Saturday, 29 November 2014

Flat Rock - Eyre Peninsula SA

Close to the top of the Eyre Peninsula I found this fantastic beach. Obviously it is called Flat Rock as there is a huge flat rock going out into the sea. You can see the size of it when the tide goes out. The sea birds love it, the cormorants don't seem to leave no matter where the tide is. Just sat there night and day watching the waves and hopefully some fishing happens as well.
I stayed the night and was able to get photos from both days and both tides. Truly a spectacular spot to stay, just north of Pt Gibbons.
You can see the Cormorants on the Flat Rock in the distance while it's under water.











Love this photo.


Terns










You can see the breaking waves, that is where the flat rock ends.
















The top of the flat rock when the tide is out.








Eleventh of the Eleventh at Eleven AM

On my way up the coast of Eyre Peninsula from Port Lincoln to Port Augusta I had a few overnight stops along the way. As I left Flat Rock which I will talk about later I came across the famous Igloos. I had been told about them before but had not realised I was right there until I was to drive past.
I sat in my van taking photos out the window of every aspect.
I had not realised the significance of the time I was doing this until on my radio the Last Post was playing, it was 11 am on the 11th November 2014.
I was able to sit there through the minutes silence and just contemplate what has been before us, it really was a special moment.
The sign halfway down explains the significance of the Igloos.









Tuesday, 11 November 2014