Well, as i hinted at in the last post, the trip home has been a bit of a fizzer. The weather from Ceduna to Melbourne has been fairly consistently cold, windy with some rain. We have has some sunny periods but all in al not a real trip back unfortunately.
We had intended to see more of the towns we passed through but instead decided to push onwards towards home, and therefore ended our trip a few day early.
Port Lincoln
The trip from Ceduna to Port Lincoln was interrupted a few times throughout the day when we stopped at some of the towns. We pulled into Streaky bay for morning tea and then again at Murphy's Haystacks for a bit of sight seeing. This was in between rain storms but they were still quite impressive. We had intended to visit some sea caves and a seal colony but as it was raining and the road out to these two attractions was dirt we passed. We also pulled into Venus bay for lunch. This was going to be our stop for the night but we had decided to push on to Port Lincoln.
The park in Port Lincoln was great, well kept and clean with a massive camp kitchen complete with a plasma TV so the girls got some soapies in for the evening. We had a great site overlooking the bay, as all the sites seems to be as the perk was terraced. The main township was a bit of a drive, as was the main marina but all in all we would definitely return here at some point. The park had two jetties which we could fish off and when we did we were able to see both a dolphin pass by and a seal hang around hoping for a free feed i would guess. We stopped fishing when the seal turned up 
Port Augusta
We travelled up from Port Lincoln to Port Augusta, stopping in at Tumby Bay and Whyalla. The weather was Ok for the trip through.
Without booking we tried to stop for the night at the Port Augusta Big4 but yet again, this must be a great park as it was full. That’s two trips we have found ourselves staying at the top tourist oh well, its not that bad a park for an overnight stop.
Renmark
The trip from Port Augusta was a good one, we did get rain and it was freezing but the scenery up through the hills was great and we stopped in for lunch at the Peterborough rail museum, Steamtown. The guided tour was most informative and highly recommended.
We stopped for the night at the Renmark Big4 right on the river and it was great, again a well maintained park that could easily cater for a full park, which it was not whilst we were there From the moment we arrived Caitlyn had a full flock of ducks following her and one point even had a pair of swans chasing her.
Swan Hill
The trip across to Swan Hill was interesting to say the least. Rather than pass through Mildura as we though we might, TOM TOM decided to take us the scenic route and took us on the single lane country roads. I have to say though, this was well worth it and we saw some great country side. If we had had any traffic, which we did not, i am sure my story might be slightly different
We stayed the night at the caravan park right on the river in Swan Hill as we have done before and it was good for an overnighter but it really is getting too cold to be out in the van.
We made a quick dash for home the next day after swan hill. The trip is over and we managed to travel 10855km. We all enjoyed it, even if it got a bit cold and cramped for the last week. Now begins the big clean up of the van and preparations for the next big adventure.
Thanks to all those that have been following us and my apologies for the light updates in the last week or so.
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