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We were prepared to head off this morning but the wind was relentless all night and continued all day today.  It has been raining off and on but the wind was going to make the day very unpleasant.  After checking the weather maps and a quick chat with the proprietors of the caravan park, we decided to extend our stay here another day and not risk the weather across the Nullarbor.  There are several other vans here in the caravan park that are also waiting for the weather to improve.

The bird life is amazing.  There was one little bird this morning, about the size of an Indian Minor, but it was a soft velvety grey colour, and it had the most amazing call – 3 whistles and then 1 very loud clear sound almost like a bellbird.  It had been sitting just outside the door of the van serenading us.  Ann managed to get the attached photo if anyone can identify it.  It was very shy and seemed to blend into the foliage.

Unidentified Bird with amazing call

We spent the morning reading and emailing and after lunch the rain had stopped so we went for a walk to the beach.  Once we reached the point of no return, our big black cloud found us again and we ran for cover to a shelter on the beach, but the rain was horizontal and still managed to soak us!

When it eased we decided to continue on but it was obvious that more rain was not far away so we returned to the van to change and dry off.  We were very happy with our decision not to hit the road today.

Hopefully we head off tomorrow!

Interesting Facts about Ceduna:

• It is located on the Far West Coast of South Australia on the shores of Murat Bay on the Great Australian Bight.
• It is approximately 780 kms from Adelaide and 1900 road kms from Perth.
• Ceduna calls itself the Oyster Capital of Australia and hosts the annual Oysterfest on the SA long weekend in October.

After a beautiful sunset last night and a walk on the beach, we had just settled down to dinner and the skies opened up – our rain cloud had found us again!  The drumming of the rain on the roof didn’t stop us both having a great sleep after our long day on the road.

Today has gone from bright sunshine to squally rain and back again all day.  Quite unpleasant!

This morning we headed out to Thevenard to visit the fresh fish processors as Ann was dying to get some fresh fish.  Both factories appeared to be closed, much to Ann’s huge disappointment.  However, on our way back into Ceduna, there was a large funeral underway and we suspect there might be a connection.

Anyway, Bill’s fish and chicken shop [next door to Bill’s pizza and pasta] advertises that they cook up local fish so I placated Ann with a serve of fresh grilled fish and salad, cooked by Bill.  It was delicious so we were very happy campers again.

We also visited IGA to do some shopping for the next several days as there is not likely to be a supermarket where we are heading.  And yes, we finally got some milk!

Between rain storms we had a bit more of a walk around the caravan park.  With the weather we’ve had we are very pleased that we were allocated such a nice large and protected site.

The amenities blocks here are quite different to what we have seen before on this trip.  Each small block includes a couple of toilets, plus a family bathroom, and a couple of shower/toilet combinations.  They are even netted to keep out the flies and make one’s visit a more pleasant experience.  All are very clean and well maintained.

It has been nice to have a slow day and come back to our comfortable, cosy van to sit and read out of the weather.  With a limited range of TV channels here, a DVD might be the go this evening.

Ceduna Day 2