It was just a short drive from Penong to Ceduna. We had all had a cook up the night before and the last of our fruit and veges were placed in the exchange box at the caravan park. The box had been placed in the laundry and we thought it was a great initiative!  As the fridge was as good as empty and the potatoes had gone into the box at Penong, we got the thumbs up at the Quarantine Check Point. We stayed at the Foreshore Top Tourist Holiday Park in the Main Street of Ceduna with a lovely view over the inlet. We could walk to the shops and jetty. There was a very good cycle way out to Thevenard Point and the foreshore provided a nice outlook for a morning walk. 

Thevenard is the deep sea port exporting grain, salt, mineral sands and gypsum. A small fleet of fishing boats also share the bay.  Gypsum is a huge export from the area. 1.8 million tonnes was shipped out in 2011 through 85 ships being loaded at the port.  We seemed to have achieved a lot in our two night stay in Ceduna and we certainly enjoyed our time in the town. 

Washing done, stores replenished, a very interesting morning was spent at the Museum and the second bowls challenge took place on Friday afternoon. The bowling green was just across the road from the park as well! Pete's team won this time and Coral and Gary played really well. Skippers Peter and Kevin didn't like the cluster of bowls around the kitty and turned two of the ends into dead ones!! There was a scatter of bowls!

  

The Museum was excellent and once again credit is due to the handful of volunteers who provide many hours of voluntary service to keep it open for a few hours each day. It seems that most Museum's are branches of the South Australian National Trust, but the volunteer said "It really was of little benefit to them. The Government provides little assistance in the way of grants". 

Ceduna is part of the South Australian Far West Coast and this area is the "Oyster Capital of Australia". Smoky Bay and Denial Bay oysters are amongst the world's finest. Grown and harvested in the region's pristine ocean waters and gentle tides. The name Ceduna is a contraction of the aboriginal word Cheedoona, which means "a place to sit down and rest". That is certainly how we found it! Ceduna has a population of around 3,800 and is traditionally a service centre for grain, fishing and mining industries.