Day 32 - Whyalla

Decided to stay another day as we woke up to a lovely sunny day. Wayne & I went back to Lowly Point to see if the Salmon were there. Sun was out but pretty windy, fish didn't seem to mind as he hooked up 4 fish and landed 2 beauties.

Dropped into the Tourist Information Centre on the way back into town and took photo's of the 'HMAS Whyalla' which was an Australian Anti-Submarine and Mine Sweeping Vessel on display in their front yard.

Tried one of the other bays but no luck, came back to Whyalla and went up to Hummock Hill lookout which gave us an amazing view out to the bay, along the beaches and over the town.

Down to the Circular Jetty to try for a Squid, plenty of evidence of where they have been caught previously but none today. Spoke to a local lady who was surprised they weren't there, she gave us some good tips for places in Port Lincoln to get great seafood to eat....yum! She also explained why the Jetty is Circular - apparently Whyalla is known for the many Round-Abouts so the Council thought it would be appropriate - the locals didn't agree. Looks pretty cool though.

Went over to the Fish Cleaning bench to fillet the 2 Salmon and met a friend, a huge Pelican that obviously was used to helping the fishermen get rid of the scraps. Took the frames, heads, skin straight out of Wayne's hand and off the cleaning bench - we decided he was Percy.

Chilled at Van and then went down to the beach in front of our Van to try for a Whiting with the Blood Worms we had bought yesterday. It was freezing in the wind, the fish must of gone elsewhere as no-one caught any today.

Sandy cooking dinner tonight, so nice relaxing night.Read more