Port Parham

"Camps" book showed a rest area at Port Parham, 10 km off the northern highway. It's a great spot, the local council has done a lot of work here,top dressing the site, erecting fences, toilets, shelter shed, electric barbqs with water laid on and ample garbage disposal bins. Decided to stay over Easter.

Passing out easter eggs on Easter Sunday

This is on the shore of the Gulf of St Vincent. There is no sand on the beach, just a deep layer of dead seaweed and the edge is very shallow out to about 200 metres,  so the water recedes right back at low tide.
Many of the locals have built machines they call a "jinker".( it is a local invention) This is a chassis that have a front and rear suspension attached. On top of it there are four uprights about 2m. high  and another chassis  with a motor and gearbox, seat, steering wheel and controls. Behind and below the driver is a tailshaft connected to a diff with the axles positioned vertically.  On the top end there is a disc brake to stop the vehicle and the bottom side has another tailshaft which feeds another upward looking diff driving the wheels. These are used for towing and launching  the runabout fishing boats. 
The bus ran great up the highway and  it was a real novelty not having to fill it with oil.
The only commercial venture  in this village is a social and sporting club which is completely staffed by local volunteer labour. A lot of the campers including Maureen and I went there for dinner last night. All had a great time and the food was sensational. They offer $2.00 schooners at happy hour on Wednesdays
Tomorrow we will go to the dawn service held there, followed by a community breakfast.