Location: Tumby Bay, Redcliffe

Region: Eyre Peninsula

Dates: Monday 4 – Wednesday 6 March 2024

Temperatures: 15 – 29 degrees

Monday 4 March, 15 – 26 degrees

Leaving Port Lincoln today, we have just a short drive up the East side of the Eyre Peninsula to Tumby Bay, about 50km.

We take the Redcliffe road off the Lincoln Highway about 20kms from Tumby Bay and 15km of gravel road to the Redcliffe camp, not too bad. Our campsite is right on the waters edge and we look forward to the waves sending us to sleep later.

On the way in we pass a charming old farmhouse set amidst dry fields. It reminds me of a similar house I saw in Scotland. So different but somehow similar? What do you think?

After setup we drive into Tumby Bay and explore. Tumby is a charming town with an excellent RV stop in town opposite the old jetty. The foreshore is lined with Pine Trees and the town has street art and silo art. The area has a marina and is known for fishing and beautiful beaches.

We visit the bakery which looks busy; always a good sign and I order two pies, plan for me, pepper steak for Rob.

The girl serving starts the order then turns to me and says the top on the plain pie has come off, I can have it for free or I can choose another. I say top off is ok, thank you. In all my years eating pies I’ve never heard of this and neither had Rob? The pie was nice, a little hard to eat as the top kept moving but that’s okay. 👍

Tuesday 5 March, 15 - 32 degrees sunny with showers

We decided to stay an extra day at Redcliffe camp. It’s so lovely to be right on the beach and the morning is sunny with just a breeze and we don’t have to be up at Wilpena Pound until Thursday so it will just mean a longer drive tomorrow.

Rob has an early swim and we otherwise have a quiet day so I feed my starter and spend the morning catching up on my blog, making muesli bars and chatting to my friend Liz in Brisbane for a while.

About lunchtime a shower comes across and we sit under our awning enjoying the sprinkle and watching how the sea changes colours.

Afterwards we walk around the beach to the point. We see sea snails, starfish, a dead baby Ray and lots of birds.

We also see two hooded plovers on the beach. These birds are protected in this area.

We also see Pacific Gulls on the rocks and on the vegetation. They seem to be eating red berries found along the coast here. I research but can find no reference for this behaviour?

About 3:30pm I looked out the window and saw a fin in the water then three dolphins surfaced. Rob then ran up the coastline trying to get photos as they made their way past but they were too quick.

As the evening closes in the sunset is once again a beauty.

We continue North/North East tomorrow travel up the remainder of the Eyre Peninsula and then on to the Flinders Ranges. Next stop Hawker.

Stay well, be safe, be kind. xx