Wytch Nomads ?: Rapid Bay, SA

We moved from Murray Bridge to Victor Harbour on Friday 3 May and stayed til Tuesday 7 May. Very nice seaside town quite big with pretty views and walks. The weather was not at all kind to us – cold, overcast and windy with some heavy rain thrown in for good measure. We went fishing in a couple of different spots but didn’t have any luck at all and it was a bit too windy to stay out for very long anyway. A very lazy couple of days reading and doing crosswords and stuff. Michael has started to make bracelet and key fobs out of paracord – see if he can sell a few?? Quiet celebration of Michael’s birthday on 6 May.

Moved to Rapid Bay on Tuesday 7 May – and the weather is beautiful (although that is going to change on the weekend). The scenery along the way reminded us of the Bega Valley – lush rolling hills, cattle, sheep and not many people. The camping area is spectacular – right on the beach with large hills/mountains on either side. There is not much here – the nearest shop is a general store at Delamere about 10 kms away. It’s an interesting place – there are only 3 permanent residents left now. There was a limestone mine operating here but that closed in 1982. There are about a dozen old stone cottages that used to be occupied by the mine workers that have been empty since the mine closed. They look well-kept from the outside but the campground caretaker told us that they are trashed inside. The guy who owns the land around here won’t allow them to be rented out. There are a couple that the mining company allow employees to use as holiday homes – the rest are just falling down – it’s a shame. We’re here til Tuesday next week and the weather is forecast to turn nasty on Sunday (and it did!).