Victor Harbour till Kingston
Victor Harbor – Goolwa – Currency Crek - Fisniss – Milang – Langhorne Creek – Wellington 95All that day I have back wind, from the West, and flat roads. It goes through fields, wineries and crops, with groups of trees and farms.
In fact I have got to Goolwa yesterday, by car, with Annie. Goolwa is a little town with all the facilities, turistic, with some antic buildings, and a little harbour on the Alexandrina lake. We visit a steam boat, which continues, but for cruises, to navigate on the Murray river. And I drink a local bad taste beer. Well I have seen there a sport field. Then we have gone to see the mouth of Murray river, with the sand dune barrier, beautiful.
Next day I take the main road to Adelaide, and quickly turn on right to go to Goolwa. But then today I turn on left in Middleton, way to the airport. I take immediately on right, I would miss it if a cyclist didn’t turn in just before me. And I follow that road, I pass Currency Creek with a good picnic area with water and roof and table, and till nearly Fisniss. But just before, I turn on right till Mylang. It is a village, with a store, and a beautiful picnic area just in front the lake, and also in front the caravan park.
Then I follow the lake for 9 km, and then the road gets off, and goes way to Langhorne Creek. But when I join the main road, I don’t go to Langhorne, but I turn right. And I follow till Wellington. Once I see the lake on right, and 2 little salt lakes on left. Around is yellow grass.
Wellington is a little village, with a petrol station and hotel and caravan park and a few houses. I turn on left, and I continue 1.5 km till the picnic area on right along the river, toilet, tables and roof, but be careful there is no drinkable water, well I ask to a neighbour. I camp here.
Wellington – Meningie – Magrah Flat 75
I take the ferry to cross the Murray river. Then I turn on right, in the B1 highway. I have back wind, and the road is or flat, or undulating. The country side around is made by crops, yellow fields, and groups of trees and scattered farms.
10 km before Meningie, first there are 2 big wetlands, or lakes. One is blue, and the second, salty, is pink and white.
Then the road joins the lake border. So there is a beautiful view on the blue water, and some trees in the distance. But the best are the pelicans, flying not so high, clearly visible. There are by groups or alone.
There is along the lake a narrow park, where it is possible to camp, of course it is prohibited, but there are trees to hide. After the picnic area, I follow the local sealed road, parallel to the main road. And after a few houses, I see behind a storage a group of pelicans. I put the bicycle against a water pump, and I go behind the storage. Here, as there are a short lane of stones in the water, like a toy harbour, the pelicans stay on the stones, or swim around, or fly down on the water. I stay a while looking, then I continue till Meningie, little town with all services. At the entrance I take lunch and feed the bottles in the park along the river. There is a picnic area also at the get out of the city, along the golf, where it is possible to camp.
Then the road goes back inland, with crops and fields, for 20 km, till Magrah Flat, which is a farm. Here the road will follow for 50 km the lake which is along the sea, separate by a dune. There is a National Park, and here exactly a land goes very inside the lake. A gravel road goes in, for 5 km till the end. And there are 2 basic campsites, and at the end tables, toilet and water. I camp here. There are beautiful views on the lake, left and right, and I see black swans, ducks, and pelicans, and lot of flowers and shrubs. And I see a beautiful sunset on the lake.
Magrah Flat – Policeman Point – Salt Creek – 42 Miles – 28 Miles 87
I move a little late, and I have some headwind today. The road follows undulating, with on left crops and fields and farms, and on right the National Park, with views on the lake, the dune, or on shrubs or forest of thuyas trees, and small eucalyptus, and laurels.
Policeman Point is just a restaurant and an hotel. Salt Creek is a road house, with petrol and a picnic area. I lunch and I feed the water bottles. Then 500m ahead I turn on right in the gravel road, loop road, which is the old road. It goes between salt lakes on left, and the lake on right. But after a few km, it just goes in the shrubs and thuyas forest. The road is rather rough, and 14km long. There are at the entrance a picnic area with toilet and water, and 3 campsites, one near the picnic area, and the last one on Tea Tree Crossing, in the middle about.
I join again the main road which I follow for 10 km. there is a campsite with toilet and water on 42 Miles Crossing, on left, about 5 km after I enter in the main road. Then I pass the cross with a road on right, and 1.5 km later I turn on left in a gravel road, be careful there is no indication. I take again the old road, which goes between the dune and lakes. But unfortunately, the lakes are generally hidden by the shrubs and thuyas.
32 Miles Crossing and Wreck Crossing are just car parks, without facilities nor places to pitch a tent. So I have to follow till 28 Miles Crossing, rather far away. The distances in miles are these by sea, straight, and the road is winding, and so it is rather longer. In fact there are 6 km between 32 Miles and Wreck Miles, and 6 km more to 28 Miles. Each place is at the foot of the dunes, and have a path to cross the dune and go on the beach.
28 Miles Crossing have at least toilet and water, and places to camp. I am the only one, in fact. Well I go to the beach now.
28 Miles Crossing – Kingston – Robe – Robe+11 : 108
So I continue the gravel road, rather smooth, with a few sandy parts, for 26 km, till it joins the main road. It is more beautiful, as I can see the lakes on left, and on right the dune. After I have yet 25 km till Kingston, under light rain, through fields and group of trees, mostly tuyas, pine, and eucalyptus, some oak too. The road is nearly flat. On the main road, there are picnic areas, just a table, on km 25 and km 10 before Kingston.
Kingston is a little town with all services. The supermarket is near the beach, at the cross with the river park. It seems possible to camp on the beach, and anyway there is a sport field on right from the main road. I take lunch here and 1 hour rest.
Well I take now the road B101 along the coast. I have 12 km flat through fields and crops till the next picnic area, which has just a table. As I have back wind, I decide to continue. I cross Noolook Forest, which is a pine plantation, on left side, with a lot of trails with open gates, so it should be no problem to find a place to camp. But on the tourist guide map, it is indicated a picnic area 10 km ahead, so I continue, through wineries and fields, undulating. In fact there is no picnic area, and I continue till Robe.
Robe is a very touristic place, and so there is no place to camp. After wandering in Nora Creina road for a short while, I decide to move away. I follow ahead 11 km, with back wind and flat road through fields, and I arrive at a picnic area, just a table, where I camp. 2 caravan drivers comes to camp too.
In fact I have got to Goolwa yesterday, by car, with Annie. Goolwa is a little town with all the facilities, turistic, with some antic buildings, and a little harbour on the Alexandrina lake. We visit a steam boat, which continues, but for cruises, to navigate on the Murray river. And I drink a local bad taste beer. Well I have seen there a sport field. Then we have gone to see the mouth of Murray river, with the sand dune barrier, beautiful.
Next day I take the main road to Adelaide, and quickly turn on right to go to Goolwa. But then today I turn on left in Middleton, way to the airport. I take immediately on right, I would miss it if a cyclist didn’t turn in just before me. And I follow that road, I pass Currency Creek with a good picnic area with water and roof and table, and till nearly Fisniss. But just before, I turn on right till Mylang. It is a village, with a store, and a beautiful picnic area just in front the lake, and also in front the caravan park.
Then I follow the lake for 9 km, and then the road gets off, and goes way to Langhorne Creek. But when I join the main road, I don’t go to Langhorne, but I turn right. And I follow till Wellington. Once I see the lake on right, and 2 little salt lakes on left. Around is yellow grass.
Wellington is a little village, with a petrol station and hotel and caravan park and a few houses. I turn on left, and I continue 1.5 km till the picnic area on right along the river, toilet, tables and roof, but be careful there is no drinkable water, well I ask to a neighbour. I camp here.
Wellington – Meningie – Magrah Flat 75
I take the ferry to cross the Murray river. Then I turn on right, in the B1 highway. I have back wind, and the road is or flat, or undulating. The country side around is made by crops, yellow fields, and groups of trees and scattered farms.
10 km before Meningie, first there are 2 big wetlands, or lakes. One is blue, and the second, salty, is pink and white.
Then the road joins the lake border. So there is a beautiful view on the blue water, and some trees in the distance. But the best are the pelicans, flying not so high, clearly visible. There are by groups or alone.
There is along the lake a narrow park, where it is possible to camp, of course it is prohibited, but there are trees to hide. After the picnic area, I follow the local sealed road, parallel to the main road. And after a few houses, I see behind a storage a group of pelicans. I put the bicycle against a water pump, and I go behind the storage. Here, as there are a short lane of stones in the water, like a toy harbour, the pelicans stay on the stones, or swim around, or fly down on the water. I stay a while looking, then I continue till Meningie, little town with all services. At the entrance I take lunch and feed the bottles in the park along the river. There is a picnic area also at the get out of the city, along the golf, where it is possible to camp.
Then the road goes back inland, with crops and fields, for 20 km, till Magrah Flat, which is a farm. Here the road will follow for 50 km the lake which is along the sea, separate by a dune. There is a National Park, and here exactly a land goes very inside the lake. A gravel road goes in, for 5 km till the end. And there are 2 basic campsites, and at the end tables, toilet and water. I camp here. There are beautiful views on the lake, left and right, and I see black swans, ducks, and pelicans, and lot of flowers and shrubs. And I see a beautiful sunset on the lake.
Magrah Flat – Policeman Point – Salt Creek – 42 Miles – 28 Miles 87
I move a little late, and I have some headwind today. The road follows undulating, with on left crops and fields and farms, and on right the National Park, with views on the lake, the dune, or on shrubs or forest of thuyas trees, and small eucalyptus, and laurels.
Policeman Point is just a restaurant and an hotel. Salt Creek is a road house, with petrol and a picnic area. I lunch and I feed the water bottles. Then 500m ahead I turn on right in the gravel road, loop road, which is the old road. It goes between salt lakes on left, and the lake on right. But after a few km, it just goes in the shrubs and thuyas forest. The road is rather rough, and 14km long. There are at the entrance a picnic area with toilet and water, and 3 campsites, one near the picnic area, and the last one on Tea Tree Crossing, in the middle about.
I join again the main road which I follow for 10 km. there is a campsite with toilet and water on 42 Miles Crossing, on left, about 5 km after I enter in the main road. Then I pass the cross with a road on right, and 1.5 km later I turn on left in a gravel road, be careful there is no indication. I take again the old road, which goes between the dune and lakes. But unfortunately, the lakes are generally hidden by the shrubs and thuyas.
32 Miles Crossing and Wreck Crossing are just car parks, without facilities nor places to pitch a tent. So I have to follow till 28 Miles Crossing, rather far away. The distances in miles are these by sea, straight, and the road is winding, and so it is rather longer. In fact there are 6 km between 32 Miles and Wreck Miles, and 6 km more to 28 Miles. Each place is at the foot of the dunes, and have a path to cross the dune and go on the beach.
28 Miles Crossing have at least toilet and water, and places to camp. I am the only one, in fact. Well I go to the beach now.
28 Miles Crossing – Kingston – Robe – Robe+11 : 108
So I continue the gravel road, rather smooth, with a few sandy parts, for 26 km, till it joins the main road. It is more beautiful, as I can see the lakes on left, and on right the dune. After I have yet 25 km till Kingston, under light rain, through fields and group of trees, mostly tuyas, pine, and eucalyptus, some oak too. The road is nearly flat. On the main road, there are picnic areas, just a table, on km 25 and km 10 before Kingston.
Kingston is a little town with all services. The supermarket is near the beach, at the cross with the river park. It seems possible to camp on the beach, and anyway there is a sport field on right from the main road. I take lunch here and 1 hour rest.
Well I take now the road B101 along the coast. I have 12 km flat through fields and crops till the next picnic area, which has just a table. As I have back wind, I decide to continue. I cross Noolook Forest, which is a pine plantation, on left side, with a lot of trails with open gates, so it should be no problem to find a place to camp. But on the tourist guide map, it is indicated a picnic area 10 km ahead, so I continue, through wineries and fields, undulating. In fact there is no picnic area, and I continue till Robe.
Robe is a very touristic place, and so there is no place to camp. After wandering in Nora Creina road for a short while, I decide to move away. I follow ahead 11 km, with back wind and flat road through fields, and I arrive at a picnic area, just a table, where I camp. 2 caravan drivers comes to camp too.
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