view of victor from granite island

Penguins and Lakes

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June 15th 2013
After 3 days in Adelaide, there was one place we had to go, recommended by someone on another forum, and that was Victor Harbor. It wasn't too far from Adelaide, so we got there at lunch time. It's pretty small so admittedly not a lot to see but we walked to granite island (really a short walk across the bridge) where you can see penguins coming in from the sea at dusk, or pay for a viewin ... read more

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Aboriginal settlers arrived on the continent from Southeast Asia about 40,000 years before the first Europeans began exploration in the 17th century. No formal territorial claims were made until 1770, when Capt. James COOK took possession in the name... ... read more