The day began leisurely with pancakes for breakfast. Much cooler temperatures than we'd had for the past few days were forecast for today, along with some rain. But while there were some very light showers, they really didn't impact our sight seeing around Elliston.

First stop was the Elliston Community and Visitor Information Centre . The exterior walls of this building, which includes the Community Hall and the adjacent toilet block are covered completely with a mural. The mural was a community effort painted in just three weeks in 1992 with professional artists Siv Grava and John Turpie overseeing the work. The mural depicts the life of Elliston, both current and historical - taking in both the rich agricultural and marine heritage.

Elliston is famous for its clifftop drives: Little Bay and Anxious Bay. We headed out to do the 12km long Anxious Bay Clifftop Drive loop first and apart from the spectacular natural views of the rugged coastline, there are several sculptures dotted along the roadside. Unfortunately some are showing signs of wear, which is not unexpected given the battering they receive in their very exposed locations. A few of note were:

'Thongz' by Todd Romanowycz. The notes say 'Things are easily associated with the beach and coastline, whether it be wearing them or finding them washed up on the beach .'

'Headland' by Thomas Tesselaar. The notes say 'This creation conjures up images in the mind of other sculptures from around the world.' We think perhaps that refers to those at Easter Island.

'Mara' by Siv Grava. The notes say 'In Latvian tradition Mara is considered the mother of the Earth, the provider of water and milk, a protector of livestock and was thought to be present at births and deaths.'

On returning to Ellison we saw another sculpture on the Flinders Highway as it enters the town; that being dolphins appearing to leap out of the ground. The Little Bay Clifftop Drive is much shorter, but the outlook near the end does provide a good view seaward.

After a sandwich lunch in the caravan we headed South to Locks Well. Locks Well was named after a driller who in the 1950s drilled a bore/well there and is rated as one of the best salmon fishing beaches in Australia . With a 60 metre drop, the beach has become more accessible with the erection of a lookout and a 283 step stairway in 1998. We didn't count the steps, but by the time we walked down and back, our legs wouldn't argue with that number!

With all of that energy expended we needed to recharge ourselves and we were pleased to find the Waterloo Bay Cafe was indeed open on Monday. This is the place we went looking for yesterday when we arrived, but gave up looking when we mistakenly thought the closed bakery was it. Lucinda and I shared a piece of their famous lemon meringue pie and a piece of locally made carrot cake, washed down with a cup of tea. It was a very nice afternoon tea. That reminds me that we wanted to mention a new cake we saw at Streaky Bay and could not resist buying a packet. They were called 'Muffnuts', that is a muffin made with donut mixture and these were sugar/cinnamon coated, with jam in the middle. They were delicious and much lighter than a traditional muffin.

To complete our sculpture tour we passed by the Squid sculpture which overlooks Waterloo Bay just near our caravan park.

Dinner was pork sausages with steamed vegetables (cauliflower, carrots & peas), followed by creamed rice and peaches as desert. Tomorrow we leave Elliston and head South East, passed the turnoff to Locks Well and onto Port Lincoln.