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We love sunsets…so there will be a few more to come. a relaxing way to enjoy the end of a busy day.
At the Cape du Couedic rocks within Flinders Chase National Park we saw the fur seals basking on the rocks. We had a bit of rough seas this day so not many were frolicking in the water. You could smell them before you could see them – not sure I would want to visit them during the summer!
Flinders Chase National Park is home to the Remarkable Rocks which are precariously balanced boulders on a smooth granite dome. It’s difficult to get perspective from this picture, but a human would be just a speck…the rocks are huge!
KI is home to a rare breed of Australian sea lions. Here the old males sleep on the beach, the young frolic in the shallow waters and the moms….well, they are the only ones working – they are out getting food for the young ones.
This “adolescent boy” pictured here tried to befriend us. He was crying for his mom (who never came since she was out looking for food.) The conservation folks discouraged any interaction with the animals since they didn’t want the sea lions to grow accustomed to humans (the motto at the park is: ”observation not interaction.”) Once this little guy started to cry, we heard several more young ones start to cry….interesting to note that the dads never stirred.
Kangaroos feed beginning at dusk. Next to our hotel was a large area where hundreds of kangaroos come to dine each night. We walked amongst a hundred or so kangaroos who didn’t mind that we joined them. We didn’t want to get much closer….we heard they are not too friendly and will kick you in the stomach if they feel threatened. We saw a few “boxing” with each other – not something I wanted to experience personally.
This was one of our favorite places we visited. KI is in South Australia and is the third largest of its islands. No land mass between this island and Antarctica! We enjoyed three action-packed days here exploring the island’s natural beauty and amazing wildlife.
