Victor Harbor

Victor is very special to me as it’s where Mum lives - and in 7 weeks time she will turn 100! So to spend time with her is precious and thanks Dennis and Tops for allowing me this indulgence! My sister Heather also lives here. 

                                          
We left the lovely West Beach Park and leaving the city behind us, travelled past our O’Halloran Hill house and enjoyed our morning cuppa in the beautiful sunshine in a park. Everyone must be thinking we had a lot of houses, but this one is what we built when Tim was a baby, before we moved to the farm at Lobethal. 

The drive to Victor is pretty as we go through the McLarenVale wine growing region and the drive into here is rather spectacular when the bay is laid out suddenly before you. We’re set up on lovely grassed sites all by ourselves again - in the morning I fear the birds will wake us - not the planes!

                         

Once again, we can’t have our campfire, the camp kitchen is open and rather uninviting, so lucky we have Mum’s warm house as back up where we have enjoyed quality time and lovely meals. 

The tours we’ve taken Dennis and Tops - and Mum on have been firstly across to Goolwa, over the bridge, to see the development in Hindmarsh Island and the Murray Mouth. It’s hard to believe that the Murray flowing past our place finishes up reaching the sea here. 

Dennis & Tops also had a ride on the horse drawn tram across to Granite Island while we stayed with Mum.

                                 

Then today the weather was rather windy and dreary so we had a look at the town then headed across to see where the Kangaroo Island ferry leaves from Cape Jervis. It would have been a very rough trip today. You can see KI in the distance. 

                 

It was too cold for a picnic lunch so we bought pasties at the Normanville bakery then broke Darryl’s rule and ate them in the car ...... then we found this lovely little cafe right on the beach - too late for lunch but nice for coffee!! Dinner tonight is being cooked by chef Heather so a night off for us. We have been walking around to Mums each night but with rain forecast, hope we don’t get wet tonight. 

It’s been lovely to spend time with Mum and she’s enjoyed the company too.   

Tomorrow we are off again and another place for reminiscing is on the agenda - this time Keith. 

We keep looking at the forecast and hope the predicted rain arrives - in our 6 + weeks of travel we’ve only witnessed 2mm at Greg and Anne’s shack so to hear rain on the roof would be lovely. We trust everyone is well and looking forward to the long weekend. 

Till the next blog, love from the travellers.  ❌❌❌❌