Week Three Day Seventeen and Eighteen

Longest wooden jetty in Australia -Port Germaine


Hope on the bouncy pillow at Victor Harbour Caravan park


Hope with penguin statue Granite Island - Victor Harbour


Horse drawn Tram - Victor Harbour

Sorry folks did not have time to do the blog yesterday as we were.... I tell you what I will get to that later!

We woke up to Gala's squawking, there were literally hundreds of the birds over the park. But what a sight to see, with their aerobatics through the trees, tents and caravans.

We decided to walk into Victor Harbour as it was not that far away. What a pretty place. They had a market on at the beachfront, so we wondered through that, looking at the different stalls. We went to info and booked a tour for that night (still being mysterious),and then caught the "Horse Drawn Tram" across the causeway to Granite Island. What a lovely experience. We wondered around the island, had coffee in the restaurant and relaxed.

That afternoon chores had to be done (washing and drying)... even on tour you cannot get away with that.

After dinner we got ready to go back to Granite Island for a penguin tour. That is why the blog could not be written last night. They have a colony of Fairy Penguins on the island. Unfortunately we where not allowed to take pictures with a flash, and as I have not been able to download photos today, cannot check how the ones we did take came out. (I will update this blog with photos tomorrow.) The photos of penguins did not come out. Boo Hoo.

The penguins where so cute and tiny. They did not seem phased at all when the guide shown the red light at them. We also saw possums and water rats. It was very informative and good fun. Although the walk back to camp was not that great at 10.30 at night.

We awoke once again to Gala's... what an alarm clock.

We set off early for Port Augustas. Our next port (excuse the pun) of call. Driving through Adelaide we were forced to stop because Hope said from the back...... "Mum I'm going (throwing up noises). Side road here we come..... mmmm no more needs to be said. On the way we stopped at Port Germaine. This tiny place of probably no more than 100 people has the honour of having the longest wooden jetty in Australia. It is 1532 meters long and was built in the 1800's to transport bags of wheat to boats from all over the world.

It was good fun, a few youngsters where fishing when we got to the end, and while we where their they pulled out a kingfish. As it was not 60 cm's long they had to throw it back. The scenery was quite spectacular, as you had the view of the Flinders ranges to your left.

(Photos will be put up and added to this blog tomorrow)

We are planning on having an early night tonight, to make up for last night. So sleep tight!