About Glenelg
Glenelg, where the infant British colony of Adelaide (and South Australia) began, is now a seaside suburb of Greater Adelaide and an elegant and delightful day tripper seaside resort with a beautiful Esplanade, a narrow strip of beach, a handsome jetty and an impressive number of mansions with views over St Vincent Gulf. Like much of South Australia it enjoys a typical Mediterranean climate with an average rainfall of 560 mm and a temperature range from 15°C (July) to 29°C (February) – it typically experiences at least 18 days above 35°C in the summer months. It is a bustling city, bursting with cafes, restaurants and amusement parks, which is ideal for casual day tripper outings and ‘promenading’ (sourced from the Aussie Towns website – click for more).
Roadtrip to Glenelg via Port Germein
On our road-trip from Whyalla to Glenelg we stopped at the historic town of Port Germein (maplink).
We went here to check out the historic jetty which was officially opened in 1881 and has length of about 1500 metres. It was originally built for loading bags of grain onto sailing ships and destined for ports all over the world. It was once the longest jetty in the southern hemisphere. The jetty is now a great venue for tourists and locals alike.
Old pub
Some links…
- Port Germein tourism
- Port Germein history
- Port Germein Tide Clock
- Massive damage to jetty by storms in 2016 (ABC news)
- TripAdvisor
West Beach
This would be our base to explore the region around Adelaide; taking in Victor Harbour, Mt Lofty & Hahndorf.
We spent 7 wonderful days at the West Beach Big4 Caravan Park in Glenelg and on one evening we were treated to a glorious sunset as can be seen in the photos below…
Sunset West Beach Big4 CP
Victor Harbour Day Trip
It was pretty random that our long time friends Keith and Birgit (from Melbourne) just happened to be in Glenelg at the same time as us; so we teamed up and took a day trip to the seaside town of Victor Harbour (maplink).
We did the walk out to Granite Island and then took the horse drawn tram back.This is a must do when in Victor Harbour.
Then lunch in the Hotel Victor. A great day was had with our special friends.
Some links…
Mt Lofty & Hahndorf
We took a trip, from our base in Glenelg, up into the Adelaide Hills to check out Mount Lofty and the historic German village of Hahndorf with our travelling buddies Bob & Michelle (maplink). It was a great day checking out the sights.
From the Mount Lofty Visitors Centre you can see all the way to the coast as well as the Adelaide CBD and Glenelg where we were staying. The view is pretty spectacular to say the least.
We then spent a few hours in the village of Hahndorf. Very pretty place with lots of history. This was a couple of days before Remembrance Day and the locals were planting out hundreds of hand crocheted poppies in the ANZAC memorial park and it was looking great; the lady said they had about another 500 to go – great work.
We dropped into the German Village Shop for a browse. They have the most beautifully hand carved Cuckoo clocks and Pinocchio dolls
Mt Lofty view over Adelaide
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