Wednesday, 8 February 2012

Port Elliot (Fleurieu Peninsula)

12.12.2011 - 15.12.2011

by Frédérique

Port Elliot. I instantly liked the sweet and cheerful name of this little seaside village. It turned out to be as pretty and sweet as in my imagination and definitely one of the nicest places we have seen on our trip so far. We had a lovely lazy day at picturesque Horseshoe Bay: enjoying a coffee on the lawn, having a play at the playground and soaking up the peaceful scenery.
We would have loved to cycle along the well-designed Encounter Bikeway but unfortunately we struggled a bit in finding two child seats.
Equally nice was Victor Harbour, a larger town about 8 km from Port Elliot. We especially enjoyed a walk to Granite Island, which is connected to Victor Harbour via a 600 meter causeway. The turquoise colour of the sea gave it a touch of paradise and the views were absolutely stunning. On the Island were some (rescued) fairy penguins at the penguin centre, which was a bit run down and not very exciting at all (although Eva was very happy of course to see her little black and white friends). More exciting were a couple of wild dolphins who were playing in the ocean just a couple of meters away from us!
Although we can almost touch Adelaide now, which is only 80 km away, we decide to go to Kangaroo Island first and absorb the peace of nature.

Lovely Horseshoe Bay

My daily coffee break

And mine



Wow little brother, you look much bigger now!

Happy, happier, happiest

Hike @The Bluff




Horse-drawn tram to Granite Island @Victor Harbour


Going for a stroll on Granite Island (off to see some penguins...again!)

Happy little man

Another babyccino, this time with view on some dolphins frolicking around in the ocean

Checking out the scenery @the Commodore Reserve



Sunset @Horseshoe Bay

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