Monday 3 December 2018
Today we spent a bit of tie looking around Port Lincoln. We headed up to Winter Hill Lookout which has a fantastic viewpoint of the town’s harbour and the countryside. We then headed out to the Marina, after a look around there we had the best fish and chips ever! The Fresh Fish Place – we enjoyed a pan fried salt and pepper prawn and calamari with greek salad, and a piece of pan fried Gurnard (the poor man’s flathead) and chips. It was very fresh and tasty. We also went the whole hog and bought some fresh king prawns and Coffin Bay oysters for our entree tonight. Yummy!
We then headed on our way out to the Lincoln National Park which was a rough dirt road through a locked gate to Memory Cove. The drive was not too far but took about 90 minutes. It was a tranquil setting with only 6 campsites and only 15 vehicles allowed on the track at any given time. This is regulated by having to get a key from the Visitors Centre. There is only a family and a couple of bird enthusiasts here.
We headed for a walk along the cliff for about an hour which was lovely, then headed back for a quiet time on the beach, where for a change we sat and enjoyed our oysters, prawns and some dip and bickies. This is where you would have beer and wine if we drank that, but instead had a powerade.
Then we had a nice dinner and headed for an early night. We are yet to enjoy beautiful weather but it isn’t raining or blowing a gale so we are lucky in that case. Anyway. We have another day in this National Park before we move on somewhere else.
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- View from Winter Hill Lookout..
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- .. a continuation of the previous photo looking towards the Port Lincoln Harbour
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- Farmland from winter Hill Lookout..
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- ..and a continuation of the farmland as well.
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- View of the Port Lincoln Harbour from Winter Hill lookout
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- Fishing trawlers at the marina. There wasn’t a pleasure cruiser amongst them, but it was only 11.30am and the trawlers were all back in so not sure what time they start each day.
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- View from lookout near the marina.
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- Another beautiful entrance sign to Lincoln National Park
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- Driving through the National Park..
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- ..passing through the locked gate..
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- ..a lizard blocking our way..
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- ..followed by an emu, then kangaroos. The wildlife was abundant.
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- As the track winds through the National Park we finally get a glimpse of the water..
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- ..all we need is for the sun to come out a bit more for a beautiful photo.
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- And the sun obliges as we arrive at the sheltered Memory Cove..
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- ..our campsite for the night. My favourite in the bush on the beach. Ready for a walk.
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- On the cliff as we walk around the headland, the rocks are very similar to those in Freycinet Park in Tassie..
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- Looking for sealions.
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- The Rocks are so vibrant in colour..
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- Almost back to camp..
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- Just a short walk across the white sand of the protected cove.
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- Enjoying this afternoons last light and light snack – oysters, prawns and nibbles. It is a tough life, but someone has to do it.
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- We are finally learning to occasionally – Stop, Rest and Relax. Woohoo the Broadbents. That’s me by the way.
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- Port Lincoln to Memory Cove Lincoln National Park – 63km