Blogs from Kangaroo Island, South Australia, Australia, Oceania - page 9

Flinders Chase National Park: Seals and Seascapes A Long Drive that was Well Worth It After a quick stop by Kingscote for breakfast, we took the long drive to the exact opposite side of the island from where we were staying in Penneshaw. On the far end of the island is Flinders Chase National Park which is one of the must see sights on Kangaroo Island. The only unfortunate part of this story is that Flinders Chase is more than 2 hours from our origin point in Penneshaw. I know this is a sob story…poor Mikey had to drive two hours in Australia on a Tuesday morning. No more griping, I promise. With food in our stomachs, we arrived at Flinders Chase at about 11:30am which is a couple of hours before the tour buses tend ... read more

ok, so we got up again at the crack of dawn (by now you may have figured out that this vacation is about experiences and not really slepping in ) in order to be the first ones at the Remarkable Rocks inside Flinders Chase National Park. So after leaving our lovely farm, we drove the 20 km to the Rocks. During the drive, we had the rare chance to see a Koala cross the street just in front of us and then hustle off in to the trees, and we saw Kangaroos and Wallaby again as they were trying to find a cool shaded place to rest for the day. The Remarkables are some pretty amazing Granite Rocks that sit on a huge dome overlooking the raging waters below. We used the early hour to ... read more

Four full days in Australia and not a single sighting of a kangaroo. Gene and I grew rather disheartened. After quizzing several locals, we learned that kangaroos are nocturnal animals that feed from dusk until dawn, reenergizing in the forests during the light of day. I convinced Gene that, according to the books, one day on Kangaroo Island should do the trick. After all, why else would the island be named after the infamous Australian marsupial? Just to be safe, I consulted with our waiter at dinner. “What do we have to do to see a kangaroo in this place?!? If we get up at 5:30 a.m. tomorrow morning and take a drive, are we pretty much guaranteed to see one?” “Yes…just drive in that direction,” pointing in a southwestly direction with his left forefinger.” Like ... read more

Hello all. Went to kangaroo island yesterday, was a very long but incredible day! The coldest day i've experienced yet though in australia! Had to have a jacket on until about 12pm! Anyway, saw sealions, kangaroos, koalas and echidna all in natural habitats. It's a really beautiful island with some amazing rock structures, got fantastic photos! Went with another girl from the hostel which was nice! Im done with adelaide, off to tasmania today! Im tired...bleh! x... read more

A quick flight later and we were in Adelaide. Time to recharge the batteries before another early start to catch a bus from the city centre down to Cape Jervis to catch the Sealink ferry to Kangaroo Island. We'd booked a car at Penneshaw to drive round the island as there are no local public transport services. Now to look at the island on a map it appears very small in comparison to Australia, however is about 120Km long. Only the main roads are sealed, the rest being dirt tracks cut through the bush which makes pretty hairy driving, especially when the roads become ridged like corrogated iron and driving at any less than 50Km/hour feels like you're in a car suspension test centre. Our first stop of the day was to the information centre to ... read more