Even by our standards we made a late start today, what with my hairdresser (Elaine) giving me a haircut and our reluctance to leave such a lovely spot it was 10.30am before we got on the road.

First stop was Whyalla which turned out to be a very nice town, nicer than we expected. It is after all an industrial town with one of Australia's largest industrial plants as its centrepiece, that being the BHP steel mills. But even that steel mill is clean and tidy. The town was a mixture of old and new houses and they were all, or all those that we saw, clean, tidy and in good condition. The streets were clean and tidy and the parts of the commercial areas that we saw were the same. There was also 2 very good lookouts, one a Mathew Flinders and Frecinet memorial the other a very complex lookout built by BHP as part of their centenary celebrations. The BHP lookout had 3 covered eating spots, a WW11 antiaircraft gun and the main lookout above all of this at the top of a suitably high hill. The waters around the town including a fairly new looking marina were sparkling and picturesque. Good on ya Whyalla!

Then back on the road heading south into strong winds and heavy rain clouds and rain. Even with that it was a pretty drive with lots of green fields, bushes and trees and the rolling hills that southern South Australia is famous for. I noted that there were more twig or branch fences, maybe it is a SA thing.

Then we arrived at Port Gibbon where we plan to spend the night. First an exploring drive along the spectacular clifftop road to Point Gibbon then back to the campground. There is no actual town here but the area has history and we have magic views only 50 mtrs from our van.