Lincoln National Park, Eyre Peninsula, SA

Travelled: 66 Km from Carrow Wells, Tumby Bay to Red Cliffs free bush camp (-34.454640, 136.114953)

We stopped off in the small fishing town of Tumby Bay and strolled along the jetty watching fishermen catching some squid. 

The remains of the old clock tower 

Salmon! Quick, get the rod out 

Street art.

Haven’t tried the beer yet

It was only another 15mins out of town to reach the camping spot at Red Cliffs with a lovely view. Thank goodness there was no wind but unfortunately no sun either. Mark watched the Bombers finally have a win.

Travelled: 95km to Port Lincoln then to Lincoln National Park, Surfleet Cove Camp Ground Site 6, Day pass plus $13pn (-34.766083,135.957596)

Port Lincoln foreshore with Makybe Diva, jetty and fisherman…

We did our services (dump/water), filled with fuel and food in Port Lincoln before heading out to the National Park.

 There are a few choices of campgrounds with Surfleet Cove and September Beach being the 2 most popular for caravans. We picked Site 6 with views of the water and tucked in the trees (and next to the toilets). 

 After we set up we drove to Stamford parking area and walked up to Mathew Flinders memorial offering great views of the park.

 We then went out to Taylor’s Landing and we’re a tad disappointed- just a boat ramp, small camping area and a walking track. Luckily Wanna Lookout made up for it. We spent some time enjoying the rough seas smashing against the rocks and admiring the views from the cliffs. 

The area is also a popular for the sand dune driving.

We returned to our camp and enjoyed a BBQ Dinner.

After a peaceful night we woke up to a beautiful sunrise.

We then went to explore the northern end of the park starting at Donington Lighthouse ( named after Mathew Flinders’ birth place), built in 1905 and is 32m high. 

We decided to walk from here to September beach and we’re rewarded with viewing a pod of dolphins enjoying the waves, leaping out of the water. 

We jumped back into the cruiser and ventured 2 km of the main road on a 4wd track to Carcase Rock. We walked along the track for a bit to Yachties Beach before turning back. 

We popped into Fisherman’s Point and ate our lunch with views of the beach there. 

We were joined by a couple of skinks. 

We headed back to camp and from there we walked left from our site to Surfleet Point.

After returning we continued left from our site for about a 1km towards Spaulding Cove but turned back as it was getting close to dinner time, roast chicken and veg. 

And so our adventures in Lincoln National Park came to a close.