All Broken Up……
Margate – Port Edward
Sunny and awesome weather
KM
After a good night rest at friends home in Margate….. It was time to hit the road again. The goal was to get to Port St Johns. A mammoth distance to travel, but let’s see what we can do.
Our first stop of the morning was at Ramsgate. I found this keg with some woman who had fallen in head first. Moral of the story is …. There is no need to scrape the bottom of the barrel…
Our goals for today were to get to the Port Edward Lighthouse and to find the Ship wreck remains of a fishing trawler and to go to the Red Desert and to look at the bridge at the Sun coast Casino.
We arrived at Glenmore beach in search of the ship wreck. I had no idea on what I was looking for other than to head north towards some rocks north of the lagoon. We arrived to find the boiler lodged in the rocks with bits and pieces of the wreck scattered far and wide. This was an awesome find. The rust colours are so amazing that I could spend so much time here, but the clock was ticking and we were getting worried about the distance we had to travel.
Our next find was the light house (Cape Hermes) in Port Edward. Very pretty area, but sadly lighthouse keeper was not around to give us a guided tour. Maybe one day I will return for a tour.
Time to head for Red Desert. After we had made a booking for the night at Leisure Bay Camp site, we headed for the Desert and Bridge. In short…. Don’t bother about this desert. Far as Mom and me are concerned it does not exist. There is a sign board showing Red Desert and that is about all. We parked our car and walked for quite a distance but found nothing. Bumped into a Surveyor and asked if he knew about the Desert, but he also knows about it but also can’t find it. Maybe on day when I’m fitter and have time on my side, a good search of the area might be a good idea.
We drove through the bridge passed the Casino and decided to head back to the campsite for tea and coffee and to chill for the evening. Checked in around 15:30. What a stunning campsite. Sadly far away from the sea but we should get an awesome sunrise tomorrow morning. This Camp site is well worth the stay.
\
Leave a Reply