South Australia

December 2018 - January 2019

This trip is a gift from Jenny which culminates in a cage dive with Great White Sharks at Port Lincoln. Read more

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- Dec 28, 2018, 11:24am
- ⛅ 35 °C
- Altitude: 111 m
- Australia Victoria Salt Lake -36.403316, 141.96055636°24’12” S 141°57’38” E
En Route to McLaren Vale
December 28, 2018 in Australia ⋅ ⛅ 35 °C
Well this was the first part of the trip in the newly minted “Silver Bullet” fresh wheels and bumper repair. Still such a great little car to drive especially when you need some speed to overtake...140kmh quite effortless.
A hot day on the road however still a very pleasant drive. Hottest recorded temperature was at a salt lake @ 39 degrees celsius just outside of Dimboola.Read more
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- Dec 28, 2018, 4:10pm
- ⛅ 35 °C
- Altitude: 127 m
- Australia Victoria West Wimmera Kaniva -36.380388, 141.24949736°22’49” S 141°14’58” E
En route to McLaren Vale
December 28, 2018 in Australia ⋅ ⛅ 35 °C
Next stop was a few other towns along the way with some cool artwork at the township of Coonalpyn. The township commissioned the artwork to get people to stop in the town and the figures painted on the silo came from 5 students that the artist observed and decided to then paint onto the silo...cool effect and yes people do stop ;).
Also stopped at Bordertown for some baked goods from the town bakery and really enjoyed my choice...meat and vegetable pasty.Read more
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- Dec 29, 2018, 11:08am
- 🌧 19 °C
- Altitude: Sea level
- Australia South Australia Victor Harbor Warland Reserve -35.557475, 138.62530535°33’27” S 138°37’31” E
Victor Harbour
December 29, 2018 in Australia ⋅ 🌧 19 °C
A relatively short trip from McLaren Vale to Victor Harbour. The place has changed somewhat since I last visited about 30 years ago. Case in point there is an underwater tuna viewing opportunity about 200 meters off the beach which alllows people to swim with the tuna in a large pen.Read more
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- Dec 29, 2018, 11:46am
- 🌧 19 °C
- Altitude: Sea level
- Australia South Australia Victor Harbor River Hindmarsh -35.564312, 138.63449235°33’52” S 138°38’4” E
Granite Island
December 29, 2018 in Australia ⋅ 🌧 19 °C
As the name implies the island about 450 meters from the Victor Harbour beach is comprised mostly of granite and is also covered with lichen. The lichen secretes an acid which over thousands of years reduce the granite boulders to soil.
Since my last visit the island has also become a sculpture park with a range of sculptures scattered around the 45 minute walk.
There are a few species of wildlife that inhabit the island namely: small penguins, possums, herons, pacific gulls, seals and magpies.
Probably the most impressive aspect of the island was the breakwater that was built in the 1890’s only by horse and man power which is very impressive when you see the size of it.Read more
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- Dec 30, 2018, 8:30am
- ☀️ 16 °C
- Altitude: Sea level
- Australia South Australia Yankalilla Cape Jervis Fishery Bay -35.612614, 138.08593835°36’45” S 138°5’9” E
Kangaroo Island
December 30, 2018 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 16 °C
Traveling to Kangaroo Island from Cape Jervis which is a small town and if not for the ferry service would probably not exist.
Kangaroo Island is quite a big island approx 160 kms long and produces lots of local product including wine, olives, meat, cheese, olive oil etc.
It is also home to a myriad of other small businesses including emu oil, art galleries, honey manufacturing and many types of farming.Read more
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- Dec 30, 2018, 10:14am
- ⛅ 17 °C
- Altitude: 31 m
- Australia South Australia Seal Bay -35.993155, 137.31915335°59’35” S 137°19’9” E
Seal Bay
December 30, 2018 in Australia ⋅ ⛅ 17 °C
Most of the seals on Kangaroo Island were almost hunted to extinction in the late 1800’s and since being protected as a species (both NZ fur seals and Australian sea lions) they have made a steady recovery.
This Bay is an ideal nursery for the seals as the bay has a reef that protects it from large predators such as great white sharks and is also ideal for sunning and teaching the seal pups how to swim and hunt.
The sea lions are such named due to their coloring and amber colouring that mimics a mane.
Great reconstruction of a juvenile humpback whale skeleton which I have captured in a photo.
The conservation centre is well managed and the ramps provide good access to the viewing of the seals. In earlier times it appears that visitors were able to walk up to the seals to closely observe them but that has changed with improved knowledge of these mammals.Read more
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- Dec 30, 2018, 11:36am
- ⛅ 19 °C
- Altitude: 23 m
- Australia South Australia Kangaroo Island Mount Bloomfield -35.951, 137.24488835°57’4” S 137°14’42” E
Little Sahara Sand Dunes
December 30, 2018 in Australia ⋅ ⛅ 19 °C
This place, as its name suggests is all about sand dunes and there are large sand dunes in this area which many people either toboggan down or use sand boards similar to snow boards to plane down the slopes.
The sand is deposited inland from strong winds which continually build up the dunes increasing their size and appeal.
They also hire out fat bikes 🏍 for riding around the area and these are quite modern models as evidenced by the photo. These seem to have bigger wheels than the ones we used on Cable Beach which allow riders to navigate the dunes and much lighter drier sand.
It made me realize that being lost in the desert with nothing but dunes all around you would be very confronting and send you stir crazy quite quickly. Not to mention how difficult it was to walk up them...exhausting over time.Read more
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- Dec 30, 2018, 1:33pm
- ☀️ 20 °C
- Altitude: 11 m
- Australia South Australia Hanson Bay -36.017186, 136.85287536°1’2” S 136°51’10” E
Hanson Bay
December 30, 2018 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 20 °C
Hanson Bay is a typical beautiful inlet very characteristic of King Island. Most of the beautiful bays around the island have small shacks available for rent and the setting is idyllic.
Sorely tempted to have a swim and would have done so but forgot my bathers. That normally would not prevent me having a swim but in respect to Jenny and the other tourists I thought better of it.
The water is so clear and has so many different hues of blue.
I suspect that there are very few locals that live in the area permanently.Read more
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- Dec 30, 2018, 2:08pm
- ☀️ 20 °C
- Altitude: 74 m
- Australia South Australia Rocky River -35.952453, 136.73638835°57’9” S 136°44’11” E
Flinders Chase National Park
December 30, 2018 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 20 °C
Two nomadic koalas 🐨 resting after a hard day doing nothing in particular. Due to the restricted nature of their diet (eucalyptus leaves) koalas have little energy and spend most of their time sleeping in high branches.
This mother still has a cub in tow and the koalas on Kangaroo Island where they were introduced from the mainland are a success story as their numbers have flourished to the point where they have had to sterilize some to protect the health of the overall colony from eating themselves to starvation.Read more
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- Dec 30, 2018, 4:18pm
- ☀️ 18 °C
- Altitude: 107 m
- Australia South Australia Weirs Cove -36.042314, 136.73109536°2’32” S 136°43’52” E
Lighthouse & Admirals Arch
December 30, 2018 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 18 °C
The national parks in Sth Australia are well maintained and granted this is a beautiful part of Australia so that helps 😃.
This coastline is particularly rugged and beautiful and so picturesque.
This is an especially favourite place for NZ fur seals to live and we saw many in this section close to Admirals Arch.
The story around building the lighthouse is also especially interesting considering that they had to do everything by hand. Cutting the bricks and building it in such a way that it was straight and circular. Life as a lighthouse keeper in these situations was a lonely and thankless job.Read more
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