23 – 28 November 2022
We left
Port Augusta and made our first stop at Crystal Brook for morning tea in the
park. We wandered around the friendly town and had a look in some of the shops, including a community run antiques and collectables shop. We had stopped in
Crystal Brook for coffee or lunch a few times but have never stayed overnight
and keep saying that is something we must do. Maybe next time.
We
continued on and had lunch in the park at Port Wakefield then set off to drive
through Adelaide and on to Mount Compass in the Lower Mount Lofty Ranges on the
Fleurieu Peninsula. We had arranged to have a couple of nights there with
friends Judy and John.
We had
never been to Mount Compass before but picked it for its proximity to Cox
Scrub, a favourite birding spot. We were pleasantly surprised to find a well
laid out caravan park, with lush green grass on the spacious sites. It had a
very nice friendly feel about it and was a great place to stay.
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We
spent the evenings with Judy and John and went out in the mornings to take
photos of birds. After 2 nights we all decided to stay an extra night and go
for lunch at the pub the next day. The Mount Compass Hotel has a surprisingly
large menu – something we haven’t seen for a while – and we all enjoyed a
delicious lunch.
Judy
and John left to continue their travels after 3 nights at Mount Compass and we
ended up staying an extra two nights. The small town had everything we needed –
supermarket, op shop, bottle shop and hardware, as well as a gift shop and
antique shop.
Each
morning we set off early on the 20 minute drive to Cox Scrub. Mick had learned
of this place from a local birder he had met at Laratinga Wetlands a couple of
years before and it has become a favourite for its reliable puddles of water
which attract honeyeaters and parrots. We were first to arrive each morning,
with locals coming a little later. We were fortunate that the rain that fell on
a couple of days didn’t start until late in the morning so it didn’t interfere
with his activities.
From
Mount Compass we had a long drive across the border into Victoria to stay in a cottage near
Patchewollock.
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