Flag Inn Westeria Lodge Kingscote

We are spending 3 days and 2 nights in this lovely little cabin at Emu Bay, on Kangaroo Island.<br>We have left our 5th wheeler in the Caravan Park at Aldinga. It would cost too much to bring it over on the car ferry.<br>The car ferry leaves from Cape Jervis, and a quick 45 minute trip lands us at Penneshaw on Kangaroo Island (KI to the locals).<br>We had to wait until we got our car back ...

... simply take me out for free. I was thrilled!!!<br><br>And so the two of us set out: first some historic sites in Kingscote, a look at the Australian Pelicans, then a tromp through some marshy bush to find a few more koalas, some kookaburras (no photo!) and some black swans. Then a swing by Rob&#8217;s Aussie Rules football club. I&#8217;d been asking him about the game and what position he played, so, for the first time ever, he brought an ...

... 8217;m posting both the original and enlarged versions of some of the photos partly for size perspective and partly to show off - I just cannot believe I actually caught that little bird &#8220;on film&#8221; or &#8220;in bytes&#8221; or whatever it is these days. It took a lot of tries!<br><br>And in the meantime, here is a bit about the place&#8230;<br><br>First, it&#8217;s a huge island, the third largest in Australia, 155 km long and 35 km wide. The locals chuckle at folks ...

"Coz there's a blue sky waiting tomorrow Waiting tomorrow shining and shimmering A blue sky waiting tomorrow Waiting tomorrow Maybe it's all we need. Oh don't you wash away that smile You just look out the window and see the light It's beautiful to be alive It's wonderful to live a life." Hale - Blue Sky Kangaroo Island. An other little paradise on earth. What a beautiful nature, what a friendly people and what a beautiful animals! I finally saw them; the ...

... we found out how busy this place was going to be. Luckily we were all booked ahead as we walked on and took the boat over. It was quite rough but the boat was full. As a private service, this ferry alone was about $80. each! A big yellow school bus met us on the other side at Penneshaw, so we loaded up the Ute(pickup) with most of the gear and the rest went on the overhead or below on the bus. As there was 36 of us, there was very little ...

... Anyway, the last night on KI was spent sleeping in a picnic area overlooking the small beach next to the wharf for an early start of the day the next morning, back to shore. Kangaroo Island has been really good, it is so untouched ... 2 full days were not enough. I will have to come back and enjoy all the different parts of the island a bit more. If you ever go there, spend at least 4 or 5 days!

... fellow, who snored all night and kept Morten awake ;-} Must admit, I couldn't stop laughing when he turned up the next morning slightly grumpy. Well, that is my strange way of supporting my husband... Just to add, we did go for a walk by the beach before bedtime and both saw and heard the penguins plus loads of wallerbies (small look-a-like kangaroo) munching on grass in the dark. They have a penguin colony here with a smart viewing point but it was too late to see them ...

... of my constant questioning. I learned so much about bees and honey production and even got a full sheet of honeycomb bursting full of lovely honey. Tasty! And I only got stung four times so it was grand. Definitely going to have my own hive when I finally settle. So all in all we have had a lovely two weeks so far on the island. Going to stay here for one more week and then it is back to the mainland and make our way back to Melbourne. So I will leave you here folks. Im off for ...

... I went to eat a quick bite at the restaurant before I had to catch the van to the tour. I ordered the locally caught King George Whiting, which was quite good. The nocturnal tour guide picked me up at the front of the KI Wilderness Retreat at 8:00 pm and we drove a few miles down the road to the nearby Wildlife Reserve. The reserve is run solely by a man and his wife. They both accompanied us on the tour. We saw a number of koala's including a mother ...

... a double futon bed with dubious sheets -thankfully I have my own pillow and sheets! I caught the early morning ferry from the mainland and arrived yesterday around lunch time (after getting terribly lost trying to find her place) and after cleaning her car and vacuuming the house we set off for a saltwater lake on the island with the other WWOOFER that was here (a German girl who left today). The lake is 4 times as salty as the sea which made us strangely very ...