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    • TravelerEastern Adventure
      Day 127

      Coffin Bay

      November 20, 2023 in Australia ⋅ ⛅ 20 °C

      This morning we took ourselves on a hike along the Oyster Trail, 6 km of beautiful scenery and a great way to exercise.

      The we headed out of town to check out farm beach. A nice little spot just north of Coffin Bay and a windy walk included.

      To finish the day some oyster and gin tasting at Oyster HQ 🍸      Read more

    • TravelerEastern Adventure
      Day 126

      Coffin Bay Oysters

      November 19, 2023 in Australia ⋅ ☁️ 20 °C

      After traveling a great distance (48km) 😜 we arrived at our next stopover of Coffin Bay.

      We embarked on an Oyster Farm guided tour, learning lots about oysters and looking at the rows and rows of them. As well as some of the beautiful scenery.Read more

    • TravelerCandys on tour
      Day 86

      Coffin Bay

      September 25, 2023 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 19 °C

      We stopped at Woolshed Cave and Greenly Beach on the way to Coffin Bay. Eyre Peninsula continues to surprise and delight. At Coffin Bay we had a dozen natural oysters with a nice glass of Riesling - superb!Read more

    • TravelerApril/May 2023
      Day 24

      At Last the Sun Shines!

      May 10, 2023 in Australia ⋅ 🌙 13 °C

      To date our trip through the Eyre Peninsula has been met with overcast and rainy conditions. However that all changed today when at last the clouds cleared and the sun came out. And what a change this made to the sights around Coffin Bay! Suddenly the blue water opened up the views and the true beauty of Coffin Bay was revealed. Glass smooth blue water, lots of islands and peninsulas, and scenic views that extended as far as the eye could see.
      So today we started with a long walk on the Oyster Walk, a tourist walk that winds its way around the Coffin Bay town. We were restricted to how far we could walk because some of the walk went through the National Park where of course dogs are prohibited.
      We then returned to the car and took a very scenic drive into the near hinterland of Coffin Bay on some gravel and then 4WD tracks through the length of the long peninsula that runs opposite to and across the bay from the township of Coffin Bay. The 4WD track was a bit rough in places but finally took us into a small beach directly opposite the town.
      On the way back we came across a pig farm (yes it did smell very much like a pig farm!) which featured a small cafe and pork sales shop. It was unusual so we dropped in for a cappu and bought some pork to put on the BBQ sometime during the next week.
      Then we caught up with Mark & Sue again, left Chanel in the caravan, and took a drive through the National Park. Wow, what great views we saw!! Long sheer cliffs above blue water, secluded beaches, picturesque islands just off the coast, and all the time being aware that there was nothing south of our position out past the Great Australian Bight until you reached Antarctica! From time to time we came across emus, kangaroos, even rabbits. A really pleasant drive with great views!
      After a very pleasant day it was time for another dozen oysters washed down with some vino before heading to the local pub for a fish meal. Life is so tough when you are on a caravan trip….
      Coffin Bay has been a very worthwhile stopover full of lovely views and some surprises. Tomorrow we leave here to head further west on the Eyre Peninsula.      Read more

    • TravelerApril/May 2023
      Day 23

      Oyster Country

      May 9, 2023 in Australia ⋅ 🌙 12 °C

      Coffin Bay is famous for its oysters. The natural oyster of the area was harvested too much by the aboriginals of the area and over time disappeared, so the Pacific Oyster common in other places in Australia was brought in and is now the oyster type farmed here.
      Coffin Bay is the first place we have ever seen an oyster vending machine!! Select the number of oysters you want, whether you want them shucked or closed, pay your money, and the are dispensed for you!! You can even select a shucking knife as an option!!
      The weather today was cloudy and some rain. Very unpredictable. This cast a dampener on the day because the lovely views we had expected could not be seen at their best with the grey water colours. We saw a family of emus who wandered around the caravan park, and we drove around town during which we saw an unusual house with all sorts of metal sculptures outside. We had thought about taking an oyster boat tour which goes out to some of the oyster beds where you don some waders, and then pick your own oysters for eating later. The boat did operate but we decided the weather today did not really suit this type of trip.
      So in oyster country what do you do if the weather is not good? Of course you eat oysters! Our oyster feast began when Mark and Sue brought some for us to share in the afternoon outside our caravan. The oysters needed to be opened so Peter and Mark did the shucking while Sue and Carolina did most of the eating! Together with some wine, the afternoon bad weather blues disappeared at the same speed as did the oysters and wine - decadent but very enjoyable!
      Having partaken of an oyster afternoon it was then decided to head to the Oyster HQ restaurant nearby. The plan has been to have some more oysters, but then we saw the seafood chowder! Amazing! So with some more wine to wash down the food we had some seafood chowder and some extra tapas for a lovely dinner. A very pleasant way to end a day in Oyster Country.      Read more

    • TravelerApril/May 2023
      1
      Day 22

      Port Lincoln & Coffin Bay

      May 8, 2023 in Australia ⋅ ⛅ 13 °C

      Today we headed for the popular tourist destination of Coffin Bay. Along the way we dropped into Point Boston and then onto Port Lincoln which is the unofficial capital of the Eyre Peninsula.
      Both places would have looked better if the sky had been blue as that would have changed the colour of the water, but today remained overcast and the clouds caused the water to be a gray colour.
      Some shopping and lunch in Port Lincoln before completing the short distance to Coffin Bay. As we left Port Lincoln we stopped at the famous Fresh Fish Place to buy some fish for our future dinners.
      On arrival the initial impressions of Coffin Bay were very favourable with the small bay and surrounding hills creating a very attractive landscape. We will stay here for 3 nights and have a good look around this popular place. We signed into the Discovery Coffin Bay Caravan Park which is always booked out but fortunately Sue and Mark had made a booking for us about a month ago. It was housekeeping time with Carolina pleased that at last we had power, water, and laundry facilities available to do a lot of clothes washing while Peter set up and cleaned van.
      Coffin Bay is famous for its oysters and tomorrow we will indulge. For today a twilight walk along the coast whet the appetite of the sights Coffin Bay has to offer.
      For anyone who has been trying to follow our trip using the Garmin tracking link we apologise that our Garmin InReach satellite tracker and communicator which has been working flawlessly for years unexpectedly failed a few days ago. We think the problem has now been fixed and the Garmin link for our trip should work normally from now on.      Read more

    • TravelerWest & back
      13113
      Day 20

      Oyster Farm Tours - Coffin Bay

      May 3, 2023 in Australia ⋅ ⛅ 17 °C

      Oh what a day to celebrate my birthday 😍 Coffin Bay was a beautiful little place and we had an amazing time doing an oyster farm tour.

      We arrived at 11:45am for a 12pm tour, got our waders on and headed out into the bay to hear about the history of the area and the oyster farm production. We then waded over to their pontoon in the bay to hear some more about oysters, have a drink 🍺 and to shuck and taste some for ourselves. Turns out I’m the only one who likes fresh oysters so with the tour’s 4 per person, I ate 13 freshies and we donated a few to the group.

      Lunch at the restaurant there was straight after so I had another dozen cooked (kilpatrick & La Francais) and a local gin & tonic 😋

      Afterwards we explored the town a bit and enjoyed the wildlife and the peace and quiet. Before travelling home mid/late arvo to cook up a bbq for dinner.      Read more

    • TravelerLap of Oz
      Day 6

      Kerry digging deep for more Oysters!

      March 14, 2018 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 20 °C

      How do Oysters have sex?
      Do they change shells and upgrade?

      From the second question through to the 20th about Oysters... I couldn’t keep responding via Google so I (Fryzie) sent Kez on a little tour hoping all her questions will be answered in life.Read more

    • TravelerLap of Oz
      Day 6

      Coffin Bay National Park

      March 14, 2018 in Australia ⋅ ⛅ 27 °C

      A quick check in to see if we could tow BIG MAX, our caravan in... definitely not. Scrub and low trees everywhere. No chance but could stay at Yangi Bay Area at the beginning of the track in. Tomorrow we’re going deeeeeeeep! To Sir Isaac Point.Read more

    • TravelerKenny’s Aussie Adventures 2022
      1
      Day 55

      Coffin Bay Slippery Slidey Fun

      February 24, 2022 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 23 °C

      We bring the fun, no-one had used the slide or jumping board all day, but when they heard all the fun we were having they all started to swim out to have a go.

      Free fun is the best fun.

      Brett and I were a bit hesitant about getting in, I had just washed my hair 😂😂! And so had Brett ( bahahahaha ) but it was so much fun, we all had a ball. Once again I was left thinking about poor Aunty Kat who missed out on this as her family would not get in with her, so we all thought of her as we went down the slide. Sorry Kat, we would like to say the slide sucked, but it was super slippery and fun 😳😂.Read more

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