Blogs from Kangaroo Island, South Australia, Australia, Oceania - page 10

Introduction The Hikers went to Kangaroo Island for a family holiday and treated themselves to a repeat visit of the Fish Cannery walk at American River. Joining us on this walk were three of Dan's cousins (Jessie, Katherine and Joseph), Dan's grandmother (my Mum, Elly) and Dan's Uncle Michael. You may remember we also went on this walk last year - . You can find out more about American River from this web site and from the Postcards web site. If you are family or friends of the Hikers, you may be also interested to see these other slide shows of our American River holiday looking at * fishing, * url=http://www.skyalbum.com/sh... read more

Hej alle. Ja, saa er jeg naaet til at fortaelle jer lidt om vores tur til Kangaroo Island og vores fantastiske togtur med Indian Pacific. Efter Sydney tog vi toget til Adelaide, hvor vi lejede en bil og koerte ud paa Kangaroo Island. Her saa vi soeloever, saeler, koalaer, kaenguruer, wallabies, echidnas ( myrepindsvin) og masser af flotte fugle. Skoenne dage, men det var koldt. Vi kunne godt have brugt huer og vanter. Senere hoerte vi, at det havde sneet i Sydney paa samme tidspunkt, hvilket maa siges at vaere ret usaedvanligt. Det er jo naesten sommer her.... Efter Kangaroo Island og Adelaide, hvor vi kun blev en dag, tog vi Indian Pacific videre til Perth. Det tog ca. 40 timer. Det var ogsaa det tog vi tog fra Sydney til Adelaide. God oplevelse. Pigerne noed ... read more

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 Australians, and has acquired something of a "foodie" reputation. Sounds like our kind of place...Our destination for the moment, however, is not the peninsula itself but the island that lies at its tip. Getting to the peninsula from the Coorong involves crossing Australia's largest and most important waterway - the Murray River. At this point there are no bridges spanning the river, a modest one by European standards, so we take ... read more

Sunday afternoon I returned from the spear fishing trip tired and sandy (inside and out). I must have eaten enough sand over the course of the weekend to fill a fish bowl. Not that I’m complaining; sand in anything and everything you come into contact with, especially your food, is part of the “fun” of camping on the beach, is it not? The bus was gone when we pulled into the driveway so I deduced that Bob, Lorraine, and Teresa must be in Kingscote. I grabbed my gear off of the truck, thanked Anthony and Rachel for rescuing me from the farm yet again, and made my way through the gate to the yard. My rescuers sped off, eager to get home and de-sand themselves. As I passed through the gate I spotted a familiar face ... read more

To be a successful farmer--and by that i mean, to be a farmer who doesn't go mad and throw himself in front of a tractor or play hide-and-seek with his cows--you have to possess a fantastical, and often cynical sense of humor. the fire will burn where you don't want it to and will completely avoid the dead tree you've been trying to burn out for the past week. when it finally does burn out, the dead tree will do exactly what you've been trying to get it to do for days; it will fall over...right on top of the fence. the frost will kill all your plants but won't harm a solitary leaf on a single weed, a weed that is also killing your plants. the cows will be unwilling to move to a fresh ... read more