Port Lincoln

Toward the centre of the coast of South Australia sits Port Lincoln, a small fishing town. The town is quite wealthy as it sees the majority of Australian seafood pass through its port. It is also home to the Great White Shark. Yes that's right... this is Australia!

Whyalla beach

We stopped at a few points in between Adelaide and Port Lincoln. Port Augusta, Whyalla and Cowell (no Simons mind..) in that order. Whyalla is the second third largest city in SA with Adelaide and Mount Gambier being the larger two. That's about all the info on Whyalla I can provide... it's a small city, probably better referred to as a large town. We had a free shower at a campsite here (they didn't know so technically we borrowed/stole their shower water but we did really need one!), filled our tank and food cupboards and slept a little out of the city on the 'wetlands' where their storm water drains off. Pretty nice place actually and we met a lovely Dutch lady who gave us some tip-offs for Pt Lincoln as they were from the area.
Oh I nearly forgot! Whyalla has a beautiful beach with long shallows. You could wade a good 1.5km or so and still only be up to your knees!

When we arrived at Pt Lincoln on Tuesday 23rd October (it's been ages since I last blogged!!!) the first thing we did was head for a fishing and tackle shop as we had heard that sea fishing down this way was an absolute must. Armed with our new prized possessions (the finest lures budget traveller funds can buy) we moved the camper to 'Billy Light's Point' on the very southern point of Pt Lincoln, where we ate some local fresh fish and slept the night.
On Thursday we had our first scrambled eggs in the camper, courtesy of Master Chef Don Luca, did a big food shop and set off merrily for Coffin Bay. See next blog for details...