We have spent the past 3 nights based in Victor Harbour, exploring the southern part of the Fleurieu Peninsula.
The afternoon we arrived, the boys got great waves at Middleton, so were pretty stoked.
Lucky, because the swell dropped off and it got pretty windy after that, so they only got one more surf the whole time we were down here.
On the way home, we stopped in at Port Elliott and Horseshoe Bay.
The weather was pretty horrible the next morning when we went out to the Murray River mouth and Goolwa.
Shame, because Goolwa seemed like a lovely little town, with a nice harbour area with parklands and waterside cafes. The only photo I took was Matt playing the piano outside the tourist information centre.
In the afternoon the weather was nicer and we had a lovely walk around Granite Island. It is connected to the mainland at Victor harbour by a long wooden causeway. We walked across, but you can take the horse drawn tram if you choose to.
The scenery on the island is lovely – and similar to the coastline along the south of Western Australia
For me, there was much else of appeal in Victor Harbour itself – no nice beachside cafes or pubs, no live music on the weekend – a little disappointing for a major tourist town.
The area, however is quite pretty, with green farmland reaching right down to the ocean.
The surrounding valleys are also quite stunning – and so green! I loved the little black-faced sheep.
The weather has been so cold while we’ve been here, but it didn’t stop the boys from having fun on the waterslides. We don’t often stay in Caravan Parks with stuff for the kids, so they took advantage of it – and had a ball!!
The Travelling Dixons 