I’ve always been fascinated by seascapes and visiting new areas has been a great part of my enjoyment of sea kayaking. The Great Australian Bight certainly gives plenty to appreciate and here is just a small taste.
Clear calm waters along the Bunda Cliffs
Granite islands
Granite outcrops
Often the elements sculpt the landscape into interesting shapes. Murphy’s Haystacks look like old time haystacks and the nearby granite is sculpted into various wave shapes.
Murphy’s haystacks
Stone wave formations
Weathered Insulbergs of granite
Other places have ever changing natural sculptures.
Shaped by the wind
And sometimes you come across man-made sculptures that seem to blend into the environment
Salmon Pole
“She” with Top Gallant and Flinders Island on horizon
Sea Lion
Left behind at the beach
Gone surfing
Fish Heads
The Four Heads
And sometimes man leaves things to slowly blend into the landscape.
Old dray cart
Harvesters from the past
Not every old piece of equipment is in decay.Ā We met Wes Davies who organised a classic car run from Perth to Sydney via the scenic route. Wes was a sheep buyer in this area in his younger days and now as a publisher and classic car fanatic in New Zealand, he shows others the beauty of the area in a truly classic way. I’ve always thought that certain cars from the 1950ās and 60ās had sculptured lines and a beauty of their own.
Perth to Sydney Vintage Car Rally.
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PADDLING SOUTH 
Hi! We’re really enjoying your adventures š These photos are amazing. What’s the story behind Murphy’s Haystacks?
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Hi. Glad you liked the photos and thanks for your comment.
Murphys Haystacks are inselberg granite rock formations located on the Calca Peninsula which is part of the Eyre Peninsula in South Australia. Formed of Hiltaba granite they have weathered slower than the surrounding limestone base forming these strange shapes. The story goes that in the late 1800’s a coach traveller who was pushing the idea of farrowing the land for better crop yield saw the formation in the distance and remarked that the farmer must be using his methods to produce so much hay. As the rocks were on a property owned by a man called Murphy, the rocks became known as Murphys Haystacks.
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I really enjoyed your photos Ian.
Well done.
Leigh
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Thanks Leigh. I wish I could take photos as well as you play guitar
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Lovely and exotic place (for us in the NE USA, at least)! š
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Yes, it’s a lovely landscape if you like rugged, remote, ancient and dry. But this does create some beautiful places to visit and paddle.
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reminder …or perhaps enticement for a time beyond the hectic pace. Great photos of nature shaping environment
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