spoilt with warm swimming days and met heaps of other lovely travelling families. Most of us heading west.

Jeremy is working out his new drone - with practice the video footage will be easier to watch :)

Streaky Bay was so calm the water was like glass on the day we drove through.

Perlubie Beach - what a magical paradise

Little shelters along the beach that we were lucky enough to pull alongside for our stay.

Spectacular sunsets every night

One of the mornings I (Julie) headed for a 3km sunrise walk along the beach.
Despite the amount of people camped on the beach, very few of us were awake at 7.15am!

There were many Stingray holes exposed in the low tide area. Later in the day I actually saw one while kayaking at high tide, out near the seaweed where it was still shallow enough to stand up.

Saw some pretty little jellyfish with 4 blue rings on their backs too, but no pics.

We spent a great evening with new friends around a fire in the sand lounge

A day trip to Whistling Rocks and blowholes on a very hot and windy 43 degree day - too windy to stay on Perlubie beach, as the wind was whipping up the sand and seaweed.