Tuesday, 11 February 2014

Kingston SE


Didn’t take long to decide to stop again. An hour after leaving Robe we are setting up at the Kingston Caravan Park on a beachfront site.…just looked too good to go past. And lobster sandwich for lunch it is. On a walk down to the beach, we immediately encounter two dolphins swimming parallel to and within thirty metres from the shore. Locals tell us that they have seen pods of up to fourteen dolphins along this beach, including some that come right to the shore’s edge chasing small fish.

Evening fishing from the jetty is generally unproductive, but gave us a magnificent view of the sunset over the Great Australian Bight.

Met neighbours Mick, John, Pam, Janet and Charmaine. Mick had caught around 60 Tommy Ruffs and offered to show us how to get fillets from these little fellas. We joined in the filleting frenzy. Bet was quick on the uptake, but Ken’s fillets left more on the fish than he removed. An invitation to join them for tea leads to a meal of the freshly filleted fish consumed with plenty of red wine, including a bottle of the local Ralph Fowler cabinet sauvignon.

Down to the jetty again for Bet to have a crack at squid jigging. We spot a sea lion basking on the beach. No luck getting squid, so it’s off to the seafood kiosk for a lobster.



That’s it. Time for a bourbon.

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