Millicent to Victor Harbor...
Millicent - Beachport - Robe - Tantanoola Cave - The_Coorong - Murray River Mouth - Victor Harbor
The Route Map
Day 14 - 17th Feb
Port Macdonnell - Millicent - Beachport - Robe.
Today we turn west to travel along the limestone coast. Our first stop was Millicent, with it's abundance of street murals...
Street_Mural_Millicent…
Bee hive mural…
Next stop Beachport...
Beachport Jetty …
Salmon Hole Beachport…
Final stop for the day is Robe. Two days actually as John is a bit crook with the man flu...
Day 15 - 18th Feb
Robe.
Robe is an old fishing holiday mecca that is rapidly undergoing gentrification. This renewal is being lead by sourdough bakers, pastry chefs and an italian woodfired pizzeria. Robe is definitely on the revisit list...
Some of the pastry haul. Much more was eaten before it could be photogaphed…
Pizza almost as good the one we had in Portland last trip. We are calling it the second best pizza in Australia…
Robe’s Rugged Coast…
Robe’s Rugged Coast…
Robe’s Rugged Coast…
Robe’s Rugged Coast…
Robe’s Rugged Coast…
Robe’s Rugged Coast…
Day 16 - 19th Feb
Robe - Tantanoola Cave - Kingston SE - Meningie.
First today we are going backwards past Millicent to visit the Tantanoola Cave. We will not be disappointed we took the time...
Tantanoola_Cave…
Tantanoola_Cave…
Tantanoola_Cave…
Tantanoola_Cave…
Tantanoola_Cave…
Tantanoola_Cave…
Going west again toward Kingston SE. The SE stands for south east to distinguish this Kingston from the other Kingston in SA
Regularly we see these abandoned stone building…
The_Big_Lobster_Kingston_SE…
The_Old Lighthouse_Kingston_SE…
Our final stop for the day is in the small village of Meningie on the shores of Lake_Albert
Meningie_Sunset over Lake_Albert…
Day 17 - 20th Feb
Meningie - Lake_Albert.
Bird watching/photographing day today with a drive around the shores of Lake_Albert and a peek into The_Coorong. No luck with The_Coorong though because the water level is so low the shore and water birds are about a kilometer from the viewing areas.
Meningie_Sunrise…
Pink-eared Duck…
Elegant Parrot…
New Holland Honeyeater…
New Holland Honeyeater…
Elegant Parrot…
Singing Honeyeater…
Great Cormorant…
Almost dry Coorong…
Almost dry Coorong…
To circumnavigate Lake Albert we needed to use the free 24/7 ferry service at Narrung
Narrung_Ferry…
The dry, not so Pink Lake near Meningie from 100m above…
Day 18 - 21st Feb
Meningie - Tailem Bend - Murray Bridge - Strathalbyn - Goolwa - Murray River Mouth - Port Elliot.
Today we are off to see where the Murray River meets the Great Southern Ocean via longer, but more scenic route through Tailem Bend, Murray Bridge and Strathalbyn.
Breakfast spot at Freds Landing on the Murray River near Tailem Bend…
We follow the Murray to Murray Bridge and then head south across the wheat fields to Strathalbyn. We see many ruined, but evocative stone buildings.
Hartley_Methodist_Church_Ruins…
Ancient_Ruins…
Ruined_Stone_Building…
Stone_Farm_Buildings…
The churchs in Strathalbyn display the beauty of the local limestone and the skill of the stonemasons
Catholic_Church_Strathalbyn…
Anglican_Church_Strathalbyn…
Through Goolwa and on to the mouth of the Great Murray River
Locally just called the Mouth or Murray Mouth…
Sand pumping to keep the mouth open…
There is always an optomistic fisher…
Seals sunning themselves…
There are always Pelicans…
Day 19 - 22nd Feb
Port Elliot - Victor Harbor.
We are staying in the Caravan Park at Port Elliot beside Crockery Bay. This makes a great location for photography particularly early morning...
The splash at sunrise…
Silky water at sunrise…
Small, but sooo photogenic…
Frenchmans Rocks just off the point at Crockery Bay…
Today is set to be a scorcher. Mid 40s they say. So we are off early to visit Victor Harbor (that's right no "u" in harbor) and the scenic Granite Island.
A jetty links Victor Harbor to Granite Island…
The natural sculptures of granite…
The orange lichen covered rock are another feature…
The polar bear of Granite Island…
Victor Harbor from Granite Island…
Horse_Drawn_Tramway back in the day used to transport goods from the port on Granite Island but now it just takes tourists on a super expensive trip along the jetty to and from the island…
Pacific Gulls are everywhere in the south. This is a particularly nice shot…
An action shot of a kayak cruising by in the shallow, tranquil waters beside the jetty…
