South Australia

  • 7 – Coffin Bay to Ceduna

    ByGreta

    From Port Lincoln we headed on down to Coffin Bay. They grow oysters there. Originally they harvested the local oysters, but as humans so often tend to do, they over-fished them almost to extinction. But then in 1969, somebody brought in Pacific oysters – which thrived. Coffin Bay oysters are exported all over Australia. Coffin…

  • 5 – Pasties at Ardrossan

    ByGreta

    We set out after breakfast at Glenelg to explore the Yorke Peninsula. Our Adelaide friends had suggested we might find the experience… how shall I put it?… less than spectacular. And that was about right. It’s a mix of copper mines and  agriculture, little fishing villages and beaches. It reminded me of places like Mandurah…