Being Saturday it was farmers market day in Port Elliot. As we approached there was the sound of a brass band playing ‘we do like to be beside the seaside’… Oddly it felt we were back in the Uk.

After checking into our new camping ground on the beach front, we made our way along the coastal path through a reserve. The great thing about these green areas next to the beach is they are so well kitted out. There are hot electric cooking plates for bbq’s and lots of seating and shade that encourages people to come together. As we walked through there was a ‘party’ going on with c. 60 people enjoying food and chat in the sunshine.

Being British we never miss an opportunity to hit the beach even when the clouds are out and there’s none else braving the cooler temperatures.

This part of Victor Harbor has a great walking and cycling path which we have used to get in and out of town and to enjoy the views and wildlife that resides in the sand dunes.

Tonight we retired early to the campervan for some food and vino, before going into town for a wander and as it turned out some hot chips. It’s the weekend after all:

On the way into town we passed the interesting sign welcoming people to a coffin club. Given we are outside school holidays, the average age here is 60+, so they could be busy!

After purchasing a ‘cones’ worth of chips, very reasonable at just 3 dollars it was clear that they could have fed a family of 4 – I can testify that a large chips portion might feed the whole of Victor Harbor.

With the sun setting we took another walk along the causeway and watched the sun set and tried to look for penguins returning after a sea borne week of feeding, but to no avail.

What is very evident from our travels across Australia is the revision in the history telling on signs and info centres, with the Aboriginal pre-European times being seen as more significant and an acceptance that Britain’s ‘discovery’ of Australia ignored the fact that it was already populated with a history and traditions which were sadly ignored and eradicated.

They (Australia authorities) are doing their best to revise this by acknowledging the original owners of the land and the stories that sit alongside the Aboriginal history, passed down verbally from generation to generation.

The ‘occupied land’ memorial below signifies these changes with references in the coloured poles, one representing Britain, one the French and the last the forefathers of the land pre-European arrival.