The following day we headed north from Moonta Bay. With the echo of the Beaconsfield Mine Disaster in Tasmania still fresh on our minds we nevertheless were reassured by our tour leader at Wheal Hughes Copper Mine, billed as South Australia's leading underground experience.
Our tour leader had arrived in the area to retire after years at the mines in Broken Hill. At Wheal (Means mine in Cornish) Hughes you can become a miner for an hour. Togged out in hard hat with its own self powered light and gum boots we were driven to the entrance of the mine and then walked 55 metres underground all the while being told the history and being reassured of the safety procedures in place. It was an excellent tour and one we thoroughly recommend. It's staffed by volunteers who have current and past mining experience.
Another place which is really worth a visit is the Currency Museum at Kadina but you'll have to be quick because the owner is retiring at the end of the year and it will close. He is a wealth of information - truly a treasure in himself!
Lots to see and do-
Go fishing from historical jetties, boats or beaches, in tranquil bays or the wilder Southern Ocean.
Surfing and diving for novices and experts alike around historical jetties or on sunken shipwrecks.
Watch dolphins frolic from the shore or soak up the sun on footprint free beaches.
Trek through colourful history and heritage in museums, mines and national parks.
Take a closer look at our produce industry on our home grown trail, your ticket to everything from olives and wine to ostriches.
Walk along our nature trails or picnic on secluded beaches
Whatever you do, you'll be made very welcome on
Yorke Peninsula!
