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Re: Saturday 8th May 2021 - Elliston Overnight on SA's West Coast
« Reply #25 on: April 24, 2021, 07:20:25 AM »
I usually take online reviews with a grain of salt.  It's human nature in that if you're happy you'll tell a friend or three, but if you're not you'll want to tell everyone.  I know I bought lunch at the roadhouse just out of Elliston in 2015 and it was awful.  I can't comment on the hotel though.
 

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Re: Saturday 8th May 2021 - Elliston Overnight on SA's West Coast
« Reply #26 on: April 25, 2021, 10:26:13 AM »
Ladies and Gentlemen, because of Covid restrictions by the SA government I will not be able to attend Elliston.  :'(
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Re: Saturday 8th May 2021 - Elliston Overnight on SA's West Coast
« Reply #27 on: April 25, 2021, 10:33:07 AM »
Bugger.   :'(

I can't wait until this thing gets nipped in the bud.
 

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Re: Saturday 8th May 2021 - Elliston Overnight on SA's West Coast
« Reply #28 on: April 25, 2021, 12:34:40 PM »
Ladies and Gentlemen, because of Covid restrictions by the SA government I will not be able to attend Elliston.  :'(
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Sorry to hear that you won't be able to make it.  We all look forward to the time that this disease is back in the box.

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Re: Saturday 8th May 2021 - Elliston Overnight on SA's West Coast
« Reply #29 on: April 27, 2021, 01:10:37 PM »
We have booked into the Elliston Caravan Park as well.
Regarding the Elliston Hotel - Julie and I ate there August last year and the food was good. I've read the Trip Advisor reviews and the negative ones tend to be from people who think their mutts should be allowed to join them in the outside beer garden. One mutt is ok, if you open it up to all and sundry then at times it's not so enjoyable for people who'd like a quiet beer so I'm happy for it to be a mutt free zone. The other negative reviews were generally from a few years ago and I note they have a new owner/manager. I'm not fussed either way really.
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Re: Saturday 8th May 2021 - Elliston Overnight on SA's West Coast
« Reply #30 on: April 27, 2021, 07:41:17 PM »
Then I guess we better give the new owner/manager a chance to impress us.
 

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Re: Saturday 8th May 2021 - Elliston Overnight on SA's West Coast
« Reply #31 on: April 30, 2021, 10:26:13 PM »
 :'(. Mm mm . There I was thinking about the up coming ride ,when it suddenly occurred to me that it's,mothers day on Sunday the weekend I was supposed to be at Elliston .i know something will be arranged ,so to keep my name from being called mud (or worse) I'm going to opt out of this one .
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Re: Saturday 8th May 2021 - Elliston Overnight on SA's West Coast
« Reply #32 on: May 01, 2021, 07:18:48 AM »
:'(. Mm mm . There I was thinking about the up coming ride ,when it suddenly occurred to me that it's,mothers day on Sunday the weekend I was supposed to be at Elliston .i know something will be arranged ,so to keep my name from being called mud (or worse) I'm going to opt out of this one .

We'll miss having you there John, but make sure those special to you have a lovely Mother's Day.

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Re: Saturday 8th May 2021 - Elliston Overnight on SA's West Coast
« Reply #33 on: May 05, 2021, 05:32:56 PM »
For those travelling to Elliston.......

Despite hat the maps and Street View show, the road from Kyancutta to Elliston is now sealed.  :thumb  This is the road   https://goo.gl/maps/poNX52F7QGKftbQ27
We travelled it in October last year, expected it to be dirt, and was pleasantly surprised to find it all newly sealed.

We are off Thursday morning, with the van in tow, and will have the kettle on for when you arrive.  Safe Travels.
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Re: Saturday 8th May 2021 - Elliston Overnight on SA's West Coast
« Reply #34 on: May 05, 2021, 06:13:07 PM »
For those travelling to Elliston....... the road from Kyancutta to Elliston is now sealed.  :thumb

I mentioned this in my Tumby Bay ride report and have already put in for my planned course to Elliston.  For the return leg I am doing the Port Kenny to Wudinna road.
 

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Re: Saturday 8th May 2021 - Elliston Overnight on SA's West Coast
« Reply #35 on: May 05, 2021, 09:40:41 PM »
Safe travels folks, we're heading up to Wallaroo Friday afternoon and catching the ferry Saturday morning. Pete, it's coffee, white with none for me and Julie has her tea with just a dash of milk thanks. See you 4ish I'm guessing. Tommies on buttered bread would be nice as well.
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Re: Saturday 8th May 2021 - Elliston Overnight on SA's West Coast
« Reply #36 on: May 06, 2021, 04:05:06 AM »
What are tommies?

I'll be heading off from home on saturday when I wake up.  I'm not sure what time I'll arrive but if border run Cedunas are anything to go by I am guessing 1500 hours.
 

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Re: Saturday 8th May 2021 - Elliston Overnight on SA's West Coast
« Reply #37 on: May 06, 2021, 07:04:46 AM »
What are tommies?


See  https://pir.sa.gov.au/fishing/fishing_limits/australian_herring

They are a smallish schooling fish, typically around 150mm long, and regularly caught from jettys and inshore waters.
They are very tasty when hot smoked whole, or filleted and simply  fried in butter with a touch of pepper and salt.    :eat
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Re: Saturday 8th May 2021 - Elliston Overnight on SA's West Coast
« Reply #38 on: May 07, 2021, 12:04:42 PM »
Safe travels all.

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Re: Saturday 8th May 2021 - Elliston Overnight on SA's West Coast
« Reply #39 on: May 08, 2021, 02:23:26 PM »
Arrived safely at noon.
 
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Re: Saturday 8th May 2021 - Elliston Overnight on SA's West Coast
« Reply #40 on: May 08, 2021, 07:10:40 PM »
Have a great trip and Enjoy your time there and the ride home
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Re: Saturday 8th May 2021 - Elliston Overnight on SA's West Coast
« Reply #41 on: May 08, 2021, 08:23:00 PM »
Enjoy your time there, hope the roads are good, the food is tasty and the tommies are biting.

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Re: Saturday 8th May 2021 - Elliston Overnight on SA's West Coast
« Reply #42 on: May 08, 2021, 09:06:18 PM »
Enjoy yourselves ladies and gentlemen, maybe I can join you next time. :'(
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Re: Saturday 8th May 2021 - Elliston Overnight on SA's West Coast
« Reply #43 on: May 09, 2021, 04:42:09 PM »
Home safely.
 
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Re: Saturday 8th May 2021 - Elliston Overnight on SA's West Coast
« Reply #44 on: May 10, 2021, 07:36:00 AM »
Group Photos from my camera.  I'll work on a ride report later.



 
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Re: Saturday 8th May 2021 - Elliston Overnight on SA's West Coast
« Reply #45 on: May 10, 2021, 11:07:11 PM »
Julie and I got home about 5pm this evening after a short but very enjoyable trip across Eyre Peninsula to Elliston. After disembarking the ferry at Lucky Bay on Friday we rode to Cowell then up to Kimba on a surprisingly good bitumen road and then across to Kyancutta and down the recently sealed road to Mt Wedge and then Bramfield (ah, smell the herbs) and Elliston. Pete and Chris had the cuppa's ready and Bodo had beaten us to Elliston despite us leaving a day earlier.
Sunday we rode to Lock's Well, Mt Hope, Cummins. Yallunda Flat, Ungarra, Lipson (more herbs), Lipson Cove (an absolutely pristine little cove with 1/2 dozen camp sites, soon to be "developed" as a grain and mineral port - not surprisingly a few locals are a bit cranky about "progress" encroaching), Pt Neill and finishing at Cleve. Today we checked out Observation Hill (or colloquially known as Ticklebelly Hill) at Cleve (they had enemy plane spotters there during WW2 - 2 hour shifts, 24 hours a day - one wonders if anyone ever saw a plane) and Yeldulknie Weir before cruising the hills and making our way to the Ferry.
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Re: Saturday 8th May 2021 - Elliston Overnight on SA's West Coast
« Reply #46 on: May 11, 2021, 06:06:50 AM »
Another good report.  Definitely covered some ground
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