| Victor Harbor, 84km (52mi) south of Adelaide, is the main town on the
Fleurieu Peninsula. Victor Harbor was founded as a sealing and whaling
center in the 1830s, but the whalers closed shop in 1864. The town is
protected from the angry Southern Ocean by Granite Island, which is
connected to the mainland by a causeway. There is a
double-decker tram pulled by Clydesdale horses that takes people over the
causeway. The island is also a rookery
for little penguins. There is an educational center that will tell
you all about the little fellas, or you can take an evening walk to watch
the penguins come home from fishing. (We did this on Kangaroo Island -
our next stop.) |
