Jetty Tour Day 25 - Point Turton to Stansbury

The lime kiln at Wool Bay

Beautiful weather as we moved camp today. 23C and a cloudless blue sky for what was a short crossing from West to East on the peninsular.

An early start included a return to Magazine Bay before we left Point Turton, as we discovered there was a cave to be explored if only we had descended the staircase. We did, we found it, it wasn't worth it. Didn't even take a photo and I take photos of almost anything.

We stopped in Yorketown so Sue could shop and I could update medication I had been given on Saturday, as I was having an adverse reaction to it. Same doctor, same pomposity only this time I stood my ground. I got the script I wanted and left this rude locum behind. I have an inkling as to why he isn't in a practice full time. Walk on.

After Yorketown it was almost straight east to Wool Bay and a look at the historic lime kilns which is built into the cliff face. In the early 1920's there were three such kilns and another three up on the top of the cliffs. The intention was to burn the locally quarried limestone in the kilns to produce mortar for the Adelaide building market but unfortunately, because an unmanageable draft, they were never really a success. The remaining kilns is a fascinating hark back to the area's past.

On to our destination for the next two nights, Stansbury. Tight site but practice is making me near perfect and Sue and I pretty much nailed it first go.

Click on the camera for today's photos

What a site! It backs on to the Gulf of St Vincent, quite literally. As I type, the water is lapping onto a short beach twenty metres away.

Coffees in the village and a short walk around - it doesn't really require anything longer - and then a nice chat with the lady in the information centre. It started about the area but quickly moved into our shared personal love of animals.

Off to sleep tonight to the sound of gently lapping waves.