Monday 26th December

Here’s an update on my travels since the last blog entry nearly a week ago.

Setting off from Ceduna last Wednesday (21st December) we followed Highway 1 all the way around the coastline of the Eyre Peninsula.

Streaky Bay, the next town on from Ceduna, is an attractive place:

A bit further on is Venus Bay, which has a superb beach:

This road safety message is typically Australian:

We stayed the night at Port Lincoln, a quite large town at the southern tip of the Eyre Peninsula,

On Thursday 22nd December we made our first stop at Franklin Harbour:

I had some very tasty freshly caught oysters there:

One of the town’s attractions is the “Black Stump”:

We made another stop at Whyalla, a town with a large steel works, where there were great views from the Hummock Hill lookout:

We stayed the night at Port Augusta, at the tip of the Spencer Gulf, between the Eyre and Yorke peninsulas. (Not to be confused with Augusta, WA, one of the stops on the bike ride 2 weeks ago). This is a photo of the bridge across the gulf, with the old (now pedestrianised) bridge behind:

The main street of Port Augusta:

We were now just 300kms from Adelaide.

The next day, Friday 23rd, was the final day of the journey. We stopped for a while in Port Pirie and took a look around the museum and some of the many fine historic buildings:

Then on to Adelaide, arriving around 3pm. Found accommodation in the centre of town, it was good to be back in this beautiful city in time for some rest and relaxation over Xmas, after several weeks of constant travelling. This photo was taken in the centre of the city, Victoria Square:

Now I am looking forward to doing plenty of cycling around the city, and also a ride up to the Barossa Valley - further updates will appear soon!

Thanks for reading,

Merry Xmas to all and best wishes for 2012.