Eden: whaling stories, old Scrabble and a sunset

Andy
The sea framed by an old stone doorway.

Eden gave us a day of history, a very good market and an excellent finish back at camp.

The sea framed by an old stone doorway.
The sea framed by an old stone doorway.
A stone tower above the coastal bush.
A stone tower above the coastal bush.
Pink flowers along the way.
Pink flowers along the way.
A whale skeleton in the museum.
A whale skeleton in the museum.

There's an excellent whaling museum where we spent half the day learning about the town's whaling history. It's one of the few (only?) places where Orcas and Humans worked together to hunt whales, the orcas helping corral the whales towards the coast where they could be taken down by humans.

A museum display about Aboriginal trading routes.
A museum display about Aboriginal trading routes.
Home on wheels at camp.
Home on wheels at camp.
A pink and orange finish to the day.
A pink and orange finish to the day.

At the market, Shan found an old Scrabble set for some Take Two. A useful addition to our travelling games collection.

We finished at a free camp beneath a bright sunset. History, a new game and a sky worth sitting outside for: a thoroughly satisfying day on the south coast.

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