Eyre Peninsula Archives - Australia by Red Nomad OZ

Wild Dog Hill, Whyalla Conservation Park, South Australia

Amenities, Attractions and Axe Murderers at Whyalla Conservation Park, South Australia

July 23, 2017 Red Nomad OZ Australiana, Eyre Peninsula, Scenic Public Toilets, South Australia, Things to do, Whyalla Conservation Park

He probably wasn’t an axe murderer. I mean, skidding into the carpark in a cloud of dust, ‘Uptown Girl’ blaring from the stereo, and parking well away from the only other car in the car park? Despite my lack of hands-on experience with axe murderers, I was pretty sure this wasn’t archetypal behaviour. Was it? But through the clouds of[…]

Darke Peak and the True Blue Two Loo View!

June 13, 2015 Red Nomad OZ Australiana, Darke Peak, Eyre Peninsula, Scenic Public Toilets, South Australia, Things to do, Travel

Swinging a feral cat ANYWHERE in the middle of South Australia’s Eyre Peninsula without hitting a stony peak, hill, bluff, outcrop, mountain, cliff, dome or rock-face is almost impossible. Take the small town of Darke Peak – population 50 – for example. We’d followed the 8-peak Darke Range to the west all the way into Darke Peak township named for[…]

Halfway Across Australia!

October 21, 2012 Red Nomad OZ Australiana, Big Galah, Big Things, Eyre Peninsula, Kimba, Road Trips, South Australia

The 4000 km drive from east to west is such a LOOOONG way even getting halfway across Australia is an achievement. Kimba, South Australia The small town of Kimba, deep in the South Australian Outback on the Eyre Peninsula, leaves cross country travellers in no doubt that they’ve reached halfway mark. If you don’t feel a photo coming on when[…]