patl
02-11-2008, 11:47 PM
Just got back from 3 weeks wandering around South Aust and South West NSW.
Travelled from home via Broken Hill.
Then on to South Aust, stayed near one of the salt lakes, Lake Gillies first night and then up into the Gawler Ranges, stayed at Kolay Hut for a couple of days and then down to Ceduna. Had a drive out towards the Nullabour and Head of the Bight.
Followed the coast for a couple of days (Smokey Bay) and eventually ended up at Coffin Bay National Park.
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Kept following the coast up to Whyalla and done what I suppose you should do in Whyalla and go snapper fishing, got a couple of good fish on soft plastic and fed a couple to a Great White that liked the fish better than we did. It was aggressive and was taking fish from right beside the boat flashing its dentures, mind you at around 4 meters plus I wasn’t going to argue with it!
Then down to Port Elliot and the along the beach to the mouth of the mighty Murray, well not so mighty at the moment. Camped in the Coorong to have a look around. Then started to follow the Murray along sticking close to it camping at different places along it and getting a couple of fish as well. A couple of cod and silver’s – all let go of course!8618
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Left the river and ducked up to Lake Mungo National Park to have a look at the great wall, and it then rained which the local population all lined up to drink the puddles of water off the road.
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Across the Hay plain and last night out a Lake Coggelligoe.
Travelled over 8,600km and averaged 11.4 L/100km. Just remember I have a tray camper on the back which probably adds 500+kg to the car so doesn’t help the mileage that well.
We have a big country and cant wait to get back out there!
Travelled from home via Broken Hill.
Then on to South Aust, stayed near one of the salt lakes, Lake Gillies first night and then up into the Gawler Ranges, stayed at Kolay Hut for a couple of days and then down to Ceduna. Had a drive out towards the Nullabour and Head of the Bight.
Followed the coast for a couple of days (Smokey Bay) and eventually ended up at Coffin Bay National Park.
86198620
Kept following the coast up to Whyalla and done what I suppose you should do in Whyalla and go snapper fishing, got a couple of good fish on soft plastic and fed a couple to a Great White that liked the fish better than we did. It was aggressive and was taking fish from right beside the boat flashing its dentures, mind you at around 4 meters plus I wasn’t going to argue with it!
Then down to Port Elliot and the along the beach to the mouth of the mighty Murray, well not so mighty at the moment. Camped in the Coorong to have a look around. Then started to follow the Murray along sticking close to it camping at different places along it and getting a couple of fish as well. A couple of cod and silver’s – all let go of course!8618
8617
Left the river and ducked up to Lake Mungo National Park to have a look at the great wall, and it then rained which the local population all lined up to drink the puddles of water off the road.
8616
Across the Hay plain and last night out a Lake Coggelligoe.
Travelled over 8,600km and averaged 11.4 L/100km. Just remember I have a tray camper on the back which probably adds 500+kg to the car so doesn’t help the mileage that well.
We have a big country and cant wait to get back out there!