Day 131: The Coorong to Naracoorte

We left the Coorong at 9am (slept in) and drove 100 kilometres to the town of Robe which is on the coast to the east of the Coorong. It is a pleasant little town which comes alive in holiday times.

The two photos below were taken near the Obelisk at Robe. The Obelisk was erected in 1852 and was used to navigate the entrance to the bay, as well as to store rocket lifesaving equipment. The firing of rockets, carrying baskets to distressed ships to bring passengers ashore, saved many lives. It later assisted passing ships with navigation because its height of 12m, makes it visible 20km out to sea.
The erosion of the land surrounding the obelisk will mean it will eventually fall away - we had to watch how close towards the edge we walked - the limestone was not very stable.

Cape Jaffa Lighthouse in the far distance

The Obelisk

Below I have included a photo of one of the road safety signs which you find regularly in South Australia - there is a series of 4-5 humerous signs similar to the one below - this one is the best:-