Boot camp on the seafood frontier

Whether it’s shucking your own Coffin Bay oysters or snorkelling with the ‘puppy dogs of the sea’, there’s something for everyone on South Australia’s spectacular Eyre Peninsula.

WORDS by BERNARD O’SHEA

An army marches on its stomach, and ours are in for a treat. There are almost two dozen of us, women and men of all ages, lined up in our ‘combat fatigues’ – waterproof khaki dungarees with in-built gumboots. Our mission: to ‘soak up’ the atmosphere at “the only Salt Water Pavilion oyster tasting experience in the world”. “Forward the light brigade!” Thus begins our crusade. Into Coffin Bay’s waters we wade. Will we make it, we wonder? Splish, splash, squelch. The water rises over the gumboots. So far, so good – no one’s sprung a leak, no one’s socks are getting soaked. By the time we’re up to waist level, our apprehension has turned into giggles. Taking a dip in the sea without getting wet is fun. In no…

You're reading a preview of

The Australian Women's Weekly (Digital) - 1 Issue, August 2021

DiscountMags is a licensed distributor (not a publisher) of the above content and Publication through Zinio LLC. Accordingly, we have no editorial control over the Publications. Any opinions, advice, statements, services, offers or other information or content expressed or made available by third parties, including those made in Publications offered on our website, are those of the respective author(s) or publisher(s) and not of DiscountMags. DiscountMags does not guarantee the accuracy, completeness, truthfulness, or usefulness of all or any portion of any publication or any services or offers made by third parties, nor will we be liable for any loss or damage caused by your reliance on information contained in any Publication, or your use of services offered, or your acceptance of any offers made through the Service or the Publications. For content removal requests, please contact Zinio.