PORT ADELAIDE

 We had a day out at the Port Dock Festival and enjoyed some of the activities and  walked around then decided to sit and have some early lunch, actually a late breakfast, of pancakes with hash browns and eggs and pancakes with maple syrup and it was delicious and very filling.

The Lighthouse is Port Adelaide's icon. It stands at the end of Commercial Road marking the place where the city meets the Port River.

First lit in 1869, the Lighthouse originally stood at the entrance to the Port River. It was prefabricated in England from iron plates and shipped to Adelaide in pieces, replacing the lightship Fitzjames that had been moored at the mouth of the Port River to mark the entrance to the harbour.

We then drove around the local area as there are a lot of lovely old buildings still standing although many have been knocked down and replaced by high rise apartments which seems to be the trend these days.

The old Bank of Adelaide building built in 1885

Our breakfast of pancakes

View of the Port River from the cafe

Street murals 

Hart's Mill

The Hart’s Mill complex is a group of buildings on the Port Adelaide waterfront that includes Hart’s Mill, the Adelaide Milling and Mercantile Company flour mill, and associated outbuildings and other structures. Together, they constitute South Australia’s longest continually operating flour production facility, one that spanned a 125-year period between 1855 and 1980.

Coast Guard display

Art Deco Municipal Offices

Tug Boat "Yelta" at Port Adelaide Wharf

Yelta is a steam tug which operated in the Australian state of South Australia from 1949 to 1976 within both the Port River and the waters of Gulf St Vincent.

St Vincent Street, Port Adelaide is a popular shopping area

Clock Tower on former Town Hall

Construction on the Institute Building began in 1874 and opened in 1876.

We had a great day out in Port Adelaide, hope you enjoy the photos.