TUESDAY - 28/05/2013 - ROBE SA

Dot as usual awoke early and was up and about on the deck taking photos of the magnificient sunrise over
the lake below our B&B.  She came and woke me to come and see, which I did but then returned to the warm bed.

We went out just after 9.00 and visited a recommended seafood supplier.   He had a series of tanks with crayfish ranging from the small ones of 1 -1.5 kilo, to very large ones.   They like company as most were on top of one another as a large mass. I e-mailed a picture to Ian Darvell [crayfish diver of old] and I had a return phone call within 30 seconds \, wanting to know where his was.  Off course Dot wanted a small one for our tea.

When we came back to our cottage to put the crayfish in the refrigerator we drove to the end of our street to  turn around (only a couple of houses) and there was a hairy wombat grazing on the naturestrip.  Sigh, lovely.

The morning was spent wandering around the cliff tracks at the top end of the spit.  Erosion has taken its toll on the cliff face resulting in a large blow-hole 30+ metres from the cliff edge.   A 40' high navigational obelisk is under severe threat over the coming years.  We met some people from Croydon on our walk.

A lunch off Fish & Chips with some calamari rings and scallops was enjoyed on the beach out of the wind....it did not take long to have some seagulls on hand to finish the excessive quantity of chips.

Then a casual drive around the coast visiting little bays - did not opt to let the tires down and drive on the beaches.  We finally arrived at Beachport, where we had camped some 30 years ago.  .  We walked out the full length of the current pier - 770metres [original length was 1220 metres].  The cray factory has been closed down and now operates as a coffee shop and clothes/gift shop.

We had some coffee which was good, but not as good as the coffee we had in Robe yestersay afternoon.  Mahalia's roast a range of special blends and has taken off prizes at the recent Royal Easter Show.

On the return trip, we stopped off at Woakwine Cutting - refer pictures of cutting and plaque.  All put in
place with minimum resources to drain a very large swamp - now pasture for beef cattle.

The balance of the trip was driving "blind" directly into the setting sun, which we aimed to see at West Beach as it dropped below the sea horizon.......we arrived approximately 5 - 10 minutes late, so it will be on the Agenda tomorrow night.

Off to the B&B to set up the Blog and then drink some nice white wine and the Crayfish!!!!!  Our tea!!  Yum

There is a photo album too - link on right side of blog.