Day 17 Penong to Ceduna ( 70 miles)

Wildlife update: saw first wombat yesterday (dead)
Dermot saw a snake about 3 foot long but didn’t linger to establish heartbeat or not!

Cold morning (15 deg)  table covered in dew. Milk still cold in our fridge which was off all night!

Sad to have left Penong and the biggest T bone steaks we have ever had!  Now in Ceduna which is also lovely. Oysters are the big thing here (1doz for £14)  Ceduna is the oyster capital of Australia.
We decided to have a rest day here as we are about half way! Got a motel with a pool for 79 aud (£43 approx)

 The enormous road trains that cross Australia. This one was taken in Penong.


Oysters!
Ceduna sunset

which is excellent. I had a nice swim while Dermot went off on his bike to cross the 2000 km mark. We went to the seafront hotel and had a fantastic meal. Amazing oysters for starters! Wednesday was £2.50 a pint night which really made his day!!! Looking forward to spending snother day here! So good to have shops again.... its the things we take for granted  that we so miss!
Leaving Penong! That’s where we’ve just come from!

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  1. Dylan NortonMarch 24, 2019 at 1:17 PM

    Mmmmmm oysters and t bone steaks and £2.50 a pint. Can’t fault it.

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