PORT LINCOLN SOUTH AUSTRALIA

PORT LINCOLN & SURROUNDS

When I booked this trip I didn't realise how far it was from Adelaide to Port Lincoln. It took us 8 hours to drive there, but we have had a good week away and the weather was excellent except for rain on Tuesday when we went to Coffin Bay, then to Cummins and onto Koppio to see the Smithy Museum which was step back in time once again. We seem to see a lot of these places all over Australia and it still amazes us that people lived this way and worked so hard. Wednesday dawned fine and sunny and we went on a boat tour of Boston Bay to see the tuna fishing farms and learn about the multi-million dollar tuna industry which is controlled by 12 companies and their average profit in a good year is $40million. We also visited the local seal colony. At the end of the tour we were given a taste of Blue Fin sashimi tuna which was interesting, but considering how expensive it is won't be developing a liking for it. Thursday was a rest day for me as Phil had his fishing day. Dropped him off at the Marina at 7.00am and collected him at 5.00pm. He had a great day catching numerous types of fish and came home with 3 good sized whiting for his tea. The rest of the catch went home with the tour operator. I had a very lazy day doing not very much went for a leisurely stroll around the town centre, had lunch, bought 3 new books and headed back to the cabin to read but actually had a nanny nap instead. Friday saw us making our way back to Port Augusta via Tumby Bay, Arno Bay, Cowell where we had lunch and then to Whyalla where we spent an one or so looking over the area, saw dolphins swimming in the marina and were amazed at the colour of the town, everything is a dark orange colour due to the smelter and the iron ore production there, visited the Whyalla Maritime Museum and saw the HMAS Whyalla. On from there to Port Augusta which is a very strange town, although quite a big town it doesnt seem to me to have changed that much since I was there 40 years ago. Dinner at the local chinese capped off a good week and on Saturday morning we headed back to Adelaide via Port Pirie and then across country to Port Wakefield, lunch in Glenelg and then home. What a great way to celebrate the start of my 60th year.