It was a cool 16°, cloudy and a bit windy for our walk this morning. Quite a contrast from yesterday’s blue skies, warmth and sunshine. The drive to Victor harbour today was about 4 hours and so Mark opted to walk with me instead of taking his usual bike ride. We walked through the town and then out along the boardwalk to the harbour breakwater passing many beautiful and modern homes, there is clearly a lot of wealth in this area. There was one grand old home out near the breakwater, Karatta House, built back in 1862 that has an interesting history that is worth a read and can be accessed through the previous link.

The road for much of the journey from Robe to Victor Harbour is long, flat and single lane in each direction. There are only a few small towns along the way so toilet stops should be well planned in advance!

The journey involves a short car ferry shuttle at Wellington. The ferry is free and shunts back and forth for the short crossing 24 hours a day.

We arrived in to Victor Harbour at about 2 pm and checked into the Hotel Victor. I had been expecting we were going to be in a shoe-box of a hotel room but we ended up being given the corner suite (Suite 1), the best room in the hotel, so we were very pleasantly surprised. The lounge, dining and kitchen area had dual aspect windows offering glorious views out over the waters of Victor Harbour, The bedroom had a huge window looking over the harbour as well and it was at this point I wished we were staying more than one night!

There were no set plans for the afternoon so we set out to stroll the shops along the harbour front and to walk out to Granite Island. The feeling I got walking down the main street was a mix of Tamworth meets Bateman’s Bay; a little bit country and a little bit coastal regional. The walkway out and back to Granite island is along a wooden causeway and a round trip takes at least an hour, depending on the path taken, and so it was a good way to fill in the afternoon and stretch the legs after the long drive. There is a horse drawn tram option, for $15 per person each way, if you’re feeling lazy though. It was a beautiful afternoon walk, out over the causeway, as the water here is the same magnificent blue as the nearby limestone coast. The geology of the island is rather dramatic and spectacular as well making for a great visual treat for the entire walking journey; this is a must do activity if ever you’re in the Victor Harbour area.

We got back to our hotel room by about 4.30 pm and had a bit of a rest before heading out for a pre-dinner drink at the pub downstairs and to Nino’s for dinner. Nino’s was great and I’d highly recommend.

We have another big driving day set down for tomorrow with the trip out to Kangaroo island and so were happy to rest up a bit ahead of that.