Very little to report on our last day in Elliston. 9 nights in Elliston and we had definitely seen everything and were ready to move on.
8.30 was our kick off time, but Alan had to get some work done on his caravan chains, it was 10am before we actually left Elliston for Coffin Bay. We loaded up on cappuccino’s for the girls before we left so were able to manage 25kms before Alan called a stop for morning tea.
We stopped at a tourist stop so we could also check out the Drystone Walling that is still in existence. It reminded Lance & I of the stone fences we saw in the Yorkshire Dales in England. Given South Australia was initially settled by free settlers in the 1800’s from England and Scotland, it is not surprising to see this skill used in Australia.
The countryside we passed through was farming country with wheat being grown and sheep reared. A lot of the ground was very stony.
We arrived at Coffin Bay just after lunch. Coffin Bay is a well known oyster farming place with oysters being sold for $7 per dozen oysters. 3 of the men bought some oysters to eat while the rest of us declined. Coffin Bay was named after Sir Isaac Coffin, a good friend of Mathew Flinders back in the 1800’s.There are a lot of people with boats out fishing in the bay which has a number of small islands.
We had fish & chips for tea as whiting is again prevalent in this area. this is a beautiful tasting fish which I enjoy very much.
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