Kangeroo Island
Geeze, I really hate early morning starts, especially when you’re on holiday. However, we had a big day planned - a ferry trip to Kangeroo Island with a one-day guided tour of the highlights!
So we drove to Cape Jervis early this morning to get to the ferry for 8.30am, checked in and boarded the 9am ferry. After a relatively smooth crossing we made it to Penneshaw and boarded the coach, which headed off to Seal Bay to see the sealions. Amazing creatures, which are sadly endangered; it’s unlikely that the trips to see them will continue for too much longer. We were able to get within about 6 metres of them, and they obliged with some playfighting, territorial disputes and mothers suckling their young.
After that we had a barbecue lunch followed by a wander around to see some more koalas (yawn) and some Tamar Wallabies, which are extremely cute and relatively friendly.
We then headed off into the Flinders Chase National park which covers the west side of the island, heading first to Remarkable Rocks. These are more bizarre structures carved by the elements out of granite; they benefit from being on a huge plug of granite rising near the cliffs and surrounded by the bush.
We then did a bit of seal-spotting by Admiral’s Arch, another rock formation on the western point of the Island. The fur seals that live here were very playful; it’s amazing to just see them lying there looking at you (or more likely, each other).
Back to the visitor’s centre at the entrance to the park where we had a break to go kangeroo hunting; perhaps unsurprisingly there’s a few that lurk around there and are quite used to people. I was able to approach a few closely enough to tickle them under the chin!
Back home on the ferry, followed by a drive back to Victor Harbour via the local McDonalds for some greasy goodness.