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South Australia between Adelaide and Cape Jervis
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Approaching Cape Jervis Ferry
Upper deck seats near the front of the boat
The Backstairs Passage was rough that day
On the road on Kangaroo Island
First kangaroo photo shoot
Western Gray Kangaroo (reddish brown coloring)
They stay in the shade most of the day
About the same size as the Eastern Gray cousins
On the beach on the south eastern side
Our guide, Nikki, set up our first food break
Our traveling companions, a French student studying at Wollengang and his mom visiting from France
The American River is on the southeast side of the island
Lots of pelicans in this area
On our way to a tree grove to spot koalas
Our first koala in this area
A closeup of another koala
Sea Lions near Seal Bay
This is as close as we comfortably get to them
Sea lion naptime
On an unfinished road heading towards Kingscote
Our hotel in Kingscote, the main town on the island
Cape Du Couedic Lighthouse, south end of Flinders Chase Park
Seals near Admiral's Arch
Seal family
Very windy day on the Southern Ocean
Admiral's Arch
Another view of the Arch
About the seals
Kathy at the Remarkable Rocks formation
The Remarkable Rocks
These rocks are just east of the seals and Admiral's Arch
Really unusual formations
Remarkable Rocks
A little cave, great for a photo op
Some of the rock formations are pretty big
Kangaroo Island is about 90 miles across
A wallabee along the road leading east
The beach at Hanson Bay
We went inland for another kangaroo photo shoot
They allowed us to get fairly close
Watching us watching him
These two ran off at a good clip
Our island tour vehicle, comfortable for the five of us
Nikki prepares our lunch on this Friday, 27 January 2012
Loved this mailbox along the way
The dunes at Vivonne Bay
This is the Little Sahara at Vivonne Bay
Nikki and Kathy at the dunes
We see our first Goanna (Monitor Lizard)
The view from the plane as we leave Kangaroo Island