Cleve Photos

Wasn't enough room to put the photos up on the last one, so here they are. The views are from the top of Ticklebelly Lookout. Love the name. Also known as Observation Hill.

The Love birds.

There were lots of these around the town, sorry I only got the one.

Oops Two.
 

Cleve - Eyre Peninsula SA

Cleve would have to be one of the neatest towns around, in all ways. To hop out of your car and walk along the street, What's that sound?? Why are people talking when there is no one there?? Well, it's like this. They have radio speakers attached to the power poles along the footpaths. So you are listening to the radio while you wander. How good is that??
Then you find the op shop. I have never in all my days of op shopping seen one so tidy. All sections are labelled with a hanging sign above. All neatly displayed and huge varieties of stock. They also have the public toilets in the same building, well set out with all the trimmings including a relaxing chair in the room, maybe for a mum to feed baby or us oldies to have a rest before spending some more money. They certainly do cater to the shopper, beautiful smellies in there too, hand wash and lotions.
Then on the Bakery, I was gobsmacked when I ordered cappuccino and what I call a fruit twister, not sure what they called it now. A pastry 3 times the size as a Danish, with fruits custards and icing all over after it has been twisted into something resembling a plait. No wonder I put on so much wait on this trip.
Can't forget one of the best camps around at the Yeldulknie Weir, for a donation there are flushing toilets and drinking water. Rubbish Bins and a gas BBQ.
I spoke to one of the men who had helped put it all together a few years ago, when I was in town on the day I was leaving. They volunteer their time to go out and keep it tidy and clean, his turn is Wednesdays. A good amount of space, with plenty of trees and a nice walk up to the weir to seethe water on the other side. This lovely man told me they originally set it up for the locals to visit but somehow it found it's way into Camps Australia Wide book and now they have travellers from everywhere coming to stay. We stayed 4 nights as it covered the weekend and needed to shop in Cleve on the Monday. The weir is 5 ks out of Cleve on the road to Cowell.

 

 

Cowell - Eyre Penisula SA

I especially wanted to go to Cowell as it is the surname of a dear friend of mine. I wasn't disappointed. A nice little town with a fishing harbour and also the distinction of being the Oyster Capital with oyster beds within the harbour.
I took myself off to The Fish Box and enjoyed Battered Oysters and Chips, sitting on the balcony sharing my chips with the seagulls. One cheeky little blighter even had the audacity to nab an oyster straight out of my fish box. I even tried to grab it back with no luck. Thank goodness the fish man had given me 8 in my order of 6. I must say they were delicious, I would go back again just to have a second lot.
I then walked the Mangrove Walkway in the hope of photographing some wildlife, no luck, just a lot of greenery and some waterbeads for want of a better term.