Day: 29 June 2022

June 28th

Day two on Kangaroo Island, the weather is beautiful. Didn’t expect that. We headed out to the Cygnet River, where there is a nice free camp ,not that we have the van with us, but was worth checking it out, and the old farm that used to have a eucalyptus distillery down on the river bank.

So it was a good place to have an early morning walk . and take some more old world photos. Hope your not getting bored with the pics of old stuff.

We thought this was an old well, but Chris does all the reading, and said it was the old toilet, anyway there was a very deep hole inside the rails !?

Down the road a bit further is Wisanger, Another stop to look at the old school.

Out the back in the playground was the old loo, no I haven’t got a fascination with toilets, but this one still had the old double wooden seat in it. Imagine that in this day and age.!!

Also in the same area is Georges Castle, the 3rd generation to live on the property, he has spent the last 20 years, transforming the farm into a wonderland, complete with 60,000 fairy lights. Just some of the photos I took as there was way to many displays, to show them all.

From there it we went on to the coast and stopped into Stokes bay, We enjoyed the walk through the rocks, dodging the waves as we came onto the beach, a lovely sheltered little beach

I love the way plants attach themselves to the rocks, a real natures garden. Next stop was King George Beach,

Then Snellings Beach.

From there it was all down hill into the beautiful Western River Cove.

If your wondering about lunches or coffee breaks, there’s none. Whether it be covid or the bush fires, or just that it is off season. there is nothing open. And very few stores anyway. Lucky Chris set up the Pie warmer he had in a truck, in the Triton, so each day we take lunches with us. Our last stop for the day was Cape Borda Lighthouse, at the far end of the Island. They wernt sure if they wanted it to be round or square, so it’s a combination of both.

The grader was out there, doing the road, and it really needs it. Bit rough going on all the coastal roads. there is only 2 major sealed roads from one end to the other, the rest is gravel, some ok and some not so good.

June 27th

On Monday morning we went down to the Sealink dock at Cape Jervis, and were loaded onboard by 5.45am. Before we knew it we were docking at Kangaroo Island.

It wasn’t quite daylight when we came off the ferry, so we drove around lost for a few minutes. there wasn’t anybody around and nowhere to get a cuppa. Ok next best thing to do was start site seeing through Wiki camps . First stop was Baudin Beach, just as the sun was rising.

Then it was Prospect Hill, and 390 steps up. I thought about not doing the climb, but then what the heck…, so with a few stops I reached the top.

Coming down was easy, and the views had been worth the effort.

From there we went looking for a cafe, still nothing open, and we pulled into American River Jetty, surely there will be a shop there ! No.., then I saw the seals lolling around at the wharf edge.

Apparently its tiring, being a seal, as this one was yawning quite often.

While we were there we met up with a gentleman that is one of the volunteers building a replicate of the American Schooner, Independence. 1803. He was very interesting to talk to, and to see the project. We also bought two pieces of origan timber, that will have our name on one, and Jodie’s Inspiration on the other. When the building is completed the purchased timber strips will line the walls inside. They hope to have it completed within 3years.

I couldn’t leave without saying goodbye to the seals . This fellow was such a poser.

He decided I needed some close up photos, and started climbing up the rocks towards me. Do they bite ??.

One more close up and it was time to go.

We couldn’t get into our accomodation till 12pm, so had a bit of a look around the township of Kingscote, where we are staying. There is a rock swimming pool, nice views across the bay and newly painted silos.

Our accommodation is a bit dated but comfortable .

After finally unpacking we had something to eat, then went for a drive out to Emu Bay and Bay of Shoals. It is so quiet over here at the moment, we feel like there isn’t another soul around.

We had a nice wander along the beach to finish off the day, so here’s cheers to day one on Kangaroo island…