EYRE PENINSULA 9/9/2019 – 14/9/2019 Itinerary

Home , Eyre Peninsula, Point Labatt, Port Augusta, Port Pirie

Day 1 Monday 9 Sept. Drive to Port Lincoln. 7:30 am start and brief stop in Lipson and Tumby Bay on the way to Lincoln and at Poonindie Mission and church. Other stops in Port Augusta, Whyalla, Cowell etc. Overnight at the modern and luxurious four star four storey Port Lincoln Hotel on the Esplanade. PORT LINCOLN HOTEL/MOTEL DINNER BED & BREAKFAST

Day 2 Tuesday 10 Sept. Morning tour to spectacular Whalers Way with side trip to Mikkira Homestead ruins. Admission about $5 to be paid on the day and not included. Afternoon explorations of Port Lincoln, including a drive to the lookout over the bay. PORT LINCOLN HOTEL/MOTEL DINNER BED & BREAKFAST

Day 3 Wednesday 11 Sept. We head up the coast and stop in to Coffin Bay. Stop Dutton Bay on way for morning tea. Brief stops at Sheringa and Lake Hamilton and its pioneer cemetery. Lunch stop in Elliston where we take southern coast drive circuit. We travel on to Colton for brief stop at the church and burial site of SA’s first Greek settler. We pass through Venus Bay on our journey to Streaky Bay. We stay at Streaky Bay Hotel Motel right on the esplanade. STREAKY BAY HOTEL/MOTEL DINNER, BED & BREAKFAST

Day 4 Thursday 12 Sept. We explore the town and then drive a circuit from Streaky Bay to Sceale Bay, Point Labatt with its seal colony and then inland to Murphy’s haystacks. We will see Eyre’s memorial near Streak Bay. STREAKY BAY HOTEL/MOTEL DINNER, BED & BREAKFAST

Day 5 Friday 13 Sept. We travel north to Poochera and Minnipa. From here we drive out to Pildappa Rocks - an inselberg which is like Wave Hill in WA. Next we stop at Wudinna with its pink granite statue of the farmer. Time for a look at the town too and the small museum. Then we travel on to Kimba. We go to see sculptures of Eyre and Wylie on a hill overlooking Kimba and then the new silo art. We stay overnight at the Kimba Hotel/Motel in the main street. KIMBA GATEWAY HOTEL/MOTEL DINNER, BED & BREAKFAST

Day 6 Saturday 14 Sept. Return to Adelaide with visit to Arid Lands Botanic garden in Port Augusta along the way and with a stop in Port Pirie etc. Arrive at WEA about 6 pm.