Holliday trips

I took a break from university work this week and so did Vishuddhi from his office work. We went around to visit some of South Australia's popular places. Couldn't update the blog everyday since we were tired after each trip so giving a brief description about the holiday now.

Victor Harbor - 26th

Victor harbor is about 80 km from the city. It's a very popular destination for tourists and holiday seekers. We got there around lunch time, and the sea was simply beautiful: it was coral blue in colour and very calm compared to the sea you encounter in Sri Lanka, maybe the sea breeze is not too strong around here.

There we walked through the causeway to a nearby island known as Granite island, which is full of big rocks, alternatively we could have taken the 'horse driven tram' which costs $5 per person, but the walk wasn't long (about 10 minutes) and the scenary was good so we walked.

There really wasn't much to look at on the Granite island, other than rocks, dried-up land & bushes and the surrounding sea. We walked along the walking trail which went all around the island and were really tired at the end of it.

Back on mainland we visited the whale centre, which is a very small old building, with information about "southern right whales". These whales happen to come near the mainland for breeding during the season which is somewhere around August - September. During the earlier years around 1900's, whaling had been frequent, but now with laws in place, thankfully, no such activity takes place here.

Victor harbor is a nice place to relax and enjoy and might not be a bad place to visit for a second time.

Cleland Wild Life Park - 28th

On Thursday we headed towards the Cleland park in the Adelaide Hills, the drive was very brief about 15 kms from where we were and was very easy to locate.

The place was really nice and the people were friendly and so were the animals! Most animals like Kangaroos and Wallabies had been left out to wander freely. They had been so used to humans that when we walk by they would approach us to see whether we have any treats for them! There are packets of animal feed at the reception for $2 a packet, but as the receptionist put it, they get plenty to eat and even if you don't have food you still can touch them.

All the animals are native to Australia, Kangaroos, wallabies, Koalas, Wombats, Dingoes and birds etc.

The Koalas are a very slow moving, lazy looking lot. All they do is eat and sleep. They spent 19 hours a day sleeping! and for the rest of the 5 hours left they munch on Eucalyptus leaves non-stop! They are very soft and cuddly as well.

The dingoes look just like a domestic dog and to my suprise they ate some of the Kangaroo feed which I had with me.

The place was really good, and definitely a place to visit if you are in Adelaide.

Mount Lofty

After Cleland, we went to see Mount Lofty which is located about 1 km ahead. The view from the top of the Lofty summit is supposed to be breathtaking, with a view over the whole of Adelaide extending up to the sea. However, I have to say this wasn't as much as we expected. The view was there, and you could make out the city at a distance, but it's too far and too high. We spent less than half an hour there, nothing to do.

Today we are at home, going for a swim in the afternoon. But there's still more to come in the next few days to come.