Our view from the van at Black Point

Camp at Black Point

Another view from the Van

5/5/2012  -  We left Parham at 9.45 with no definite destination planned.  Port Wakefield was our first stop at the Caravan Shop where Pa bought a new anode rod for our hot water system.  Just after Port Wakefield we turned onto the Yorke Peninsula.  I tried to get a photo of the "Welcome to Yorke Peninsula" sign but had the camera on the wrong setting so we wont have a photo of that unless we come back this way on our return trip and stop there.  Next town was Port Clinton where there were lots of tractors to tow the boats out to the deeper water at low tide and at Price the next town they collect salt from the solar salt pans there and ship it out of Ardrossan .  Ardrossan is quite a big town with huge white grain silos and a long jetty.  They load grain from the silos, dolomite that is mined in the area and salt onto ships that dock at the wharf.  James Well and Rogues Point were just quiet little fishing towns but really nice.  One house had a letterbox with what looked like a V8 motor with a couple of carbies on top and another just down the road had a set of traffic lights mounted on the front of the house.  Pine Point was next which is where we though we might stop but the caravan park was very small so we kept going just down the road to Black Point.  It is really nice here and the Campground is more like a caravan park with only 13 sites.  The front sites are $20 a night and the others are $15.  We chose one of the front ones which is a bit further from the road and probably a little bit quieter.  We got settled in and went for a walk down the beach.  The water was lovely, really calm and there isn't very much seaweed.  It looks like we may be able to get the kayaks into the water here.  There are houses right down on the edge of the beach.  When the tide comes in it laps the front of the houses.  There is a boat ramp right next to the campground so we can watch the boats coming and going.  We had a bit of fish this afternoon and Pa caught 3 TommyRough and I caught 1.  We'll use them for bait at some stage.  My first fish since we have been on this trip.  Hopefully we can catch some whiting tomorrow.