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Published: October 31st 2005
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Whale tail fountain
Granite Island walk: Dan took this photograph of the Whale tail fountain at the park next to where we started the causeway walk to Granite Island. We were lucky enough to have a few nights at Victor Harbor to catch up with friends and do 3 walks.
Victor Harbor is a fabulous sea-side town about 75 minutes South of Adelaide. It is a retirement hub and every time we visit, there seems to be more and more houses springing up!
It has been the site for a whaling industry - but now eco-tourism promotes whale-watching through the winter primarily of the
Southern right whale. Some web sites to visit to learn more about Victor Harbor include
We did three walks over the three days.
- the almost compulsory Granite Island walk (2 hours)
- the walk to the summit of the Bluff (2 hours) and
- a section of the Heysen trail from Waitpinga to Parsons Beach (3 hours).
A note about viewing the photographs - probably the easiest way to view the photographs is to
* click on the first photograph
* select Full Image.
* at the top of the big image is the word Next which you can select to scroll through all the images
* at the end,
Following the horse-drawn tram
Granite Island walk: The way to get to Granite Island is over a causeway from Victor Harbor to the Island. You can catch a horse drawn tram as well as walk. select Close window.
Walk 1: Granite Island
On a warm and still Friday afternoon we did the walk around Granite Island. From the beach front at Victor we went across the causeway to the Island. From here we went up and then walked clockwise around the island and back again.
Dan says ...
I tried to catch up with the tram so I could catch a free lift. Mum called me a stowaway. When I heard Mum calling out I jumped off.
I told Mum that penguins are a bit like omnivores. They eat figs. I watched this TV show where they looked at the vomit of fairy penguins and they found figs, fish and small crustaceans. In another part of the show they sent out small infrared cameras and they saw that after the penguins spewed then ate the blossom of the figs with seeds inside. This helped them to stop spewing.
Walk 2: The Bluff summit
On a cool and showery Saturday we did a walk to the summit of The Bluff. From the shack we went to the beach-side bike/walking path and headed west. At Whalers Inn we headed up Jagger Road and a little way up there was a turn-off to the left to go up to the Bluff. Soon we arrived at a Whale information board that over looked Encounter bay and the suburbs of Victor, and then to the Car park on the western side, where there were lovely views of Petrel Cove. The walk took us anti-clockwise around the Bluff to the Southern side on a made path before going straight up on a dirt track. There were lots of Boulders at the summit as well as fabulous views. We moved down the Eastern side of the summit
On the causeway
Granite Island walk: This photo was taken on the causeway. The Bluff (a hill we scale the next day) is in the background. down an indistinct path and then anticlockwise around to the carpark. We then retraced our steps home.
Dan says ...
I thought we were going to drive to the Bluff. My blood sugars were very high (possibly due to the Nutella I had in my lunch) but with extra insulin and water I was okay. When I sat on the rock at the top I meditated so long with nothing in my mind - I neally forgot everything! When it started to rain however, I remembered we had to get out of there!
Mum lent me her umbrella for the walk back so I didn't get too wet. Mum and Dad shared Dad's new big umbrella.
Walk 3: Heysen trail - Waitpinga to Parsons Beach
On a mild and overcast Sunday we did a beach walk from Waitpinga to Parsons along the Heysen trail. After passing the surfers and the Salmon fishermen, it felt pretty much like we were the only people in the world, as we walked down the expanses of Waitpinga beach, then over the Parsons beach headland, to Parsons beach.
Dan says ...
I thought we were going to head straight home, when Dad told me that Mum wanted to go on a walk. It was pretty good. The waves were loud and dangerous. You couldn't swim there. The currents were too strong. The surfers stayed out of trouble by floating.
There was lots of sand, and not many shells. There was some kelp and Neptune's beads.
The creek crossing was tough but we managed to do it twice.
Q: Why did the skelton not go on the roller coaster?
A: Because it didn't have any guts!
Have a happy Halloween!!!
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polly
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your photos are great, I particularly enjoyed the Parson's walk, and liked Dan's joke!!