Eyre Peninsular - East...
Port Augusta - Whyalla - Lucky Bay - Cowell - Arno Bay - Port Neill - Tumby Bay - Port Lincoln - Coffin Bay
The Route Map
Day 32 - 7th March
Australian Arid Lands Botanic Gardens - Port Augusta
Australian Arid Lands Botanic Gardens is by far the most impressive point of interest in Port Augusta. Totally on the the native flora of the arid environments which is the majority of Australia. Everywhere there are new birds species to add to Jenelle's list of sightings. ...
Chirruping Wedgebill…
White-browed Babbler…
Australasian Pipit…
Singing Honeyeater…
White-winged Fairy Wren…
White-fronted Honeyeater…
Spiny-cheeked Honeyeater…
White-plumed Honeyeater…
Mistletoebird…
Nankeen Kestrel…
Apart from the flor and fauna the botanic garden design and layout is very impressive
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The metal cutout sculptures that are used throughout the gardens are equally impressive...
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Another opportunity to photograph "Redcliffs" this time at the head of the Spencer Gulf on the edge of the Arid Botanic Gardens...
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Day 33 - 8th March
Port Augusta - Point Lowly - Stony Point - Whyalla
Breakfast at Point Lowly today...
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At Point Lowly is the Port Bonython is the Santos gas export terminal…
Next door to Point Lowly is Stony Point the location of the Giant Cuttlefish breeding grounds…
Stony-Point clear blue water…
Who knew? The Giant Cuttlefish is amazing…
Off to Whyalla where our first stop is the information centre where the retired WW-II era navy ship HMAS Whyalla takes centre stage. In 1941 "The Whyalla" was the first navy ship built at the Whyalla shipyards...
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The Whyalla steelmill is still barely functional after decades of declining fortunes…
Whyalla Jetty is tourist driven project …
Whyalla foreshore is no gold coast…
Sunset was spectacular though…
The sky was ablaze…
Day 34 - 9th March
Whyalla
Another day, another sunrise...
Whyalla sunrise behind the jetty…
We got out early with the drone to capture the iconic Whyalla jetty…
Despite the serious ongoing drought the Whyalla wetlands are still busy with birds...
Red-kneed Dotterel…
Red-necked Avocet…
Red-necked Avocet…
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Black-tailed Native-hen…
Hoary-headed Grebe…
Black-winged Stilt…
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Day 35 - 10th March
Whyalla - Lucky Bay - Cowell - Arno Bay - Port Neill - Tumby Bay
Another sunrise in Whyalla before continuing south along the coast...
Ship becalmed at sunrise…
First stop Lucky Bay for breakfast. A bit of a wasteland but we got a couple of artzy drone shots
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Next stop Cowell. A very cute town with a great fish shop...
Cowell’s amazing Fishbox Kiosk. You can’t tell a book by its cover. Thankfully the fish (garfish and yellow tailed whiting) lived up to the online rave reviews…
Arno Bay is a tiny town...
Arno_Bay_Yellow Tail Kingfish fishing boat…
from here south commercial fishing becomes big business…
Top down of the shoreline…
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Port Neill is next...
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Day 36 - 11th March
Tumby Bay - Port Lincoln
First off we take a walk around Tumby Bay to discover the street art...
Tumby Bay wecomes you…
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Silo Art as good as it gets…
Port Lincoln by mid-morning...
Port Lincoln beach…
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Tuna boat…
We walked out on the jetty. These are some of the things we saw in the crystal clear water...
Blue Swimmer Crab…
Jelly_Fish under the jetty…
Jelly fish inside the swimming enclosure…
Makybe Diva statue takes pride of place on the foreshore…
As does the Tuna Fisher statue…
Lunchtime
Pizzeria_Trieste_ woodfired pizza…
L’Anse French Bakery pastries best croissant outside of France. Definitely on the “not to be missed” list…
Day 37 - 12th March
Port Lincoln - Coffin Bay - Coffin Bay National Park - Port Lincoln National Park - Port Lincoln
First off to visit Coffin Bay and then the Coffin Bay National Park ...
Welcome to Coffin Bay…
Coffin Bay is big in oysters…
Shelby Cove at Coffin Bay…
Didn’t expect to see Emus wandering the streets of Coffin Bay…
Off to the National Park...
Coffin Bay National Park Entrance…
Love the metal cutout scuplture…
View from Flat Rock point…
Golden Island…
We were most struck by the sand dunes
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Let us see what the Port Lincoln National Park has to offer...nothing like Coffin Bay NP....bit disappointing really
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Only saving grace was that Jenelle found a rare bird species…
Port Lincoln Parrot is its common name…
