Friday 1st April 2022
Today Charlotte is 12 weeks old. She’s growing up and getting bigger. We needed to move her car seat straps up a notch as she has gotten taller. Her big sister absolutely adores her!
Today we moved on from Venus Bay to Elliston. We travelled down the Flinders Hwy. The winds were gusty and the caravan and car were drifting and swaying over the road. One car needed to pull over as their caravan was almost swinging. Open plains, strong ocean gusts and caravan towing don’t mix. We made is to Elliston in one piece but with a few more grey hairs.
We pulled in to the caravan park and we’re right next door to Eva’s parents. We set up the van and then went over for tea/coffee and finger buns.
After a brief catch up we went back to the caravan for lunch.
After lunch we went to Waterloo Bay for a look around.
The water was icy cold coming straight in from the Southern Ocean. The sand was pure white. We enjoyed looking around the beach, collecting shells and looking at all that had washed up.
We returned to the caravan and had another cuppa as it was chilly outside.
Jason went for a quick fish, Babcia and then later Dziadzio took Madeline on the jumping pillow.
It was dinner time before we knew it. We did a load of washing as well.
We all settled into our vans for the night ready for a new day in the morning.
Elliston and Horseshoe Bay
The Wirangu and Nauo were the people of this land.
Elliston is a small coastal town on the west coast of Eyre Peninsula, located on Waterloo Bay.
Edward John Eyre explored the area on land in 1840 and 1841 on a journey to Western Australia from Port Lincoln. Originally it was named Waterloo Bay.
The area was settled in the 1840s with Waterloo Bay being the central port from which the early settlers transported their wool and wheat to market. Sailing ships and later steam ships crossed Waterloo Bay’s notorious reefed entrance. A number of ships foundered in the bay due to its narrow entrance and variable tides.
The Waterloo Bay Massacre of 1869 (also known as the Elliston Massacre) occurred close to Elliston.
Elliston was planned and named by Governor Jervois in 1878, some say after Ellen Liston, a governess for a local pioneering family but it is more likely that it was named after Sir Samuel Burdon Ellis, a friend of Governor Jervois or possibly Sir Henry Walton Ellis, who died of wounds in the Battle of Waterloo.
Today agriculture, fishing and tourism make up Elliston’s economy. Barley and wheat farming take place alongside sheep grazing on the adjacent farmland. Marine activities include abalone diving, lobster and scale fisheries.
Tomorrow
Unplanned activities around Elliston.
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