Day 70
Between Melbourne and Sydney on the Southern coast of Eastern Australia is about 56 miles of coastline with deep blue waters known as the Sapphire Coast.
We stopped in Eden for a few hours and visited Merimbula and Pambula, tiny little towns near Eden. In Merimbula, I had the best oysters I've ever had.
Eden, well known for its whaling past is today more of a tourist spot. Fishing and forestry are still around, but are not the thriving industries they once were.
Eden was a popular spot for Australia's whaling industry for more than a century. Australia is no longer a whaling nation from what I understand.
Today, Eden's focus is on whale conservation. Its intriguing whaling past is on display at the Eden's Killer Whale museum, a beautiful white building stunning against the sapphire sea.
Eden was the first port in Australia we hadn't visited in 2019.
More in pics below.
On the walk back from the Killer Whale Museum to the ship (two images above)
It's why it's called the Sapphire Coast!
Hotel Australasia - an 19th century historic hotel, recently restored
Skeleton of Old Tom - he was an a orca (a killer whale), the leader of a pod of killer whales that helped Eden's whalers along in their quest for blubber. Of course, Old Tom didn't do it just to be nice. The whalers fed him and his pod in return! He died a hero in Eden, and is well-ensconced in Eden's whaling folklore.
The Killer Whale Museum, Eden
Merimbula Lake (above two pics)
More Merimbula pics above
Some murals and a famous coffee shop well known for it's scones (I had one - yummy) - all in Pambula
On to Sydney
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