Fleurieu Peninsula Daytrip

On previous trips to Adelaide we had visited the winery area of McLaren Vale to the south but had never gone further, so as we had a spare day, Karen and I decided to head down to the Fleurieu Peninsula to have a look.

After clearing the city and passing through the vineyards of McLaren Vale

we reached the Fleurieu Peninsula

and drove to Port Elliot. Our friends had recommended visiting here.

Once we had found a carpark we took a walk around the town. There were a number of well maintained historic houses.

After crossing what appeared to be a disused railway line we found

the old council chamber, a small building dating back to 1879.

Whilst the General Store/Post Office building looked old, it was the mural of the rosella, advertising Rosella Tomato Sauce, that caught our eye.

However a couple of the buildings that were antique/bric-a-brac stores really peaked our interest and we ended up spending quite a while browsing in them, with no damage to our bank accounts.

After returning to our car we drove down to a lookout point. We could see across to the next little town

as well as out to a nearby rocky outcrop.

We took the trail down and around to the right.

In the distance we could see Victor Harbour.

We sat for a while taking in the waves as they crashed up against the rocks.

Heading back around

we spotted something moving in the water below us. It was a pod of seals frolicking in the water as it hit the rocks.

After watching them for a while we walked back up to our car and drove around to Victor Harbour

where we had lunch in a nice little cafe. Then we drove down to the waterfront to take another walk.

At the end of the path we saw this sculpture.

At the end of the path we came to the horse drawn railway track. As it appeared not to be running it was safe for me to pose for a photo.

In the background was Granite Island.

From there we began our walk back to the car, passing this heritage listed house

as well as a building of some significance, the first public toilet in Port Victor (as it was known then), dating back to 1887.

We returned via the same route we had come, making it back into Adelaide before the peak hour traffic, which is extremely mild compared to Melbourne or Sydney.