OK I understand it is getting close to Winter and there is no electricity here but this place is beautiful. We are sharing our site with a number of Tammar wallabies, kangaroos so many different birds I don't know and last night we saw a huge echidna and a couple of possums decided they liked our annexe as a place for dinner...a little inconvenient as TJ was hanging washing out on the clothes horse at the time.
Anyway we have visited the Remarkable Rocks which were...Remarkable. Not only were the rocks magnificent but the position high on the cliff was sensational.
From there we went to Admirals Arch which was even more magnificent. The arch is a huge cavern worn away by the weather and huge seas which you can walk down into. There are also a number of residents who come and lay around out of the weather. There were at least 50 NZ fur seals. We got to see them swimming into the cavern, laying around, playing around on the shore. Just incredible and when you include the magnificence of the natural arch probably the winner in our amazing natural sites so far.
Friday we took a trip to Borda lighthouse, about 40 kms from our campsite on the north east of the island. It is a fully operating lighthouse and had, as you would imagine, incredible views. The guy who ran the tour actually lived on site. Very isolated and it showed. Let's just say he was a little eccentric. The highlight of the tour was when he fired the cannon at the end of the tour...well actually Milly did which was really cool.
We had lunch up near the lighthouse with group of kangaroos. Then walked down to Scott's Cove which had an incredible view along the coastline including the highest coastal cliffs in South Australia. We got some great history about the area and the lighthouse and looked around the cemetery
.
Today we went to Kelly Caves which was interesting but
certainly not as impressive as some of the other attractions in the area.
This afternoon is a bit quieter as we get things sorted for our trip back to Penneshaw and our last night on the island. The kids have had some free time to explore although the weather here has been extremely variable and they have been doing lego and reluctantly have just been kicked out of the van to look around a bit more.
This afternoon is a bit quieter as we get things sorted for our trip back to Penneshaw and our last night on the island. The kids have had some free time to explore although the weather here has been extremely variable and they have been doing lego and reluctantly have just been kicked out of the van to look around a bit more.
Inside the van
Although it is a bit cool down in
the NP with no power and therefore no
heater it has been truly amazing.
This place is absolutely beautiful and I would recommend it
to anyone who has an opportunity to take a look around.
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