Too many steps or Kangaroo Island

6 am... the alarm on my phone screeched it's unwanted sound. We had 30 minutes to get ready to leave. All my clothes we out at the ready. Amazingly at 6:35 am we were actually in the car and the ignition was started. We headed off into the dawn, the trusty iPad GPS once again assisting us. The journey was an easy one with hardly any traffic. We stopped at a petrol stop and got petrol and some breakfast to eat on the ferry. I got a cheesymite scroll and Brian a blueberry muffin. The sun began to say hello over the hills as we headed out of Adelaide city and the day dawned with brilliant sunshine.The drive to Cape Jervis where we were to board the ferry was a beautiful one . The landforms were such a contrast to the spectacular countryside we saw in the outback. Here were rolling green hills, sloping down to a seaside which was an amazing hue of blue not a hint of red ochre soil. Australia really has a diversity of beauty in it's landscapes.
Checked in on time for our ferry bound for Kangaroo Island. This island is the third largest island in Australia! Allowed Brian the privilege of driving the car onto the ferry since he had done all the driving so far...that and the fact there was a two storey staircase up to the top of the ferry from the car base lol. Rode over on the top deck . The weather was warm and the breeze not strong . There wasn't much swell so it was a kind trip to Brian.

Our first stop on the island was a very steep hill called Prospect Hill. It had 512 steps to the top. I wanted to walk it cause the view was supposedly fantastic but Brian was keen to see the seals and he suggested we could return at the end of the day as it was on our route back to the ferry home. I agreed and we headed to the seals.
There we read through the choices of seal watching. Brian opted for the "steep climb , steps and sand walking to get close to the seals with a guide $30', I chose the "1:12 gradient boardwalk 730 metres round trip , walk at your leisure $15 ". The seals were up close to the boardwalk but there were significantly more where Brian was taken. Then we went to a lookout over the colony . The coastline was amazing.
Next stop was Vivonne Bay because we were both very, very hungry. Ate a ' famous whiting burger' which was a tasty long bread roll with lettuce, cucumber, tomato, tartare sauce and of course whiting!! So, the question was who exactly declared this burger to be famous , and , more importantly what is it's claim to fame?? Ate lunch at the jetty area. The sand on the island is so white that the water has that turquoise blue colour like the Whitsundays area.
Finished lunch and drove to the west coast area, The distance between places is quite long, this leg of the journey took about an hour. Here we bought passes into the Flinders Chase and drove off in search of the ' Remarkable Rocks '. These rocks are formed from magma escaping to the surface... I read all the signs :)). I don't think we should glorify these rocks just cause they are so big and ' in your face' . What about the small rocks that are remarkable too in there own way? Well while Brian walked the long boardwalk to the big ones I took photos of some other rocks trying so hard to be remarkable. If they had done a university test they would receive the ' participation award' but we'd still applaud them so I gave them their moment of glory:))
After the Remarkable Rocks it was off to the Admiral's Archway. How poorly is this place organised ?? If they can build a boardwalk why not go the full hog and build a road with a circular drive through past the site?? I must write a letter to someone haha.
We now had roughly a two hour journey ahead of us to return in time for our ferry. We chose a route we hadn't travelled so we ended up circle lapping the whole island. We saw the sign to Prospect Hill approaching! I had to hide my disappointment when I realised time wouldn't allow me to climb those 512 steps :(( Oh well we all have to face disappointments lol.
This time the territory had to backed onto the ferry. Lucky it was Brian not me driving or the ferry would have been waiting a LONG time before it could take off lol.
I chose to ride inside downstairs on the home trip cause I didn't fancy the cold I guessed would be happening. Had the pleasure two New Yorkers (and their Aussie living NY friend running down Australia ...it's men are too metro and wear too skinny legged pants - who would date one??? Was i too forward to say I had?LOL Well I did say it , with my friendliest face of course haha. hahaha. Woman don't take enough care with their clothes, Eye glasses are too costly. University is not as intelligent. Airports are not organised well. Planes don't have enough luggage allowance. Qantas is bad!!! V Australia was appalling! They travelled in a holding pattern causing ear damage.Canberra is too cold ( well I guess that's not far wrong hahaha).OMG,!!! There was more but I can' t remember it all. Places are different and surely that's the reason we travel , to experience it. If you want what you have at home why leave home ?
Arrived back on the mainland around 8:15 pm and began the almost two hour drive home. It was a long day , more so for Brian who drove hundreds of kms and walked kms too. Grabbed Hungry Jack's for dinner at about 10 pm. Have finished dinner now and must look for some accommodation for tomorrow night as we leave Adelaide tomorrow to begin our journey home. The time has run so fast and has been a really good trip. We've had a lot of laughs and seen so many things. Still have 4 days left. Pity work days don't disappear this quick haha!
Love Kerry- Anne and BRIAN xxx