8th December 2013- WALLAROO AREA

8th December 2013-Wallaroo Area

The last few days have given us some heat which equals...swimming! The beach here is lovely, though like Streaky Bay when the tide goes out it goes a looooong way out!

THE VIEW FROM OUR CARAVAN WINDOW!!!!

ANOTHER HOT DAY, SEE HOW FAR AWAY THE WATER WAS, AFTER A COUPLE OF HOURS IT COMES BACK IN AGAIN.

 

We have done some more sightseeing in this area, and returned to the Museum in Moonta. It held rooms and rooms of memorabilia relating to the mining operation that occurred there, though of particular interest and not something I have seen at other museums, was a great exhibition of WWII. they had everything from clothing worn by our soldiers and German soldiers, they had ration tins, radio receivers, medical stretchers and medals. It was very interesting (after the first couple of museums they can all start to look the same so we are careful to only look through the ones that can offer 'something different')

I purchased more lollies....the fresh sherbet cone was gone by the time we left the carpark, the spuds were gone by the end of the street and I still have tucked away a stash of raspberry rock and peanut butter fudge....mmmmm good stuff.

HERE IS SAMMY WITH HER CHICKEN FLAVOURED GINGER BREAD MAN-WHAT A CUTE IDEA!!

We are heading off again tomorrow, aren't sure where we will be tomorrow night but it will be somewhere south on the Yorke Peninsula as we have more areas to see down there. The weather is going to cool off a bit for the rest of the week which will be nicer for travelling and sightseeing.

THE SUN SETTING OVER THE WALLAROO JETTY

Wallaroo is a strange town in that so many of the houses here are vacant and advertised for short term holiday rental. The population is 3000 people but  I suspect in summer it swells to over 10 000 people because it seems as though at least half of the houses are holiday accommodation. The lack of shops is odd as well, with Kadina (only 9kms away) being the main shopping centre of the upper peninsula not many people have bothered to open shops here, just some basic necessities. I do like that there are no fast food chains here, just a fish and chip shop and a pizza shop.... what else do you need when you are on holiday, not much I have found.