CLARE VALLEY - McLAREN VALE - VICTOR HARBOR

Well, we originally planned to only drive as far as Port Augusta today .... but, we decided to push on a bit further.

Along the way we detoured in to a place to look at these amazing stone formations named "Murphys Haystacks" They are not very far out of Streaky Bay in South Australia.

Murphy's Haystacks

We stopped next for lunch at a roadhouse back on the Eyre Hwy, then it was off in the direction of Port Augusta. Once there we decided to keep going to the Clare Valley. It was dark by the time we got to Clare and the caravan park was just closing. They said they only had the 'top of the range' cabin left @ $115 a night. As it was raining and we didn't want to put the tent up in the rain (and mud) we took the cabin. It wasn't that flash, but it was warm and dry. Also, there were around 70 cabins in this park, and only half of them were occupied. I guess thats the price you pay when you turn up late at a caravan park. We could have got a nice motel room in Clare for a similar or cheaper price, but they wouldn't have had cooking facilities (we had our own food on board that we needed to cook as the next place we were staying doesn't have cooking facilities) So we were happy to stay in the cabin.

The next day (Wednesday) We had a bit of an explore around Clare. Seems like a nice friendly little town. By lunch time we were back on the road with the GPS programmed to take us right through Adelaide and down to Victor Harbor. We had a good run and managed to out run the rain that had followed us since Kalgoorlie. We took a detour into McLaren Vale and had a bit of a look around.
Then it was back on track for the 20 minute journey down the Fleurieu Peninsula to Victor Harbour. When we got there the first place we found was the restaurant we were to go to tonight for the Rotary Meeting. Then a quick look in Victor Harbor before finding our 'resort' - the McCracken Country Club. Its set in the middle of a Nicholas Baudin designed golf course. Very nice.

That evening we went to the Rotary Meeting where Peters cousin from Tassie is a member.

Next day (Thursday) was spent wandering around Victor Harbor. The horse pulling the tram is Carmen Clydesdale

We went out on the horse drawn tram that takes you over a causeway to Granite Island. We had a drink at the cafe there and watched dolphins frolicking in the harbour while we waited for the next horse tram to take us back to the mainland. Trish went for a swim at the resort when we got back and joined in an aqua fitness class while there. Later that evening we dined at the resorts restaurant with the people from the aqua class and half the South Australian police force who were there on a course.