SA. Beautiful One Day, Freezing the Next!

After leaving Robe and passing through Kingston we just have to take a photo of the Giant Lobster. It's a shame the price has gone from $65 a kilo to $105 a kilo in just 50kms!!!

Next stop Narrung, a free camp right on Lake Alexandina which is part of the system that the Murray River runs into. It was beautiful but a bit deadly seeing that both nights there we partied with neighbours and definitely over indulged.

 

 This is our view from our caravan across the lake.  I think it looks like an English seaside scene. It's Australia's smallest inland lighthouse.

A gorgeous full moon raising over the lake just great to fish by.

 

 

             We love to pose!!!

 

Each day we go for a drive exploring and we always find some wonderful sites.

This is part of the Coorong. Over the sand hills you can see is the ocean .

We cross the lake and a river by car ferry and finally after travelling 130kms we arrive at Port Elliot.

Port Elliot is up there with the best, it's half way between Goola and Victor Harbour which are both gorgeous towns with beautiful stone cottages and historical buildings. We spent Wednesday riding around Victor Harbour, no wind (amazingly) and a lovely sunny day. We're definitely getting fitter as we rode atleast 10 kms site-seeing.

At Elliots Beach Bowlo for an afternoon pick me up!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

That evening we took Moet, cheese and bickies out to the point to watch the sunset over Victor Harbour on one side andd Horseshoe bay the other. Only problem was the sea gulls. Steve soon got rid of them with a few well place stones from his trusty sling shot. No he didn't hit any!

 

 

Talk about perfect one day lousy the next. We woke to cold, rain and 35knot winds. Yuk!!

No worries the rain stopped and we went for a drive out to the mouth of the Murray and the barrages that separate the fresh water from the salt water. Very interesting!

This is a barrage crossing the Murray River near the mouth. There's fresh water to the left and salt water to the right. How amazing is that!










Crossing the Fleurieu Peninsular we make our way down to Rapid Bay. I'm sick of saying this but this is one of the best campsites we've stayed at! It's right on the beach with a cliff on one side and rolling hills and a long jetty on the other. We also explored a bit further afield seeing Cape Jervis and a large marina which is like a ghost town. This coastline is beautiful but so different from home with mountains going right down to the sea.

 

RAPID BAY CARAVAN PARK

Some random photos of this beautiful area, The Fleurieu Peninsular. I think you can tell we're having fun exploring!!

 This is the deserted Marina. other than the boats there is nothing there. No people, no shops or cafes, no homes It's in the middle of no where!

Next Stop Adelaide and Civilisation. I'll post that later in the week.

EARTH, WIND AND FIRE!

Next stop Mount Gambia which is only 25 kms north. We pass Mount Shank volcano and decide to check it out . We're getting so adventurous we even walk 900 metres up to the summit - Wow what a view we're right on the edge of the crater, shame there's no lava!

 Above is the view south  from Mount Shank Volcano Crater. I still can't believe Steve and I climbed to the top. Exhausted but it was amazing.  The pictures below are of the actual crater. This is one of the youngest volcanoes in Australia.

Soon as we arrive in Mount Gambia we know we'll be here for a few days. So much to see and do. Off to the Discovery Centre which has a interactive historical display then to Main Corner Complex where they show a documentary "Volcano" which is brilliant.It's about how the local volcanoes, lakes and sinkholes came to be. Then next door there's a cave garden and every night a light and laser show is on and this is all FREE!

Next day out come the bikes and we ride right around the Blue Lake which is the most amazing cobalt blue in Summer and then turns steel grey in Winter. It's awesome!

Then we climbed up to Centenary Tower. It was so bloody steep but we made it!! Well worth the effort and now I don't feel bad about all the food and grog we have every night.

 Next day before heading to Robe we checked out the sunken gardens we had heard about. It's called Umpherston Sinkhole. It's unbelievable that so large a sinkhole is so close to town and the hanging gardens in it are incredible. Writing this blog I'm running out of superlatives!

 Finally 5 weeks since we left home we arrive in Robe which has been Steve's goal. We stayed 3 nights in a park just out of Robe. That evening was so beautiful we took a few beers and our chairs out to the point to watch the sunset.

Robe is a gorgeous seaside town full of historical limestone buildings and it's famous Obelisk which was built in 1855. It can be seen 20 kms out to sea.

Customs House. 

We even spotted our first penguin!

Next day we did a 10 km bike ride around Robe seeing the marina, the old gaol ruins and lots of historical buildings. We're still loving the bike rides!