Island Hopping

I arrived at Kangaroo Island late and had trouble finding a hotel room.  For $110 I stayed in a dump but it had free internet.

I did not know much about Kangaroo Island but I figured they would have kangaroos and I am bit obsessed with them.  Kangaroo Island is a 45 minute ferry ride from the mainland and is near Adelaide.

My first stop in the morning was an animal sanctuary.  Where they keep local wildlife.  I specifically went to feed the Kangaroos and was not disappointed.  In a huge pen are around 20 small Kangaroos.

For a dollar you can buy a bag of feed made up of corn and sunflower seeds.  The Kangaroos gather around you like small children.  They grab your hand while they eat and they have sharp claws.

They look like a combination of humans, dinosours and rats.  They do not seem real and resemble creatures from a movie.  Special effects guys must have studied them to create imaginary animals.

In another pen I saw a mother with the baby in the pouch.  I forgot to mention that most of these kangaroos were abandoned or injured and that is how the sanctuary receives them.

kookaburra

After feeding the kangaroos I walked around and saw other animals and birds.That include the Kookaburra made famous by a children's song and also known by its call which sound like laughter.

Emu

There were also emus which are like ostrichs.

Remarkable Rocks In The Distance

The next stop was almost an hour drive all the way across the Island and is called Remarkable Rocks.

This is a rock formation on the edge of a cliff.  From a far and up close you would have thought that this site was a commissioned sculpture.

 The formation was created by the sudden cooling of lava thousands of years ago.

The next stop was Admiral's Arch very close by.  It is a natural arch in the rocks that is also a seal colony.  You can smell the seals from far away.  They enjoy frolicking in the water.  An interesting thing I have found that the seals always seem to be near an incredibly beautiful place.  Not sure if this is a coincidense.

My final stop is a bit of a drive and is called "Little Sahara.". Down a dirt road with huge puddles I come upon huge sand dunes out of a movie.  Incidentally, I am crazy for sand dunes and visited a bunch when I lived in California.

There were a bunch of kids who were sledding and surfing down the dunes like snow.  I hiked them up and down barefooted taking pics on my trek.

This was a pretty incredible day.