Not far from Victor Harbour is Kingston SE, often referenced with its nearby town of Robe. It's still close enough to Adelaide to be somewhere busy with Adelaide retirees and holiday homes.
(The SE is added to distinguish it from the Kingston On Murray in the South Australian Riverland).
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| The Robe obelisk |
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| Chips by the beach at Robe |
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| Robe is really pretty. There's a significant Chinese history here - they sailed here and trekked into Victoria to head to the goldfields in the 1850s and avoid the Victorian ports tax imposed on the Chinese. Their "luck" in finding gold was, I think, the result of working harder than their white neighbours. |
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| This lighthouse used to sit 8 kilometres out to sea. When it was decommissioned it was taken down and reassembled in Kingston SE. We did a tour... you know those volunteers who can be a little too enthusiastic and think everyone is as invested in the details as they are...? |
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| Our first flat tyre on the car |
Down the road from Kingston and Robe is Beachport. Beautiful. We'll come back this way at some stage and stay here,
We stayed at a cheap camp ($7) at Penola for a couple of nights.
Penola is in the Coonawarra
We then headed west and crossed the border into Victoria.
We had initially thought we'd stay at Casterton, but checked out a council donation camp beside the visitors' centre at Coleraine (pronounced with two syllables) and decided to stay here.
Walkable to town, quiet, safe, pretty.
On to the coast and the Great Ocean Road next.
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