Victor Harbor 25/1

We arrived to stay at Victor Harbor 80 Km South of Adelaide and part of the Fleurieu Peninsula. No we have not made a spelling mistake, all Harbor's in South Australia are spelt this way due to a Goverment official's mistake. You just can't trust those Government worker's to get things right can you !!



Victor Harbor is known for it's 632 metre long causeway to Granite Island. You can walk across the causeway or take the horse drawn tram.



The trams began in 1875. They transported goods such as wool and grain into Victor Harbor because the water was too shallow for boats to dock there. Instead they would dock on Granite Island and the horses would transport the goods. The first passenger tram began in 1894.



The trams are drawn by Clydesdale horses of which there are ten. They are used in rotation working just 3 hour shifts. This one is called Misty who is 10 years old. She had unusually pale blue eyes because of her light colouring. The one above drawing the tram is Carmen who is 17 years old. The horses are well looked after and live on 100 acres of pasture and are ridden to and from the tram site every day.



We walked around the hilly coastline of Granite Island after taking the tram ride over there.



We spotted a seal swimming in the crashing waves around the rugged Granite rocks but we couldn't get a picture of him as he was moving so fast diving in and out of the waves.



As usual during our walk Jayne was on the look out for reptiles, especially as there had been news of a snake bite just along the coast. To her pleasure she didn't see any real ones but did spot this rock on the cliff edge that resembled a pre-historic sized lizard.