Kangaroo Island

Departing for Kangaroo Island

Cape Willoughby Lighthouse

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 Old GM truck.

Chris playing mother.

 Sampling the large variety of lavender it the lanendar farm.

 We visited the Marron Farm and viewed the growing tanks.

The lunch looked soo good we couldn't resist.

They also produce wine.

We drove down to the seal colony in Flinders Chase NP

 The top of the cliffs had a beautiful garden of coastal flora.

 The seals stole the show though. They were noisy, smelly and were constantly fighting.

The bottom of the labyrinth of stairs opened to a huge arch where another colony of seals dwelled.

The surreal rock formations of Mount Remarkable were outstanding.

Fortunately the grey skies cleared for a short time to let me take some good shots.



And, of course there's the picturesque torquise sea and beautiful beaches.

Russell, a friend of Chris, came to visit us at our camp site.
We all drooled over his pristine '62 Thunderbird.

Cape Jarvis

 We took advantage of a special deal to Kangaroo Island. Pay for the car and the caravan goes free. We planned the trip with Neville and Linda and when Bob and Grace heard they drove down from Brisbane to join us.
We camped on the cliff at Cape Jarvis to await the ferry.  Later Brian and Liz arrived to see us off.

Robe

One of the best giant sculptures I've seen.

Mount Schank

 Situated mid-way near Mount Gambier, Mount Shank is an extinct volcano. We walked to the summit,  158 metres above sea level.

Cape Bridgewater

We hit the rugged, cold Victorian coast. The weather was not good for photography however the "Petrified Forest" at Cape Bridgewater was quite a site. These Solution Pipes are formed by over time acidic water dissolving the limestone sand and forming a build up of minerals which create the hard trunk-shaped pipe.
The area was skirted by a huge wind farm.

Portland

 Portland tram.

 Botanical gardens.