Historic ship at Whyalla |
Info re ship building at Whyalla |
One Steel at Whyalla |
Hilton Motel at Port Lincoln |
We continued down the Peninsula stopping at Port Neil and Arno Bay arriving at Port Lincoln mid afternoon. We booked into the Hilton Motel – not part of the Hilton group but luxury for us after four months in the caravan. The motel is on the foreshore and we enjoyed walking along the beach. The weather was nice and warm and groups of children were in the shallow waters. There is a long jetty and as Port Lincoln is well known for fishing there were quite a few people trying their luck.
Front of Hilton Motel at Port Lincoln |
On Monday we visited the Information Centre and made a booking for a tuna tour on Tuesday morning. We then headed to Coffin Bay – this area is well known for oyster farming and fishing in general. Unfortunately it was raining when we arrived so we didn’t wander too far but enjoyed watching an abalone boat being retrieved at the boat ramp. After lunch we headed to Coffin Bay National Park. Unfortunately for us we could enter the park as there is an entrance fee and although we had cash on us we didn’t have $7 in change. There is no ability to pay on line for a day pass and credit cards are not accepted. We decided that we would have to give the area a miss as the majority of the park is 4wd only and as we had the rental car we couldn’t go on those tracks anyway. We were disappointed though as the sand driving looked really interesting.
We drove around the bay and stopped off at an Oyster farm. The area was really interesting and the village reminded us of Akaroa in New Zealand’s South Island.
Bad luck is still with us. We took the car when we went out for dinner and as Peter pulled out of the car park he caught a gutter and down went the tyre. He wasn’t too impressed to have to change the tyre as it was extremely humid. As guessed the tyre had to be replaced – our gift to Budget!
Tuesday morning we went to the Marina to join the tuna trip. The three hour boat trip took us out to a pontoon in Boston Bay where we were able to feed the tuna by hand, for those who wanted too there was swimming with the tuna, and feeding and underwater viewing of numerous fish. It was a great trip. On the way back into town we passed the tuna farm nets which are being prepared for the new season which commences on the 1st December and also mussel farming. We passed close into the foreshore and beside two large grain ships that had arrived in port. We left and returned to
After a quick lunch we commenced the return trip to Port Augusta, a trip of 370 kms. We still did not have a decision on when the Patrol would be ready for us to return to Melbourne, but we did know that the insurance company had accepted the claim and repairs would be undertaken.
Grain wharf at Port Lincoln |
Port Lincoln township |
Port Lincoln wharf from lookout |
Coffin Bay story |
Abalone boat at Coffin Bay |
Abalone boat |
Coffin Bay |
Coffin Bay Oyster Farm |
Oyster farm at Coffin Bay |
Makybe Diva statute at Port Lincoln |
Makybe Diva story |
Marina at Port Lincoln |
Swim with the tuna boat |
Tuna trip pontoon |
Arriving at the pontoon |
Ready to hand feed the tuna |
Hand feeding tuna |
Swimming with the tuna |
Small holding tank |
Viewing through undersea window |
A very large salmon |
They were very large |
Yellow tail tuna |
Close up of tuna |
On the pontoon |
Boat tied up at the pontoon |
Tuna nets being prepared for season |
Boat working on the tuna nets |
The wake as we left the pontoon |
Pete busy at his usual occupation! |
Tuna farm nets |
Mussel farming |
Grain ship being loaded |
Port Lincoln foreshore |
Port Lincoln jetty |
swimming area within shark netting |
Hilton Motel from the boat |
Viterra grain storage |
Tuna boat |
Grain boat |
The famous Makybe tuna boat |
We thought this would be an okay holiday home! |
The front left has a gym and indoor swimming pool |
Marina at Port Lincoln |
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