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Tasmania was beautiful but Kangaroo Island is a unique place. I loved it! Kangaroo Island, otherwise know as KI is the third largest island off the Australia mainland. It was uninhabited when it was discovered in 1802 by an English explorer named Matthew Flinders. The Australian Sea Lion and the New Zealand Fur Seals have breeding colonies all along the South Coast. Little Penguins are also found around most coastlines. The only thing I have to whinge about is the drinking water-it was yucky!

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Tanya
2006-03-10 20:29:19

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Tasmania was beautiful but Kangaroo Island is a unique place. I loved it! Kangaroo Island, otherwise know as KI is the third largest island off the Australia mainland. It was uninhabited when it was discovered in 1802 by an English explorer named Matthew Flinders. The Australian Sea Lion and the New Zealand Fur Seals have breeding colonies all along the South Coast. Little Penguins are also found around most coastlines. The only thing I have to whinge about is the drinking water-it was yucky!

Day 1-
I had an early Saturday morning (5:45 am) walk down to the bus terminal in the city. The bus ride to the ferry was almost 2 hours and I had no idea it would take so long. Anyhow, the ferry ride wasn’t too bad. The weather was a little nasty so I took some motion sickness medication to help me make it through the waves. I made it through without getting sea sick only to feel extremely drowsy for most of the morning. As we traveled to Stokes Bay I noted several living and dead kangaroos along the roadside. Most of KI is made of dirt roads and farmland so our Sealink Coach Bus didn’t handle the roads to well. Maybe it’s just me, but I am not sure that buses like that should handle dirt roads. I found out that our tour guide had to be replaced on Saturday because he had been involved in a bus fire the day before. Sure enough, the story was true and I saw the charcoal bus frame on the side of the road.

Stokes bay was a beauty nestled away behind a group of limestone boulders. The sound of the sea was calming. A farm nearby provided a two course lunch for our group. The highlights of my meal were the fresh fruits in honey yogurt and kangaroo. I gave the kangaroo meat a go and I never swallowed. The taste was not pleasant.
Parndana Wildlife Park was a memorable stop because I saw my first wombat! Yea!
However, Seal Bay was one of my favorite stops. The weather was gorgeous and the Australian Sea lions were incredible. ...