Eve and Jason Travel Oz: Come for a day; stay for a week

Haslam was established in 1893 as a deep sea port to allow the shipping of supplied of machinery and food to the local settlers, as well as providing transport of local products to other parts of the state. When road transport took over in the 1960s, this service died out.

haslam had a post office from 1913, but the area is now serviced by a community postal agency, which is open for several hours oer week.

The 1410-ft jetty was oringially built in 1912 to allow ships access to the coast, but is now half that length and is now used only for fishing by locals and visitors to the area.

We came to Haslam in search of somewhere close to water, and free (or almost free) to stay for a night. We chose it quite by accident.

We came for a day.... and stayed for a week.

And we can't wait to return next year. The people are warm and friendly, and there is a real community feel to the place. Campers who come to stay invariably lengthen their time here. It is such a small town (only 20 permanent residents), and has no shops other than the community post office; we hope Haslam does not change too much in the future.

Squid for dinner tonight!! (and every night)

Jase plays a game of chess with Miles, who is here from the US on a 13-month journey.

Our caretaker. Apparently this tractor is the vehicle of choice for garbage collection.

Meet Frank and his big yellow bus.

Finally finished that jigsaw puzzle!!!

Haslam Post Office, open several hours per weeek!

Meet Zoe, who is owned by Carmen and Klaus, a nice couple we met, and with whom we enjoyed a nightly happy hour during our stay at Haslam.

Haslam jetty at night. The light you see here attracts the squid to the jetty.

This magnificent sea osprey poses for a few photos for Jase. Here, the pigeons (who are roosting and nesting under the jetty) are attempting to guard their territory.