Today was spent relaxing, as we walked & explored Victor Harbor and Granite Island.

After our customary coffee stop at a cafe close to the beach, we made our way into town and to the causeway leading out to Granite Island.

We were last in Victor Harbor some 10years ago when the old wooden causeway was still in use. In the intervening period it’s been replaced by a modern concrete structure with a lane for the horse drawn tram.

Today was clear skies, so the ocean colours were so much more vivid and the water a lot more inviting for a swim.

We decided to do the 2k walk around the island in search of dolphins and possibly a penguin. The views back around Encounter Bay were stunning. On days like these it feels good to be alive and one with nature.

Victor Harbor was once a major seaport for fishing and goods being transported off up to Adelaide. Various piers and breakwaters were built, replaced and then became obsolete being replaced by roads.

The harbour now offers tourists and locals alike the opportunity to fish or just take in the beautiful surroundings of the bay.

The rocks in the breakwater amount to over 200,000 tonnes of huge granite boulders. They were mined on the island and then moved into position by basic machinery, despite the lightest being over 20 tonnes. Incredible work.

After a walk around the port, we returned to Horseshoe Bay in Port Elliot and enjoyed a relaxing afternoon watching the local schools surf competition against their teachers. Great way for them and us to finish the ‘working week’.

With it being Friday we decided to pop into the local pub/restaurant called Salt on The Strand. Great little place with a good vibe and excellent drinks and music.

Tomorrow we are off to the weekend markets in Port Elliot and Victor Harbor and to a new campground close to the beach where we plan to spend the weekend relaxing, before meeting up with relatives who live in the area.

We’ve included a google map to show where we are staying relative to the city of Adelaide, where we plan to head over the next few days before moving up to the Adelaide Hills and Barossa Valley.