Kingston SE

Leaving Robe the next morning headed for Kingston SE we unfortunately missed the turnoff due to a truck blocking our view of the signpost so we drove for nearly 20km before we confirmed we were headed in the wrong direction so had to retrace our steps! We drove into Cape Jaffa where a multi-million dollar canal estate has been developed complete with jetties and new breakwaters forming a channel for boats going out to sea. The only problem is that the estate seems to be in the middle of nowhere and Cape Jaffa itself consists of only a few houses and a caravan park so there are no other facilities any closer than Kingston approx 40km away. We stopped in Kingston for morning tea and some shopping and thought we’d buy some fresh lobster for which the area is famous. However, as the price of fresh lobster was between $55-$75 kg with one half lobster being priced at $62 we decided we could do without! The 150km drive along the Coorong Peninsula was fairly unremarkable until we finally sighted one of the lakes lying between the highway and the sandhills behind the beach – an aerial view would have been spectacular however there were no flights in operation. We finally reached our destination at Meningie on the shores of Lake Albert in the late afternoon.


Unfortunately it had rained quite heavily overnight and showed no signs of abating the following morning so we were quite damp by the time we’d disconnected the water, electricity etc and got underway again! The rain had eased by the time we reached the ferry which carried us across the lower reaches of the Murray River at Wellington. The roads north of Strathalbyn around Langhorne Creek showed signs of flooding from the recent heavy rains in the area and it was quite hairy driving through some sections where the water was still lying halfway across the road. Langhorne Creek is another well known winery region evidenced by extensive plantings of grapevines visible in all directions.