The Yelp Port Experience was the brainchild of Yelper Bruce L. and a huge line up of venues was thought out beautifully between he and our CM Anita D.
A 10am breakfast made a leisurely way to start the day at Hart's Collective. I never knew this place existed and was the perfect place to sit on the waters edge in a renovated shipping container and take in the view. Very eclectic with the old and new furnishings. Breakfast was ordered at the counter, and I chose free range poached eggs on sourdough with a side of smashed avocado and a latte to wash it down. No complaints from me as the eggs perfectly poached and avocado perfectly smashed.
Then we drove to The Clipper City of Adelaide for our tour. It was great listening to the history and hard to soak in all the information. Being made with a steel frame the height was better than most ships of that era, and we learned that the wooden frame was coated with tar, horse hair and copper. It will be great to see the renovations progress as time goes on. Unfortunately Bruce had to leave our tour and so Anita took complete charge, and onwards we went.
Just made the dolphin cruise in time and we had a lovely sail along the Port River. Glad I had my hat and a little sunscreen, but this didn't stop the wind burn. It was the perfect weather to cruise and I had a lovely chat with Captain Brian Thomas aka Cobra Dobra who is a retired MFS officer and SANFL Sturt lover and he steered our boat without incident.
Being rather famished, we ended up at Argo Hellenic Greek Cafe on Commercial Road. They have a Monday to Friday lunch menu, and charged only $1 extra being a Saturday. They even had sparkling red (Leconfield Syn) by the glass. I ordered a lamb yiros but it didn't come wrapped as expected. The meat tasted like yesterday's reheated on the grill, only two quarters of pita, no garlic sauce and the tomatoes were too pale and tasteless. It was a disappointment and I wouldn't hurry back, but in saying that I enjoyed a tasting of my friends chicken dish...and they did have sparkling red.
Last was a visit to the Maritime Museum. I've been here before but this time I obtained a printout for 50c of my great grandmothers ship Trevelyan when she came out on her maiden voyage in 1865. The staff were very knowledgable and happy to talk about the the four trips it made to Australia before sinking off shore in South Africa. We left there about 5pm so was a full day, and from start to finish was a great day. Thanks Bruce and Anita! read more