Kangaroo Island

Friday
A quick flight to Adelaide in the morning, then a "crash" course in driving on the left. We drove down the peninsula through some wine country to the ferry. It reaches 102F - Adelaide is having a record heatwave this summer.

Kangaroo Island Ferry

Saturday
We took a short bike ride, spotting some kangaroos and another winery.
Then we drove to Emu Bay. The beach was covered with seaweed. Then on to Stokes Bay. The beach is covered in shells. By going through some rocks that form a cave and some tight squeezing, we come to a beautiful sand beach with a couple people surfing. Tara worked on a sandcastle with a boy from Portland. The tide was pretty high so we had to race the waves through the tunnel as we left.



Stokes Bay


Sunday
We took a long drive across the island. We stopped at a sealion sanctuary and walked out on the beach with a guide and stood amongst the sealions. Lots of photos here. Then on to Flinders Chase National Park. Unfortunately, they had some terrible forest fires in December, so all of the nature trails were closed.

We continued on to Admiral's Arch where there is a colony of seals, and then to Remarkable Rocks. These rocks are indeed remarkable. Made from the same process that created Ayer's Rock.


Australian Sealions


Admiral's Arch




Remarkable Rocks

On the way back, we stopped at a Koala sanctuary. We were able to spot about 7 of them asleep in the trees. We also got very close to some Kangaroos and Wallabies.


Kangaroo


Wallaby


Koala(?)


Koala

That night, we took a guided tour of a Fairy Penguin colony. No photos there. These little guys weight just over a kilo, and about 35cm high. Quite cute, but not enough light and flash is not allowed.

Monday
Today is just starting, the plan is to visit an animal park and then take the ferry back to Adelaide.