Day 67 ~ 21,700 Miles, Port Lincoln

Day 67 ~ 21,700 Miles

We moored early this morning in Boston Bay at Port Lincoln and just prior to our excursion departure we were presented with the revised itinerary for the remainder of the trip. The revised itinerary has us heading west to the Seychelles, to Africa, down the East coast of Africa then heading across the Atlantic to South America, up the East coast, through the Caribbean to Miami. I’ll share my thoughts about those changes with you tomorrow following our town hall meeting with the Captain.

Admittedly my focus on Port Lincoln was limited as my thoughts kept creeping back to the ship news of the day.

Port Lincoln is a town of just over 16,000 and somehow manages with just two traffic lights. But seriously, this is a fishing town with a proud heritage and very busy waterfront. There is a large private specialized fishing fleet including prawnies, tuna boats, mussels, oyster, and squid boats, deep sea fishing boats, adventure boats for swimming with the great white sharks, and yellowtail kingfish farm boats. The fishing boat marina is also home to the Fishermen Memorial which is a beautiful granite sculpture depicting waiting families facing the sea and grieving families facing the land surrounded by granite boulders with the names of those lost at sea chiseled into the each one.

Just like the young children at schools in New Zealand and other parts of Australia, the children here are required to wear sun hats and sunscreen. Swimming classes are also compulsory beginning in second grade.

Our final stop was at Winters Hill. This high point serves multiple purposes: it has a watch tower for bush fires, tourist and locals alike come here to enjoy the 360° uninterrupted views, and apparently as the “lover’s lane” parking spot.Read more