Coffin Bay, Day 1, South Australia.

Arriving at Coffin Bay Caravan Park only for the night to charge up the power, fill up with fresh water, launder before heading out on our bikes of the town alond the foreshore taking in the beautiful scenery along the Esplanade of the famous Coffin Bay Oyster Beds in the water.  The ride along the Esplanade took us in a loop around the town before Daniel suggested an icecream might be a good refreshment.  He had a Maxi something creamy! and I was happy with a lemonade icypole. Sitting outside the milkbar I noticed a two dollar gold coin.  A little bit of luck my way. 

On the way back to the park Daniel said that we should ring Szymon and find out how things were back home with my lucky gold coin of course.  As we had no mobile coverage we had to use a public phone.  All was well and back to the park to organise dinner.

Next day we headed off to Coffin Bay National Park, free camping again.  We set up at Little Yangie Bay and once in place, bikes off the rack and on our way to Point Avoid, as well as all the other beaches before the stop.  Again there weren't really any bike tracks so we headed on the main road. 

Some of the road was up hill, so the ones I didn't think I could bike, I walked!  Daniel assumed control and headed up them hills without giving up.  I at least knew we had to get back again!  We rode along the beach sands and saw beautiful high sand dunes that we'd never seen before any where, truly amazing.  We went from one side of the Bay to the other side of the Bay which again had massive sand dunes and a roaring beach with pounding waves and warnings of its danger.  Back to base, but this time on the back of a tail wind in no time. 

We had some lunch,read a little to recover and then headed out on a 4 wheel drive tour that took us to Coffin Bay Point.  The drive was a real test for the car along different terrains from little sand to sliding sands, rocks and lowering of tyres to match the conditions.  At one stage we got stuck in the sand on the way up a hill and Daniel had to get out, shovel it hand dig out some of the sand before reversing and trying the climb again with success.  Along the road we saw emus, kangaroos and always aware of what could jump out from scrub.  We finally made it to the tip but had to climb over the sand dune to get to the beach. No problem here and tracked a little along the way before we decided to turn back as the journey one way took us over an hour and half. 

This time I was to drive back and try my skill at 4 wheel driving but first we had to get back over that big sand dune so Daniel was to get over that before I took the wheel.  Well at this point we did get stuck, the sand was soft and deep at which point he had to get out of the car and check to what he could secure the winch to, which in this case was nothing as the scrub was too small.  Shovel on hand and he had to dig out from each of the tyres before reversing and trying the climbe again.  Done! and then I took over.  I avoided rocks where I saw them and accelerated as we approached up hill sand dunes, on the way down foot of the accelerator.  At one point we came down a sand dune and Daniel almost went through the roof with his head.  I think I shouldn't have accelerated that time!  Made it home and car in one piece although Daniel had to check all tyres after my driving and advise that I had hit the sides of the walls of the tyres.  Really??? 

That night dinner, a movie from Monika and Matt's download on our computer.  With no power, we were at least able to use the invertor to view the movie.  We watched the Devil's Advocate before turning in for the night.