Meeting the locals

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October 29th 2006

Published: December 22nd 2006

Leaving our campsite at Salt Creek, as well as Larry's remains - sucked dry and respectfully placed in the rubbish bin - we continue our drive northwards along the Limestone Coast before turning left towards the Fleurieu Peninsula. This finger of land juts out westwards into the Great Australian Bight, sixty or so kilometres south of Adelaide. "The Fleurieu" is a popular destination for holidaying... Read Full Entry

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Now there's a sign...

...you don't see everyday. Little penguins (also known as fairy penguins) nest in only a few places on Australia's coastline, including on Granite Island.

Hop, hop, hop

Lit by the guide's non-dazzling torch, a little penguin makes its way from the shore to its burrow after three days of feeding at sea.

Remains of a giant

The bleached skeleton of a large whale beached on Kangaroo Island a few years ago.

Campsite phone box

Quirky public telephone on the campsite near the Flinders Chase National Park on Kangaroo Island.

There's one in every family...

Well, a brown one at least. Sheep from Kangaroo Island heading to the mainland on the ferry, and to whatever fate awaits them. Can you see Smoggie, wedged in the far corner ?

More lobster, you say ?

We're not that greedy you know...no, this is marron from Kangaroo Island. Freshwater crayfish - yum yum yum.

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Meeting the locals

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