Ry 2

Robe to Barossa Valley

When we arrived at Robe we went to the caravan park that we were meant to stay at but then we realised that it was really bad so we went to a Big4 which was really good. Taj and I made a couple of friends which was good because then we could play games on the jumping pillow. On one of the days mum made us do this really crappy history lesson but dad and I found a jetty to fish off.

Fishing at Robe was pretty good but we didn’t get much good fish. When we fished off  the beach we caught a heap of crabs but nothing else. On the jetty we had bites the whole time but only got 1 big fish, it was a nice big parrot fish. At Robe I caught 1 parrotfish, 1 toad fish, 1 whiting and 1 bay trout. Dad caught 1 mystery fish, 1 toad fish, and 1 big parrot fish.

The next place we went to was Victor Harbour. Victor Harbour was a nice little town where people had been catching a lot of big tuna. There was a big causeway which was a bridge across to an island.  The bridge was 600 metres long, we caught the horse drawn tram across the bridge which was pretty good.  On the way across Taj spotted two little rays which were really cool. Then we walked around the island and I spotted a pod of dolphins which was amazing. We walked to the end of the pier on the island and there was a dude catching flatty. We went for a night walk on the island to try spot some of the little penguin colony that lived there but we didn’t spot any. On the second last day to all of our surprise (accept Mum and Dad’s) Jordan turned up which was really good for Tamsyn who had been missing all her friends.

Fishing at Victor Harbour was good but we didn’t get and really big fish.  The spot we fished at was called The Bluff. At Victor Harbour Taj caught 1 travelly, 1 leather jacket and 1 parrot fish and he had a really good time. Dad only caught one fish, it was a sweep. I caught 4 leather jackets, 1 crab, 1 sea star, 1 drummer and 1 tommy rough. But there were also a lot of squid caught by other people.

Our next stop was Adelaide. Adelaide was awesome, we only stayed for 2 nights though because we were next to the airport which was really loud. The first day we spent setting up and then the next day we went shopping which was good.   I got a new hat, a pair of running shorts, a singlet, a tee shirt and 3 pairs of shorts.   Jordan, Tamsyn and I walked back while the others drove.  On the way back we stopped off at Maccas and got some food. That night Jordan and I made some friends from Port Lincoln. For Dad’s birthday we went to a yacht club and the meals were really good and there were even dolphins swimming in the bay in front of us. At the yacht club where we had dinner I finished my meal and went to the boat ramp to see if any fish had been caught. I met a really nice guy who had about 40 trumpeter in his esky and he was just fishing off the boat ramp jetty.  He said I could have a shot at his other rod and I almost caught something first cast.  Taj came and said it was time to go so I had my second and last cast and caught a trumpeter.  We also went to the zoo which was amazing, there was even an albino meerkat. The next morning we had to say good bye to the Port Lincoln girls and a couple of boys which was disappointing.  Finally we had to say bye to Jordan who was on his way back to Melbourne.

Barossa Valley was our next stop.  There was a jumping pillow and a water slide at our caravan park  which is what we spent a lot of our time doing.  We also went to a couple wineries which were pretty boring accept Maggie Beers.  Maggie Beers Farm had a pond with heaps of turtles, really good ice cream and we got to try non-alcoholic wine which was really fizzy.  Unfortunately today we also had to say good bye to Grandma and Grumps who had to go back to Melbourne.

Now were off to Flinders Ranges National Park and by next week we