Week 24 – Victor Harbor – Mt Gambier – Daylesford – Benalla – Gundagai
Victor Harbor was a nice town, right on the south coast of S.A. The road from Adelaide to Victor Harbor was shocking – bumpy and potholed. After lunch we went for an explore of the town. There is a long jetty connecting the town to an island offshore – Granite Island. Horse drawn trams carry tourists across to the island for a small fee. We drove down to Goolwa and headed onto Hindmarsh Island to find the mouth of the Murray River. The Murray forms a couple of large lakes before emptying into the sea at Murray mouth. Lake Alexandrina is one of the largest lakes in Australia. We explored the beaches nearby, Middleton Point, Port Elliot and Chitin Rocks. There is some swell so Pa might get a surf tomorrow. The surf was not too bad at Middleton Point. A long, long paddle out and the waves were rolling after the initial break. The water is absolutely freezing. So much so that most of the surfers wore hoods and boots as well – poor Pa. After Pa...
