Day 138 08/08/2011 Ceduna – Streaky Bay
We left the road side stop near Ceduna after breakfast, once again we had all slept in, but I’m not sure how given we were camped in the side of a major highway with road trains rumbling past all through the night!!
The drive to Streaky Bay was thankfully uneventful and again took us through some sheep / wheat country.
When we arrived in Streaky Bay we went straight to the Visitor Information Centre and there we were able to see a life size replica of a great white shark that was caught off Streaky Bay on a 24kg line. The shark is the largest caught on a rod and reel in history and took the fisherman 5 hours to land. Unfortunately for the shark the fisherman did not practice catch and release!!
We had decided to initially stay in Streaky Bay one night and depending on the weather maybe two. The afternoon was overcast but the kids were keen to try their luck fishing off the local jetty so we rigged up a few rods and hand lines and headed off. The rain held off but we didn’t get a single bite, in fact I couldn’t give my bait away!! A rather disappointing outcome for us, the rain stayed away for most of the afternoon but returned as we settled down for dinner, maybe tomorrow the sun will peak through??
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