We passed a few of those old stone ruins that are so much a feature of South Australia, and even a small cemetery.  Here headstones lay as testament to strangers’ lives: husbands and wives buried together, four-month-old babies, young adults and old people.  It looked rather strange out there in the middle of a field. 

We finally arrived in Baird Bay, a thriving community of about seven houses set along silky waters and sandy dunes.