20/5/2022 – Friday – 163km
A leisurely start this morning & we leave Wallaroo around 10am. This time we head inland south through Kadina & drive through the centre of the Yorke Peninsula to Maitland through endless wheat or barley fields (it is so dry, they need some of the rain from the East coast where there is too much falling). We then turn back towards the coast & Port Victoria where we drive along the shore to the boat ramp for a view up & down the coast before turning back towards the wharf & parking. We went for a walk out the length of the wharf & the breeze was a bit cold so we didn’t stay long. There were a few hardy souls fishing for squid & not catching much.
The shop & post office looking over the Port Victoria wharf (the only place other than the pub, we didn’t like the look of that. That is it, Port Victoria is a very small town) had very nice fish & chips that we ate for lunch whilst sitting in the sunshine inside enjoying the view. We were the only customers there. After lunch we continued on to Minlaton & set up camp before heading into town for a few groceries.
Next we drove the short distance out to Port Rickaby, a very small town on the coast with only a handful of houses (with only 35 residents) & a caravan park. Again we walk out along the wharf & have a good chat with a local couple fishing. They now own the house that Captain Rickaby & his wife lived in & raised 12 children, although it has now been renovated & added to since then (now the original house remains in the front & attached to it a big two story house is built). They were very friendly, 12 people (1/3rd of the population) were out on the wharf fishing, must be the only entertainment. If you ever want to get away from the hustle & bustle of the big smoke this is the place to move to live. This town is so small that they have no shops or fuel station. Back to Minlaton, refuel then camp & a coffee.
Trekkin 