We had breakfast at The Rogue &Rascal located in the Civic Hall, now an arts complex. It was warm enough to sit outside with Bluey, who attracted the interest of other diners and passers-by. I tried the Japanese pancake which would have been much nicer with a lot less mayonnaise.
Back at the van we embarked on some cleaning and maintenance jobs. I put Blue and Tilly in their crate in the sun. Our neighbour wanted to know where I bought the crate and she quickly contacted Kmart and drove into town to buy one for her 10 month old kitten. Our friends decided they wanted one for Leo so we did a Kmart run.
I visited the Railway Museum located in the former railway station. Absurdly train transport of grain ceased in 2019, which explains the number of large trucks and road trains driving through the town.
The State Government had not long before constructed this bridge in London St over the the railway line into the grain handling area. The first train to pass under the bridge was damaged when its exhaust stack was too tall. This led to all trains taking grain to the port having their exhaust stacks modified.
Locomotive 850 was the first diesel-electric engine to be used in Port Lincoln. After closure of the line it was donated to the museum together with the bulk grain hopper.
I took Blue for a walk on the pier where fishers had been catching squid. He kept trying to lick the black squid ink off the jetty. We have had enough health issues with him already! Apparently we missed the passing dolphins and seals.
There is a fish cleaning table nearby where seagulls and pelicans were gathering around a couple cleaning the fish they had caught on a charter trip.
Tomorrow evening the full moon will rise over the bay. It should be an interesting sky if there are not too many clouds.
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