Adelaide continued

We've been a little slack in updating the blog partly because the adaptor gave up the ghost and it took us a couple of days to replace it.

Over the last 10 days we visited historic Glenelg Beach and the GPS system got a bit confused with the roads closed for Clipsal but eventually the detours worked. We also visited Port Adelaide and saw the soon to be commissioned patrol boat 'Glenelg'. There is also a Latvian Museum as part of the Latvian Hall which we were lucky enough to strike on the last Saturday morning of the month.

Out trip to Kangaroo Island was quite interesting. We left the park on an overcast morning and drove via Strathalbyn ( a quite picturesque Scottish origin village), Goolwa (the mouth of the Murray River) and Victor Harbour (where we took a horse drawn tram ride across the jetty to Granite Island) to Cape Jervis. We had decided to stay in The Cape Jervis Homestead B&B for the night (very pleasant spot) before taking the 9.00 am ferry across to Kangaroo Island. Fortunately for me the crossing was like a pond with the sun shining brightly. We were met by the Sealink bus which took us (together with 17 other tourists - mainly Europeans) to visit a Bee farm where we saw the honey makers in action and tasted the results of their efforts. Lunch of fish, chips and salads were served at the Parndana Hotel before visiting the Wildlife park which fascinated the foreign tourists. The next stop was Seal bay where the beach was littered with about 200 sea lions mainly trying to dry off after their swim but quite a few playing in the water.
An entertaining feeding of pelicans was on display at Kingscote before being dropped off at our Seafront Hotel accommodation where we enjoyed pizza and a red sitting on our verandah looking across the bay. Later in the evening we joined a penguin tour where we did see about a dozen of these cute but shy little creatures.

Next day was an 8.00 pick up to visit the Emu Ridge Eucalyptus Distrillery and then on to the Kelly Hill Caves. A BBQ lunch was provided at the Cassidy Homestead (which also has a caravan park) and then we proceeded to the Flinders Conservation Park. The damage of last year's bush fire was quite evident but a there was already substantial regeneration under way. The view of Remarkable Rocks was quite remarkable and the shore quite impressive. Not far from here was Admiralty Arch and the New Zealand Fur Seals which are quite different from the Sea Lions and seem to prefer rock ledges. The scenery here was quite awe inspiring - just the force of the waves crashing into the cliffs.

Next came a visit to the Island Pure sheep farm where we did see sheep being milked and tasted
the various cheeses made from the milk. Then back to the ferry to watch the sun set as we arrived back at Cape Jervis and bed at the B&B.

The way back along the short road took us through McLaren Vale and you guessed it - wineries.
But not just wine - also cheeses (goat's this time) and kalamata olives.