Kangaroo Island Penneshaw

The ferry trip from Cape Jervis to Penneshaw was an easy 50 minutes. The sun emerged, and we had a delightful breakfast at Millie Mae. The sculpture walk is an excellent addition to the town. We were lucky to meet Ann (in her late 70s), who opened the soldier settler museum for us and recalled the days after the war when her family came to the island. It was a harsh life with few amenities, but it seemed dances were a weekly fixture on the calendar, and her mum and dad and brothers were in huge demand to entertain the dancers. Driving across the island, you started to see remnants of the horrific fires of 2019/20, which razed half the island, killed thousands of stock and much of the wildlife, destroyed homes and fencing and took two lives. Finally, we arrived at Flinders Chase Discovery Park and were welcomed by a Koala. The caravan park is on the edge of the Flinders Chase National Park and has been rebuilt since the fires in 2020. I stayed in a motel room, one of many built-to-house workers assisting with the post-fire recovery effort.Read more