Looking back to Victor Harbor
The walk over to Granite Island from the main street was spectacular, the water remained shallow and heaps of easy tracks on the island and things to see.
Here is a few Quirky sculptures that were dotted around the island.
The walk over to Granite Island from the main street was spectacular, the water remained shallow and heaps of easy tracks on the island and things to see.
Here is a few Quirky sculptures that were dotted around the island.
Our curiousity was piqued when we saw this magnificent home towering over suburbia, we thought it was a monastery, convent or school maybe, but were delighted to read its history on Wikipedia. It is called Mt Breckan, built by the Hay family in 1881 and originally on 160 acres, has been a Country Club, and then owned by an Irish Count who has totally restored it, and now it is up for sale and redevelopment.
We didn’t have time to climb the Bluff or bike ride to nearby Port Elliott. We really are trying to slow things down. We will have to come back!
We drove over to Goolwa 25 min away, to see where the mighty Murray River spills into the ocean. For most of the Murray River’s journey it defines the border between the states of NSW and Victoria. It was a special moment, as we have been as far east as we can near where it starts in the Snowy Mtns, have followed it west to Echuca near Finley, have now been to the mouth, and next month will follow it back east to Echuca.
Dredging has been continuous since 2004!
We learnt about barrages, there are 5 of them along the mouth, and they stop sea water flowing up stream from the mouth. We could walk along this one at Goolwa.
Looking back from the centre of the river where the lock is.
The lock in the centre of the river.
The Pelicans don’t have to work too hard for their meals, they sit and wait for fish to come through the release gate which controls the Murray’s fresh water pouring into the sea.
Boat coming through the lock gate with at least 15 seals greeting the passerbys.
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