Consistently gusty winds an omen of a southerly change later in the day

Moonta jetty in the morning

What would be a visit to the Cornish Coast of South Australia without a pastie.

Golden baked splendour! Not having pasties this good in Queensland is a bit hard to swallow.

Moonta Post Office

Some street signs in Moonta have an extra embellishment. This goat on this sign hasn’t moved in years – we called him Billy Idle.

With a Severe Weather Warning for wind gusts up to 125km/hr with the southerly change later in the day, these four beasts of the Alpacalypse warned us of  the impending Llamageddon.

Wind gusts created swirling patterns across extensive wheat fields.

Nothing can prepare you for some of the more bizarre things when travelling on the road – this the Teddy Bear Fence on the Copper Coast Highway. All types of soft toys are represented. Can the fence bear any more? Someone even panda’d to a whim.

Elmo in retirement after Sesame Street

The head of St Vincent Gulf

Farming land near Port Wakefield

Clinton Conservation Park protecting mangrove habitat

Royal spoonbills (a quality image from the youngest member of our road trip)

Bird on the left! Pull out, pull out!

The gulls knew the end was near

Suddenly a huge flock of little black cormorants joined the gathering.

Forward, forward, forward…

Right turn.

Grey heron in samphire

Port Wakefield River

Female Pacific gull

Birds eye view. Sorry mate, no chips.

Something to ponder: If a seagull flys over the bay, does it become a bagul.

Wesleyan Methodist Church 1868 in Port Wakefield

Inventive way of getting your complaint noticed – on Highway 1 north of Adelaide.

The skies darkened as we approached Adelaide

View from our window down Rundal Mall

Australian-Asian fusion across the road. Koality food.

Miller Apartments – between the Police Station and NoName Massage – Position, position, position!

Beehive Corner built in 1895 on the site of an old drapery called The Beehive.

Safe for the night – view down from our window.