A short holiday before the Christmas rush, at our favourite close destination, Port Elliot.
Schoolies Week. This turned out to be Schoolies Weekend I think. The few end of Year 12 students still around are having a quiet beach holiday, the same as us.
Yet we were warned about coming down here during this week, due to the bad behaviour, the fights, drug taking and general anti social behaviour. All called letting off steam after the final year of hard work and exams.
On the Gold Coast, Queensland they were expecting 30,000 young people over two weeks, and I must admit I would avoid holidaying there at this time of year. The volume of people collecting in one area does not appeal at all.
We arrived at the camping ground on Sunday afternoon and one half of it was closed off for the general public. There was a first aid tent, plus a church group offering support, but other than that it was just full of teenagers camping and socialising. All very quiet and sedate. And then they all left Monday morning.
I think the state government has stepped in and provided back up, with police, ambulance crews, first aid tents, counsellors, drug support and activities. Plus free buses between Port Elliot and Victor Harbour and buses from Adelaide. It all helps.
We have a perfect spot by the beach. Except for the current strong winds, whipping around our caravan and making everything flap.
There was not much room for Piper to catch her ball, as the breakers were quite fierce, and not much wet hard sand.
The grassed area between the camping ground and the bowls club, cafe and Surf Life Saving Club, used to be the old camping ground,
A distant view of the central activities area for the Schoolies in Victor Harbour, which was being dismantled on Monday morning. I have a feeling that this is now a very expensive week for young people, or their parents, as the activities looked expensive, plus accommodation or camping fees. Unless they have parents with holiday homes here, or parents with extra cash.
A view of Port Elliot beach, and the camping ground at the end of the bay.
Another view of the beautiful beach.
Coffee on Tuesday morning was at the cafe on the wharf at Goolwa. Perfect weather, and a perfect spot to view Lake Alexandrina.
Plus a pelican posing for me.
This morning the breakers were huge, although the photograph below makes the sea look idyllic. It was difficult trying to take a photograph of the largest breaker with Piper returning the ball quickly and then jumping up and down in anticipation of the next ball throw.
Another view of the old camping ground, now a grassed reserve.
Morning coffee at Victor Harbour on Monday. Now where are all those wild 'Schoolies'. Perhaps sleeping after a wild weekend. Walter and Piper are definitely interested in something else, other than me taking a photograph.
Hopefully the wind has calmed down!
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