Day 55 Port Lincoln, South Australia

Our last day of cruising.

Saturday, 14th March 2020

We woke up this morning a bit tired as last night we had to turn our clocks forward. Since leaving Fremantle we have lost 2 1/2 hours and since leaving South Africa a total of 8 1/2 hours. It's not as harsh as jet lag from Europe as we adjust over a 2 week period but still am adjustment which I find harder to cope with as I get older. 

I had booked two hire cars for our group to see Port Lincoln and Coffin Bay through Sparks and Spanners in Liverpool Street, Port Lincoln. I can recommend their service and vehicles. They are only a 10 minute walk from the ship, even taking into consideration the long jetty we were berthed at. Brian and I hired the cars and drove them to the shuttle drop off point (Information Centre in Port Lincoln) to pick up our dear passengers, DH one of them.

                                                Look who else booked their hire car?

View of Boston Bay, silos and the long wharf where Sun Princess is docked from Pt Lincoln lookout.

View of Sun Princess from Maritime Museum. The dirty marks at the bottom of the ship are rust!
She doesn't have much of a future with Princess. The ship is supposed to be used as a floating hotel in Japan for the 2020 Olympics. (but as as 24th March to Olympics have been post phoned until the                                                              Corona Virus is under control)

Firstly we headed out to Coffin Bay for a scenic drive along the esplanade, then onto Coffin Bay National Park for some rugged scenery lookouts. We had lunch at 1802 Oyster Restaurant for some very tasty seafood including local oysters. Yum Yum. 

                                   View at Templetonia Lookout over Coffin Bay to Mount Dutton.
                            There is a huge sheep station at Mount Dutton which still prospers today.

                                     View of Golden Island in the Coffin Bay National Park.

                                       
                                                Looking around coastline to Point Avoid.

                                                      Oyster beds in Coffin Bay SA

                                   Some of the tuna fishing fleet in the marina, Port Lincoln.

A drive back to Port Lincoln via the scenic lookout over the bay and township incorporating the Sun Princess alongside the jetty. Then onto the Marina Cove to see the fleet of Prawn, Tuna and Rock Lobster vessels. When we dropped everyone off at the shuttle pick up area we were able to see the bronze statue of Makybe Diva, the racehorse which won the Melbourne Cup 3 times. 

Now off to our last port, Adelaide. Home.