Blogs from Port Lincoln, South Australia, Australia, Oceania

This morning we were at the Tourist Information Centre just before 9.00am waiting for it to open. We wanted to check a few things about our planned activities to make sure we made the most of our time here. We had planned to go into Lincoln National Park today and do Whalers Way tomorrow and a boat cruise on Sunday. With no places available on any boats on Sunday and Monday we had to book that for Saturday and we paid for access to Whalers Way on Sunday. Next we made our way along to the sandwich shop that was recommended to us, the Boston Bay Diner. With freshly made sandwiches stowed in the car fridge we headed out to the National Park. We decided to drive out to the easternmost point at Cape Donington and ... read more

There are so many lovely places with awesome bays and great ocean views as you follow the Eyre Peninsular coastline south to Port Lincoln. We cruised into most, stopping for coffee when convenient. Thankfully we seem to have overcome our coffee jinx. Today it was morning coffee in Port Neill. It’s clean white sand beach, clear water and very obvious care of the area by locals make it an appealing place to visit … or even live. Gorgeous homes perched high up on the surrounding hills must have the most stunning views. There is much beauty in the natural bushland and roadside verges almost anywhere as you drive the Eyre Peninsular. Red, yellow, orange and white flowers adorn much of the native vegetation in full bloom. Even the feral gazanias add a certain amount of beauty ... read more

Thursday 29 September 2016 - Port Lincoln We were in the Port Lincoln caravan park and part of the whole-of-state electricity blackout because of the major storm which hit the state. SA apparently has only one major power generation system and several of the generators were knocked out. The day was ‘wild and woolly’ with rain and strong winds. We learned that several boats were lost and saw a mast of a sailing boat poking above the water level. Also Cummins and Ceduna experienced 115kph winds overnight. Phone land lines were down across Eyre Peninsula and schools and many businesses were unable to operate. We went into the town centre for some shopping but the only supermarket that had power and was open was Foodland. No diesel pumps were working in the town. We had a ... read more

11th of April we headed off from Adelaide. 1st stop was Port Pirie then through Port Augusta then to Whyalla where we stopped for the night. Camped at a footy ground and the caretaker, Kay, baked us heaps of treats in the morning! Then on the 12th onto Port Lincoln national park. We found a great camping spot at September Beach. The next day we went into town as the weather was showery. Checked out some shops and had lunch at a Chinese restaurant where the girls made best friends with the owners niece Sophie. The next day was perfect weather so we went the beach in the mon then a drive then the beach again for the whole arvo. The girls had a ball building sand castles, collecting shells, playing in the water ect. I ... read more

Adelaide is the epitome of a grandly planned city. The biggest battle in the planning process was whether to locate the city shore side or inland. Because of swamps and bugs, the settlers called the area where they landed “Port Misery.” The inland backers won out and thus Adelaide is situated between the ocean and the Mount Lofty Ranges and the city is totally surrounded by peaceful parks and bisected by the lovely River Torrens. The residents are proud to point out that Adelaide was never a prison colony but was settled by fine upstanding folks from England. And because of this Adelaide is the most British of all the major cities in Australia. It is a very user-friendly place with shaded sidewalks, free tram service and friendly citizens. There are benches where you would expect ... read more