Adel Aide & South AuStr Ali AEYREPENINSULA&THEWESTCOASTAdel Aide & South AuStr Ali ASLEEPING&EATINGAdel Aide & South AuStr Ali ASTREAKYBAYthe west coast’s best surf. From here you can
eyeball the 36-sq-km Flinders ̈Island 35km
offshore, where there’s a sheep station and
a self-contained, nine-bed holiday ̈ house
(%0428 261 132; www �flindersgetaway�com; per
person from $90). To get here you have to
charter a plane from Port Lincoln or a boat
from Elliston (additional to accommodation
costs); ask for details when you book.
At Venus ̈Bay there are sheltered beach-
es (and the not-so-sheltered Mount Camel
Beach), a gaggle of pelicans, a small caravan
park and the obligatory fishing jetty.
If you feel like taking a plunge and swim-
ming with sea lions and dolphins, stop by
Baird Bay and organise a tour with Baird ̈
Bay ̈ Ocean ̈ Eco ̈ Experience (%08-8626
5017; www �bairdbay�com; 4hr tours adult/child
$140/70;hSep-May) (^) S. Accommodation is
also available.
If you’d rather stay high-and-dry, the road
to Point ̈Labatt,43km south of Streaky Bay,
takes you to one of the few permanent sea-li-
on colonies on the Australian mainland; ogle
them from the cliff-tops (with binoculars).
A few kilometres down the Point Labatt
road are the globular Murphy’s ̈Haystacks,
an improbable congregation of ‘inselbergs’ −
colourful, weather-sculpted granite out-
crops, which are millions of years old.
Streaky Bay
POP 1150
This endearing little seasider (actually
on Blanche Port) takes its name from the
streaks of seaweed Matt Flinders spied in
the bay as he sailed by. Visible at low tide,
the seagrass attracts ocean critters and
the bigger critters that eat them − first-
class fishing. For tourist info, swing by the
Streaky ̈Bay ̈Visitor ̈Information ̈Centre
(%08-86267033;www �streakybay�com �au; 21 Bay
Rd; h9am-12�30pm&1�30-5pmMon-Fri).
The Streaky ̈Bay ̈Museum (www�national
trust �org �au/sa; 42 Montgomery Tce; adult/child
$3 �50/50c;h2-4pmTue &Fri, 9am-noonSat) is
inside a 1901 school house, and features a
fully furnished pug-and-pine hut, an old
iron lung and plenty of pioneering history.
4 ̈Sleeping ̈& ̈Eating
Streaky ̈Bay ̈Hotel/Motel ̈ HOTEL-MOTEL$
(%08-8626 1008; www �streakybayhotel�com �au;
33 AlfredTce; hotel s/d $50/65,moteld$110-135,all
incl breakfast;a) The hotel rooms upstairs at
this 1866 brick beauty have rip-snorting wa-
ter views and a large balcony from which to
snort them. The downstairs rooms are sans
views but perfectly decent. Motel rooms out
the back are unglamorous but have more
privacy. Breakfast, lunch and dinner happen
in the bistro daily (mains $15 to $30, serv-
ing 7am to 9am, noon to 2pm and 6pm to
8.30pm).
Foreshore ̈Tourist ̈Park ̈ CARAVANPARK$
(%08-8626 1666; www �streakybayftpark�com �
au; 82 Wells St; unpowered/powered sites from
$23/28, cabins & units $85-110;a) Right on
Doctors Beach just east of town, this sandy
park is overrun with cavorting families in
summer. Plenty of space and sea-based
things to do.
oMocean ̈ CAFE$$
(%08-8626 1775; www �moceancafe�com �au; 34b
Alfred Tce; mains $16-32;h10am-3pm Tue-Sun,
6-8pmThu-Sat) It looks like a big shipping
container from the street, but this jaunty
corrugated-iron-clad cafe is the town’s social
pacemaker, with murals, Moroccan lanterns
and water views from the alfresco terrace.
Dishes focus on scrumptious local seafood −
try the chilli-and-lime squid. There’s good
coffee, too.
Ceduna
POP 3800
Despite the locals’ best intentions, Ceduna
remains a raggedy fishing town that just
can’t shake its tag as a blow-through pit
stop en route to WA. But the local oysters
love it! Oysterfest (www�ceduna�net/site/page�
cfm?u=167) in late September is the undis-
puted king of Australian oyster parties. And
if you’re heading west in whale season (May
to October), Ceduna is the place for updates
on sightings at Head of Bight.
For local info, swing by the Ceduna ̈Visi-
tor ̈ Information ̈ Centre (%08-8625 2780,
1800 639 413; www �cedunatourism�com �au; 58
PoyntonSt; h9am-5�30pmMon-Fri,9�30am-5pm
Sat &Sun).
1 ̈Sights
Ceduna ̈Museum ̈ MUSEUM
(www�nationaltrust�org �au/sa; 2 Park Tce; adult/
child/family$3 �50/2/7;h10am-noonMon, Tue, Fri
&Sat, 2-4pmWed, 10am-4pmThu) Little Ceduna
Museum has pioneer exhibits, indigenous
artefacts and a display on the tragic British
nuclear tests at Maralinga.