Day 5 Tuesday,  15th February  Neptune Is, SA Neptune Is North Bottom cage on left, surface cage on right Woke up early on the boat, saw the hint of a coloured sunrise and we were moored off an island. After breakfast the boat shifted to another island for us to swim with the sea lions. We snorkelled this time , glad we did as the sea lions didn’t come in very deep. Also getting into the tender boat with scuba looked very difficult . The tender took everyone on near shore and we made lots of splashing and noise to attract the sea lions in to play which eventually they did! Back to the boat which was moved to a quiet spot for lunch before moving further south for the cage diving at Action Bay. The surface cage looked very uncomfortable as the sea wash was banging the cage against the boat. View of the surface cage from below We went down to the bottom in the other cage, about 25m. Just took a GoPro each no light on camera but there was plenty of natural light. But of cour...

 Day 4, 14th February Port Lincoln out to Neptune islands Lincoln National Park We had such a lovely. Room at the Marina hotel with plenty of space to spread out and rearrange all our stuff to minimise what we take on board for 3 nights. With that and loads of chilling out it was 10am before we decamped. We had a bit of a look around town and bought a few odds and ends including a couple of hot chocolates and a sausage roll for Roy! We decided to spend the day exploring Lincoln National Park as a bit of a bonus. There was fog and misty rain this morning and it it has cleared away to low cloud. Still expecting a warm day. . Had a lovely days explore in Lincoln national park. Beautiful algae covered rocks , white beaches and blue seas. Not much wildlife. Just a couple of currawongs and a few wrens. Headed back to the Marina to wait for the evening pick up for the Rodney fox trip. Hopefully not shades of things to come! Found a lovely quiet spot in the pub, on the. Verandah for a love...

Whyalla to Port Lincoln SA  Day 3 13th February 2022 A relaxed start for a short hop today. We took a bit of a drive along the foreshore before heading on our way. View of the heavy works from Hummock Hill We also made a side track to the top of hummock hill which had a great view of the steelworks and the gulf. A very long coal train went by while we were there. View of the harbour from Hummock Hill Roy had the binoculars out and spotted a dorsal fin or two in the bay. Not long after we we saw paddle boarders in the same location! Finally headed South, next stop Cowell where we saw a painted silo which looked ordinary from a distance but was impressive close up, camel, bird and local identity. We stopped at a boat ramp going into Cowell for our morning cuppa and had a chat with a fella who was hunting beach worms and thought that we might know where to find them! Silos at Cowell After a good wander around the silos we headed on until we spotted a sign indicating that one of the at...

  Renmark to Whyalla Day 2 February 12th 2022 Burra bakery does a mean sausage roll! Out the door by 7:30am SA time and on the road to Whyalla . First stop Burra for a look around, buy fruit etc and a sausage roll at the bakery for Roy! Monument at Burra, with a little man on top Decided to keep going for a cuppa in the country rather than a cafe. Any convenience will do when you need it! Found a little grassy track near the wind farm  and had tea coffee and a choc chip cookie. 'smoko' under the lee of the wind vanes Trying to take an alternative route to Whyalla to that suggested by the car gps. Through  Jamestown and then on to Gladstone. Turn right up through Laura. Saw Laura’s soaps shop! Wirraburra silos . Wirraburra silos Wilmington for lunch Swing bridge at the foot of Mt Remarkable, clearly a popular walking location. Swing bridge Wilmington We had a sandwich and headed for Whyalla Foreshore motor Inn Whyalla. With a lovely view of the ocean across a small car par...

Canberra to Renmark Day 1 on the road 11th February 2022 On the road before 5 am. Fed the cat and headed west . Breakfast at Yass Maccas. Truck stop on Hay plains for morning tea. Looked like it was recently renovated with new toilet dry composting- aromatic! Lunch at Yanga stop. Beautiful flooded wetland forest. Walked over the old bridge and did a drive by of the homestead and park before heading off. Lunch at Yanga Spotted some painted silos at Paringa on the way to Renmark, did a quick drive by and snapped some phone pics out the car window. Painted silos at Paringa Stayed at the citrus hotel where we’ve stayed several times at Renmark. Had a late afternoon walk along the Murray and were attracted into the Renmark club on the river bank for a glass of bubbly. It was such a lovely spot and balmy evening we decided to have dinner there . Enjoying a glass of bubbly by the Murray Pretty much passed out sleeping back at the hotel.

 February 3rd 2022 Nearly organised to head off on our next adventure, Covid allowing. Madly assembling underwater camera gear and arranging pet sitting so we can relax into the journey. Rodney Fox Shark Expeditions - We Know Sharks... Not quite sure what to expect but sure that it will be a big adventure. More to come as we get closer to departure. Currently Port August that we have to travel through has been inundated with flood waters, so we are hoping that those will subside before we arrive.