Day 30 Our day on Kangaroo Island
Up early to catch the first ferry over to Kangaroo Island
It was still dark when we got up as we had to be at the ferry stop at 7 am
On the ferry and on the way by 7:30
And what a beautiful sunrise during our 45 minute trip over there
Sat at the front to be able to see ahead
And what a beautiful sunrise during our 45 minute trip over there
Sat at the front to be able to see ahead
Only a few people on the ferry
We hadn’t had any coffee or breakfast before we left so we had coffee and cheese and ham croissants
Approaching Penneshaw
Where we pulled into for morning tea
Small town with very few people around
Stopped off at the cemetery on our way back out of Cape Borda
This was the road we were going to short cut across on
So we had to go around
Reached the entrance to the Flinders Chase National Park
Called in at the information centre and paid our entry fee to the National Park and was given a map with information about the places to go to and what to see
Had to get a photo of one of these yacca plants as I had read about them when we stopped at the bunker hill lookout
We turned into Weirs Cove first as the girl at the information centre recommended we went there for our picnic lunch as it had fantastic views
Interesting history about the jetty at the bottom of this cliff
Interesting history about the area on this information board
Next we headed for the Cape du Couedic Lighthouse
Then we headed down towards Admirals Arch
We had no idea what to expect so were very impressed with this boardwalk
With amazing views down to the rocks where there were seals
The boardwalk just kept going around and down
Until we reached what we then discovered was the Admirals Arch
On our way back from the Admirals Arch we checked out the lighthouse
Before leaving this area we went on the heritage walk
Next we drove over to the Remarkable Rocks, there again not knowing what to expect
Pleasantly surprised to find that we could actually walk off the end of the boardwalk and onto the rocks
So we spent quite some time walking over and exploring them
But then we realised we had better head back across the island to make sure we reached Penneshaw to catch the ferry in time
Bill spotted these geese on our way past the information centre
On the way back we passed many signs to areas that we were not going to be able to visit
The construction here is for a desalination plant
Back to Penneshaw in time
As the ferry was just pulling in from its trip across from Cape Jervis
Had seats on the ferry at the front again spotted these wind turbines on the hills just above where we are camping
Another beautiful sunset as we were arriving at Cape Jervis
Our Hema maps record of our days travels on Kangaroo Island
The map that we had been given at the Information Centre highlighting the places of interest
We hadn’t had any coffee or breakfast before we left so we had coffee and cheese and ham croissants
Approaching Penneshaw
We didn’t stop to look at any attractions in Penneshaw as we had limited time and we had an idea of where we wanted to go and what we wanted to see
Our plan was to drive across to one side of the island basically through the middle and then return via the south hence doing a loop and not retracing our steps
Our plan was to drive across to one side of the island basically through the middle and then return via the south hence doing a loop and not retracing our steps
So we headed off in the direction of Kingscote
Information centre wasn’t open yet but fortunately we did have a map
Enjoying the scenery on the way
Noticed steps going up the side of the hill ahead
Stopped off at a viewing platform first
With our first views of the coastline
Next stop was prospect Hill
Where we tackled the climb up the many steps
Amazing views from the top of prospect Hill
The car is just a tiny spec below we are so high up
On the way down we counted the steps
403 altogether
Continuing on the road to Kingscote passing signs for attractions at other places
We did stop at this junction
Roadworks occurring
Took photos of the scenery
And of road junctions to keep track of where we went
And also signs of places we weren’t going to go to
Turned off to Kingscote via Burdon Drive
So that we could go along the waterfront
Passed this interesting sculpture on a corner
Arrived at Kev’s sister Kay‘s house and rang her from outside as we had rung her the day before to tell her that we had not been able to get to camp on Kangaroo Island and that we were only going to spend a day so she was not expecting us to visit
She was at home with her dog Luna that her grandchildren had bought her
Sent a picture of the spot message to Kev and Paula so that they would see that we were at Kay’s house
Didn’t stay long at Kay‘s house
Refuelled in Kingscote
Information centre wasn’t open yet but fortunately we did have a map
Enjoying the scenery on the way
Noticed steps going up the side of the hill ahead
Stopped off at a viewing platform first
With our first views of the coastline
Next stop was prospect Hill
Where we tackled the climb up the many steps
Amazing views from the top of prospect Hill
The car is just a tiny spec below we are so high up
On the way down we counted the steps
403 altogether
Continuing on the road to Kingscote passing signs for attractions at other places
We did stop at this junction
Roadworks occurring
Took photos of the scenery
And of road junctions to keep track of where we went
And also signs of places we weren’t going to go to
Turned off to Kingscote via Burdon Drive
So that we could go along the waterfront
Passed this interesting sculpture on a corner
Arrived at Kev’s sister Kay‘s house and rang her from outside as we had rung her the day before to tell her that we had not been able to get to camp on Kangaroo Island and that we were only going to spend a day so she was not expecting us to visit
She was at home with her dog Luna that her grandchildren had bought her
Sent a picture of the spot message to Kev and Paula so that they would see that we were at Kay’s house
Didn’t stay long at Kay‘s house
Refuelled in Kingscote
Took this photo of the back of the car to show that Bill had washed all the mud and dirt off in case the car was rejected from going on the ferry for carrying mud on it
Had to get photos of the island beehive for Corina Bronwyn
The signage of the road that we took
They are even growing canola on Kangaroo Island
We have been going this route for quite a few days now. I hadn’t realised that the Southern Ocean Drive continued on around Kangaroo Island
Signs of the bushfires of 2020
A very pretty sign for the town of Parndana
Had to get photos of the island beehive for Corina Bronwyn
The signage of the road that we took
They are even growing canola on Kangaroo Island
We have been going this route for quite a few days now. I hadn’t realised that the Southern Ocean Drive continued on around Kangaroo Island
Signs of the bushfires of 2020
A very pretty sign for the town of Parndana
Where we pulled into for morning tea
Small town with very few people around
We were the only ones in the cafe
They had this interesting map of where the fires had been on the island
Spotted this on our way out of Pandarna
One of the places that we didn’t call into
Carrying on to the other side of the island to Cape Borda
Spotted this on our way out of Pandarna
One of the places that we didn’t call into
Carrying on to the other side of the island to Cape Borda
Road was a gravel one but a good one
Took quite a few photos of all the dead trees in the plantations from the bushfires
Spotted these wedge tail eagles
On passing this sign we discovered that shackle Road was closed and this was the road that we were going to short cut across to Flinders Chase along
Arrived at the Cape Borda Lightstation and looked around the area here
And then then went on the clifftop hike to the lookout above Scott Cove
Spotted a sea eagle whilst on the hike
Bill’s sense of humour 😜
This was where we were…
I traced our time at Cape Borda with AllTrails
Took quite a few photos of all the dead trees in the plantations from the bushfires
Spotted these wedge tail eagles
On passing this sign we discovered that shackle Road was closed and this was the road that we were going to short cut across to Flinders Chase along
Arrived at the Cape Borda Lightstation and looked around the area here
And then then went on the clifftop hike to the lookout above Scott Cove
Spotted a sea eagle whilst on the hike
Bill’s sense of humour 😜
This was where we were…
I traced our time at Cape Borda with AllTrails
Stopped off at the cemetery on our way back out of Cape Borda
This was the road we were going to short cut across on
So we had to go around
Reached the entrance to the Flinders Chase National Park
Called in at the information centre and paid our entry fee to the National Park and was given a map with information about the places to go to and what to see
Had to get a photo of one of these yacca plants as I had read about them when we stopped at the bunker hill lookout
We turned into Weirs Cove first as the girl at the information centre recommended we went there for our picnic lunch as it had fantastic views
Interesting history about the jetty at the bottom of this cliff
Interesting history about the area on this information board
Next we headed for the Cape du Couedic Lighthouse
Then we headed down towards Admirals Arch
We had no idea what to expect so were very impressed with this boardwalk
With amazing views down to the rocks where there were seals
The boardwalk just kept going around and down
Until we reached what we then discovered was the Admirals Arch
On our way back from the Admirals Arch we checked out the lighthouse
Before leaving this area we went on the heritage walk
Next we drove over to the Remarkable Rocks, there again not knowing what to expect
Pleasantly surprised to find that we could actually walk off the end of the boardwalk and onto the rocks
So we spent quite some time walking over and exploring them
My AllTrails tracking map shows we did quite a bit of wandering around the rocks
But then we realised we had better head back across the island to make sure we reached Penneshaw to catch the ferry in time
Bill spotted these geese on our way past the information centreOn the way back we passed many signs to areas that we were not going to be able to visit
The construction here is for a desalination plant
Back to Penneshaw in time
As the ferry was just pulling in from its trip across from Cape Jervis
Had seats on the ferry at the front again spotted these wind turbines on the hills just above where we are camping
Another beautiful sunset as we were arriving at Cape Jervis
Our Hema maps record of our days travels on Kangaroo Island
The map that we had been given at the Information Centre highlighting the places of interest
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