Kangaroo Point

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... for a walk down to kangaroo point. We walked along the river under the bridge and towards the really tall cliffs at kangaroo point where people were rock climbing. After this we walked through some mangrove forest and through a park where there were lots ...

... about SA's reputation, but are really pleased we are here because we think it's great. Anyway, back to the real story; Kangaroo Island! Arrived late yesterday after dropping the car off in Adelaide and then catching the coach to Port Jervis, followed by ...

... hostel at 6:15am for the two hour drive to Cape Jarvis and  then had a forty-five minute calm ferry journey across to Kangaroo Island.   Our first stop was Seal Bay where we got a guided tour down to the beach to watch the cute seals lazing ...

... you have no choice but to have dinner here.  The meals were fine but 3 days on the trot perhaps a bit too much. Kangaroo Island IS a beautiful place, the scenery is fantastic and the wildlife really cool.  We saw koalas in the wild, and at ...

... nbsp; We all piled out of the bus to take photos. After the show, the tour bus dropped me and another couple off at the Kangaroo Island Wilderness Retreat.  They told us they would be back to pick us up tomorrow at 2:30 pm.  I got checked in ...

... by torrential rain and then the sun came out again and all by 10:30am.  We checked out, sad to be leaving such good accommodation, watched the kangaroo herd sunning themselves for a while and set off north for the 4-hour drive to Murramarang. ...

... be,@ he told us, "But bring your swag (sleeping bag) and I'm sure you'll find space somewhere.@  Sounded like fun! Kangaroo Island is the third largest island in Australia - after Tasmania and Melville Islands.  It's only about 13 km's off ...

... Prospect Hill, which is where Matthew Flinders (who's really famous in Australian history) climbed when navigating the North Coast of Kangaroo Island to determine his bearings in 1802. It's the highest point on the island and has fantastic views of ...

... thicknesses, not conducive to good stir-fry action. It was okay, but the chops were great, especially with the bottle of Kangaroo Island Shiraz I bought. Some others bought the Kangaroo Island whites, and all proved to be horrible. Not even worth turning ...

... camping. Though it was a very nice place and extremely comfy, I was expecting camping. Barney made us spaghetti bolognese with ground kangaroo meat, but the pasta was WAY overcooked, not drained, and the sauce had beans in it, so was really more like a ...

... a few hundred yards from the lovely Penneshaw Youth Hostel. Firstly I wandered slowly up through the town (village) to the Kangaroo Island visitors' centre, where I found the start of a gentle wander around Penneshaw to see the a few old houses dating ...

... , where we talked to the winemaker about the area and different wines. Then we headed on the tourist drive back toward Kangaroo Valley, via Cambewarra Lookout, which looks south over Nowra and the coast. That evening we caught up with Nikki and Neil ...

Our next stop was Kangaroo Valley, after driving on some really steep and windey roads we finally arrived. Kangaroo Valley is a National Trust listed village surrounded by rain forest covered cliffs, a huge river and rolling hills. To get to the village ...

... of Adelaide, and is reached by a Ferry that takes 45mins, departs every hour at peak times and every 2 hours off-peak. I visited kangaroo Island as an organised tour with Surf and Sun www.surfnsun.com.au which I would highly recommend, it is quite an ...

... can explore the island more. UPDATE Another rainy day was spent in the house working on various projects.  I made a Kangaroo Island Monopoly boardgame for the kids on the island and Claire designed labels for the Kangaroo Island Homestyle Mint ...

... hot at this point? If I didn't, let me reiterate: It was stinking hot. We took a much needed break at the Kangaroo Island visitor's center, absorbing all the AC while drinking iced coffees and eat rich chocolaty ice cream bars. Barney kept the best ...

... -wearing yobs. No, by the nice old lady behind the counter. She might as well have been wearing a mask and carrying a knife! Kangaroo Islands economy is bucking the world trend and is not in recession, it is positively thriving. And that is just from us ...

... at 5pm by the famous "Pelican Man" and for $3 you can feed them too - have to do that at some point! We also called at Kangaroo Islands only politicians house so Gordon could fix their TV, and on the way we passed a huge cartoon-like castle, which a ...

... arch, a natural arch formed by the sea eroding the rock. One the way to the caves we saw two more echidnas and a kangaroo with a joey. The Kelly Hill caves were full of stalactites and stalagmites but the guide was completely loopy. At lunch I had my ...