Blogs from Kangaroo Island, South Australia, Australia, Oceania - page 12

Introduction This walk is one we have enjoyed many times during our visits to American River on Kangaroo Island. American River is not a river, but a deep cove which is protected from the open waters of ‘Backstairs passage’ by a narrow entrance to the north. To the south are lagoons which are important fish breeding grounds. This walk follows the coast on the western side of the cove, but high on the side of a hill, crossing several gullies and passing through many sheoak forests (food for the impressive glossy black cockatoos that inhabit this part of the world). The well-marked path leads to the ruins of a fish cannery on the beach. If you are prepared to go rock hopping you can continue past this point and venture into penguin country. The rock holes ... read more