DAY 65 - COFFIN BAY SA

COFFIN BAY SA

DAY 65


Another perfect day in Coffin Bay.

Perfect only, that’s all it was.

For those with romance in their hearts, it is difficult to imagine a more idyllic location.

It obviously helps if you have some kind of passion for fishing, but it may not be a requirement.

I have neither romance in my heart nor a particular fascination with fish, but have still managed quite a pleasant stay.

A Sunday morning sleep-in opened the account.

After finally getting into gear around 11 am, I completed the “Oyster Trail” circuit walk begun last evening.

The second half leads uphill behind the town and up to the district lookout with panoramas for a good share of 10 km in all directions.

Coffin Bay National Park and nearby Mount Dutton feature heavily in the picture, as does the bay itself.

The afternoon session involved yet another attempt to catch some dinner and yet another empty hand (or hook in this case).

By 6 pm it was just as easy to buy up a feed of fish and chips and another dozen oysters than waste any more time and bait hooking weed out on the water.

So this is what I did.

Of course, I sliced my fingers up again quite nicely whilst shelling the oysters.

The obvious consolation to my bleeding flesh however, was a bag of 14 for the price of 12, which at $7.50 the dozen is fairly remarkable value.

Eyre Peninsula oysters are about twice as big and three times more succulent than the Sydney Rock variety that one has the privilege of parting with $25 per dozen for back home.

You do have to shuck them yourself though, which is factored into the sale price.

Tomorrow morning is likely an early departure, as the longest day in a few weeks beckons.

Times have been quite straightforward of late with only 40 – 50 km short hops between towns, but the next stop is Elliston so I can look forward to around 140 kilometres on the road this time around.