Kangaroo Island...
Kangaroo Island (Kingscote - Emu Bay - Seal Bay - Flinder Chase National Park - Admirals Arch - Remarkable Rocks - Stokes Bay)
The Route Map
Day 51 - 26th March
Cape Jervis - Kangaoroo Island - (Kingscote - Emu Bay - Seal Bay)
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6.30am still dark and the ferry is ready for it’s first trip of the day to Kangaroo Island (KI as the locals call it)…
John backs the motorhome onto ferry without ,making a fool of himself in front of truckies…
3/4 of an hour later and it is almost daylight as we arrive into the Penneshaw ferry terminal on KI…
We stopped for breakfast on a hill overlooking Penneshaw. Later we go to have a look around Kingscote the largest town on KI. From there it is onto Emu Beach...
Penneshaw_Port…
Emu_Bay_Jetty…
Emu_Bay_Beach…
Emu-Beach_Cockatoo_Tree…
The main event for the day is to visit the Australian Sea Lion colony at Seal Bay...
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Our caravan park is in the south west corner of the Island. It has been completely rebuilt since the fires that devastated 42% of KI in January 2020. Thankfully the environment is recovering well and the wildlife is returning...
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Wild Koala in tree at caravan park…
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Day 52 - 27th March
Kangaoroo Island - (Flinder Chase National Park - Admirals Arch - Remarkable Rocks - Stokes Bay)
Flinders Chase National Park is the jewel in the crown of KI. Today is our day to visit. Our first stop is the area known as Adrimals Arch at Cape du Couedic...
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We came for the Arch but stayed for the seals...sooooooo cute...
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Where’s my Mum…
Smoko time Mum…
We tear ourselves away from the antics of the seals and head back the motorhome. The crowds are just starting to arrive…
Our next stop is the Remarkable Rocks. We were not expecting much but we were surprised...
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Next we are off to Stokes Bay to check out the beach...
Access is via a small gap between bolders…
going in…
entry to beach…
who’s for a swim…
Day 53 - 28th March
Kangaoroo Island - (American River - Redbanks - Penneshaw) - Cape Jervis
Last day ln KI today. Birds were out in force at the caravan park before we left...
Crimsom Rosella…
Scarlet Robin…
Silver-eye…
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Heading back to Penneshaw. We are booked on the last ferry for the day at 7.00pm. Our first stop will be a place called Red Banks. To get there we need to travel down an ever narrowing, rough gravel road...
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The cliff face itself is just as interesting…
Back in Penneshaw in time for a late lunch...
Pesto Gnocchi…
Fish & Chips…
Then a bit of a wander around town before parking up until boarding time...
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