Quiet beaches of the east coast
A gentle two-day drift down the calm gulf shore, from crab flats to tidal pools and heritage jetties.
The plan
While the bottom of Yorke gets the surf and the drama, the east coast does something quieter and, for many families, better: warm, shallow, sheltered water that goes out forever at low tide. This is crabbing and jetty-fishing country, made for slow mornings and sandy afternoons.
Spend day one on the upper east coast around Ardrossan, then drift south on day two toward Edithburgh, timing your crabbing for the low tides. Pack rakes, nets and buckets.
Along the way
Start on the broad flats of Tiddy Widdy Beach near Ardrossan, a classic blue-swimmer crabbing spot, then settle into the seaside towns of Port Vincent and Stansbury with their calm bays and jetties.
On day two, work south to the heritage jetty and lime kiln at Wool Bay, then finish at the famous Edithburgh Tidal Pool, a sheltered ocean swimming hole carved into the rocks beside the town's old salt port.
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Image credits
- EdithburghEdithStreet.JPG by Mattinbgn , CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons