Kangaroo Island

Our next stop took a bit of effort to get to, but it was well worth the trip! Kangaroo Island (often called KI) is off the southern tip of Australia, near Adelaide. To get to the island you can either book a flight (though there are very few flights and they are quite expensive) or you can fly to Adelaide, drive an hour and half then take a 45 minute ferry. We took the ferry. It did eat up almost a whole day of our trip, but this island was absolutely gorgeous. Let's review some of the highlights, shall we?

Beautiful KI Coastline

First, if you want to relax on a beach, this is the place! Man were the beaches absolutely gorgeous. Everywhere you looked there was spectacular shoreline views. Just be careful when driving (and you will need a car to get around this island!) as there were indeed wild kangaroos roaming about - we even saw wild koalas, echidnas, and GIANT lizards too.

My absolute FAVORITE stop of the entire trip was Kangaroo Island Wild Life park!! So much so that that will get it's own post. Here's a hint - I held a koala! More on that later.

While our "Villa" was right near the ferry port, we decided to venture out on a mini road trip to the far side of the island. We stopped at some wineries (I'm not a wine drinker so no details here - sorry!) and even a honey farm! But our main stop was Seal Bay (a literal bay where there are hundreds of seals) and the Remarkable Rocks. Yes, that's actually what they are called. And true to their name, they really were remarkable!

A Remarkable Rock

Relatively near by is the Admiral's Arch. This looked like something out of a movie. You had to walk down a long path and take some stairs down to see this beauty, but it was worth it! It's an incredible, naturally-occuring arch way - there were even some sea lions playing in the water down below!

Admiral's Arch

We really enjoyed our time on the island - the landscape was absolutely gorgeous! It was a little nerve-wracking driving on the wrong side of the road, but the boys got us around safely (I had NO interest in attempting to drive in Australia/New Zealand. Portugal was enough for me thankyouverymuch.) While this is not a "typical" stop for many Americans visiting Australia (We only saw the taxi ride from the airport to the hotel and back again in Sydney!), it was absolutely worth it for us.

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