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After travelling quite a bit to get to the Island, we made a quick stop at Pennington Beach to stretch our legs.
Kangaroo Island was all about the, well,
kangaroos.
Give me a smooch!
 
Or just give me food.
Young ones chowing down.
Baby roo peeking out of mother’s pouch.
Tiny one (wallaby) trying to scrape out a living.
An albino kangaroo. Also known as
a British kangaroo (no tan).
Orange backed
roo.
Awwww!
I will teach him to play basketball.
They mainly just liked to lay around and keep out of
the sun.
Sexy time.
Carmel likes
their lifestyle.
Floor lumps.
It’s all about the koalas too!
A little afternoon snooze after munching on Eucalyptus leaves.
Koalas sleep 80% of the time (18-19 hours per day).
The domesticated ones won’t bite your ear off.
Fuzzy wuzzy not-bear.
Self-explanatory.
Penguins sleep for only a few minutes at a time. This guy pokes his head out of his
beach front condo.
What other animals roam around Australia? Oh right…
Chompy chompy.
Colorful birds.
Vibrant thangs.
Tie dyed?
Doubles as a glow stick.
Pretty songs too.
So that was it for the pretty birds. These guys, though colorful, are not
quite as pretty.
Fro-duck.
We were told that this bird is too fat to fly anymore.
Bwah bwah bwah!!!
More funny animals—this is a wombat, which is what a koala (not bear) is
most related to.
Carmel liked
this spiky dude.
Seahorse in an aquarium.
They are very proud of their pure-bred honey bees.
At the end of the day we took a dip in the swimming area outside our motel.
Gettin’ some vitamin D.
The water was still in the evening.
We got some local whiting fish and chips.
After spending so much time with the kangaroos, we tried not to think about
what we were eating here.
Kingscote bay during the night penguin tour.
Our night tour dude had this cool laser beam (US$1500) that he could use to
point out stars and constellations.
First stop next day was to check out the eucalyptus oil extraction guy.
Carmel keeps
cool in her giant lampshade hat.
Next, we visited Kelly Hill caves.
There were tree roots extending >20m into these caves.
Sure enough there was a bit of water dripping down.
Spiky.
A ballerina’s foot.
Hook that defies gravity.
Lots to explore.
We set out to Flinders
Chase National
Park.
Typical bushland.
New growth sprouting after huge fires last year.
The land is slowly recovering.
We stopped at what was supposed to be one of the most beautiful beaches in
the world. Just seemed alright to
me.
Rock on.
In the distance are the Remarkable Rocks.
Panoramic view of the area.
Lounging on the Remarkable Rocks.
Here I try to make the rock levitate.
Here I fail.
A view back to the beach.
Groovy.
These rocks are, in a word, remarkable.
Catching up on a little jet lag.
Pretending to be a jet, but in so doing lagged behind the rest of the group
as they all left.
Waves crash in to erode these rocks into cubical shapes.
The seals loved these rocks.
A rare albino seal (or a tan-less British seal).
Admirals Arch.
These pups watched the adults fight and jockey for position, then tried to
imitate it on each other.
A majestic pose on Seal Beach.
A majestic scratch on seal’s chin.
It’s tough being the little guy on the block.
Busy at work and play.
Surfs up dudes!!
Farewell Kangaroo Island!
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