Kangaroo Island 14/07/16

I had to be up really early this morning to meet the coach which would take me to the ferry port for Kangaroo Island. I had booked a full day tour with a company called Sea Link. I had to walk to Adelaide Central Bus Station, which was a lot nearer to the hostel than I thought, so I managed to have some time to catch up with mum.

Once I got on the coach, it was around a 2 hour drive to get to Cape Jervis. I was quite nervous about getting on the ferry, as I thought I would get sea sick. I took loads of medication and ginger and luckily didn’t feel too bad. It was only a 45 minute journey which helped.

I got chatting to a Greek-Australian family on the ferry. Two sisters, Ellen and Marie from Sydney were travelling with their mum Vorsha.

We started the tour by visiting Seal Bay, which was full of sea lions and seals. We walked along a path with seals lying next to it and a boardwalk where they were directly under us. We weren't allowed to stop and take photos in case they became aggressive!

 We were taught all about their habits, and then got to walk on to the beach next to them. They were a lot bigger than I imagined they would be. We saw some swimming in the water, and then watched them walk back onto the beach, We then walked back to the bus through the gift shop which was full of seal memorabilia. 

We carried on driving for around an hour before stopping for a buffet lunch at Vivonne Bay Bistro which was really nice.

After lunch, we drove to Hanson Bay Koala Sanctuary. Most of the trees had koalas in them which was really cool, but slightly unnerving to walk underneath. We also managed to see some wild kangaroos.

We then drove to Flinders Chase National Park to see the Remarkable Rocks. They a natural rock formation on the north west coast of the. They were really impressive to walk around.

We carried on from there to Admirals Arch. We had to walk down so many stairs to get there but I got some great pictures of the arch and saw a colony of seals including a baby which was really sweet.

We saw some sea lions swimming in the water. The waves were much larger than any I had seen before. Our last stop was at the Kangaroo Island Visitor Centre on the Penneshaw. There were some really impressive paintings and info about the history of Kangaroo Island.

We then headed back to the ferry terminal to go back to the mainland. It was a lot choppier on the way back, so I was so glad to get off the boat. I slept for a lot of the journey back to Adelaide. I didn’t end up getting back to the hostel until around 11pm, so I went straight to bed.