Day 150: Rest day - A happy ride around Australia (third attempt) - CycleBlaze

October 25, 2022

Day 150: Rest day

There were some sculptures near the caravan park.

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We checked out of the caravan park as we are changing accommodation today. 

I left my bike at the caravan park reception carpark for a few days and we got a hire car. I hope my bike is there when I return.

A great silo artwork by Cam Scale. Perhaps the nicest silo artwork I've seen.
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We had a nice lunch at the Cactus Cafe. I had squid and Serena had tuna.
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Some artwork in Kingscote.

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We went here and bought nice smelly stuff.
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I will put a little lavender bag in my clothes bag to make them smell pretty instead of a cyclist's usual odour.

We saw a couple of wedged-tailed eagles soaring above. 

Emu Bay beach.
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We checked into the Waves and Wildlife Cottages for the next few days. It's in a bit of an isolated spot.

On the road outside the property, we stopped because we saw a few kangaroos.  We were so excited, we spent 10 minutes watching them.

Then we drove into the property and saw there were heaps of kangaroos everywhere and they were a little tame.

The kangaroos here look different from the mainland ones. They are woollier. Perhaps because this island always has cold winds?

Our little cottage has a great view.
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Serena was happy to see the kangaroos.
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To get to the Stokes Bay Beach, one has to walk through a very narrow rock chasm.
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And then you arrive at a lovely small sandy beach.
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We saw two pretty, small birds.

A superb fairy wren.
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Malurus cyaneus.

And a scarlet robin.
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Petroica boodang.

We had a very tasty dinner of local produce.
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The local kangaroos came in for a closer look at what we were doing.

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They were so cute!

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Craig DallyLooks like a great place to visit.
Good to see you out of the tent for a while Vince.
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Rita McCarthyWould have been lovely catching up with Serena too.
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