Kangaroo Island Travel Guide

 shavy Says:  Popular entertainment for all ages, John "The Pelican Man" gives a lively informative talk while feeding the birds, funny while watching the birds waiting for him to come, the bench are almost full with audience patiently waited till the show begin. He arrive with a bucket... 

 balhannah Says:  As well as visiting the ruins in the park, the walk takes you past some wonderful views. Down by the Sea, the rocks were fascinating. They had been worn into shapes, were pitted and covered in bright orange Lichen. Down here, I could see the town of Penneshaw. A little... 

 balhannah Says:  The Bullock track also took me up the hill to the home of Harry Bate's Cottage. Harry Bates was born in 1846. He came to Adelaide with his family aboard the ship "Melbourne," on which at the age of 12years, was given the job of a Cabin boy. The family moved permanently to... 

 balhannah Says:  The Baudin Conservation Park is located near Penneshaw. We could drive our car to the park entrance, from there the Ironstone Hill Hike began. At the entrance is a map and details about the hike, which was described as moderate one of 4kms, to allow 3 hours.It is hilly, so... 

 balhannah Says:  Still travelling on the dirt road to Cape Willoughby, we come over a rise on the road, and there before us was the Lighthouse and cottages!Cape Willoughby was the first lighthouse to be erected in South Australia, and lights the Backstairs Passage between Kangaroo Island and... 

 balhannah Says:  The road to Cape Willoughby was a dirt road that was in good condition. The scenery along the way was of rolling green hills and farmland. After coming out from the road to Lashmar National park, we came to another pretty area, right beside the road. This still could have... 

 balhannah Says:  I went walking and came out on a long sandy deserted beach known as Antechamber Bay in the Lashmar Conservation Park.I had walked from where the Chapman River flowed, so I walked along the Beach until I found the estuary of the River. The River is good for canoeing along,... 

 balhannah Says:  Heading along the road to Cape Willoughby, we saw a brown tourist sign to Lashmar Conservation Park.Turning into the dirt road, we followed it, finding out that it was a "no through road" We saw a person camping, other than that, it was deserted, we had the area to... 

 balhannah Says:  This is another walking trail at Penneshaw of 3km which takes 1 - 2 hours. It is an easy walk which begins at the Information centre at Penneshaw which is in the old town. Along the walk, Interpretive signs tell of the history of the area."Fireball" Bates is known so because... 

 balhannah Says:  As we made our way around Penneshaw, we noticed the local council had built nice limestone brick walls and added sculptures to the brickwork. It looked great!The entrance way to the Penneshaw oval had a sculptured Eagle on the wall. The Penneshaw Caravan Park had a group of... 

 balhannah Says:  Kangaroo Island has many colonies of Penguins.Our accommodation at Penneshaw was just across the road from one of these colonies.I saw there was a KI Penguin centre at Penneshaw, and that it did tours. I decided against it as I had already seen many of these "small fellows"... 

 balhannah Says:  Our third stop was at CONTEMPLATION SEAT.This seat was sculptured by a local artist, in memory of the Aboriginal people, mainly women who were brought here by the pre-colonial Sealers, Sailors and Outcasts. The women helped the early settlers with Wallaby trapping and the... 

 balhannah Says:  Next stop on the walk/drive, was at FRENCHMAN'S ROCK. This is at the White Dome which I could see when arriving on the Ferry at Penneshaw. It is a replica of the rock on which French Explorer Baudin's Sailors carved the first authenticated piece of graffiti on the Island.... 

 balhannah Says:  Cape Jervis is where you come to catch the SeaLink Ferry. The ferry service operates daily (except Christmas Day) between Cape Jervis (two hours south of Adelaide) and Penneshaw, Kangaroo Island. I booked online, so just turned up at Cape Jervis about half hour before hand,... 

 balhannah Says:  The "Roaring 40's" may not be what you think they are!This is the name of the strong, wild wind the western end of Kangaroo Island receives. With it comes wet weather and cold temperatures. The winds are at full strength in Spring and slightly weaker in Autumn, although this... 

 balhannah Says:  A lot of people come to Kangaroo Island to see the abundance of wildlife on the island.You can come here when the weather is good, or perhaps when you are most likely to see babies.So what time is the best to come to see what?Between December-February (Summer) is when the...