Admiral’s Arch

The Remarkable Rocks are not, in fact, the only remarkable rocks on Kangaroo Island. The island as a whole is a patchwork of ancient and noteworthy features. In fact, some of the exposed rocks and outcrops are of such geological significance, they have been designated as “geological monuments.” Of the 27 designated geological monuments on [...]

Remarkable Rocks

At the southwest corner of Kangaroo Island, on the coast and within the bounds of Flinders Chase National Park, a granite dome rises precipitously from the sea. Perched atop that dome is a group of granite boulders that, through long years of exposure to wind and salt spray, have been eroded into the most remarkable [...]

Emus

There were abundant emus on Kangaroo Island, though I’ve seen this large, flightless, ostrich-like bird pretty much throughout Australia. The emu is, in fact, the second largest bird in the world, after the ostrich. It stands more than 5 feet tall and can weigh 100 pounds or more.
As you can see in the photo [...]

Seal Bay

Back in June 2007, I posted about my visit to Seal Bay. That post offers a lengthy excerpt from the book about that visit, so I won’t go into a lot of detail here. However, in that post, I included only a photo of a bull sea lion showing off for us. [...]

Kangaroo Island

A short hop in a small, twin-prop airplane carried me from Adelaide to Kangaroo Island, which lies off the coast of South Australia. Because of its isolation from mainland Australia, the island has its own variety of kangaroo. The Kangaroo Island kangaroo is short—about 3 feet tall—and dark brown. They are adorable, curious, and eager [...]