We only drove a short distance today, about 80 kms to Whyalla on east coast of the Eyre Peninsula. Apparently there are more than 300 days of sunshine here each year. Whyalla is a steel and ship building hub. Originally it was the port for the departure of iron ore which was mined from nearby Iron Knob. There were 66 ships built here at the shipyards. The HMAS Whyalla (below) is now a museum. It was the first modern warship built in South Australia in 1941, and it now stands on dry land 2 kms from sea, and is the largest landlocked ship in Australia.
This afternoon we drove 20 minutes out to Point Lowly. The lighthouse was built in 1883, but in 1909 was extended by 8 meters due to a ship running aground. You can probably see above the 3rd window where it was extended.
After going to mass tonight, we went to the lookout which has 360* views of Whyalla. We were hoping on another nice sunset tonight but it didn't turn out to be much. These are some of the views.
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Location:Whyalla
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