Thursday, October 20, 2005
Arrived at Kangaroo Island
We are currently moored at American River at the beautiful Kangaroo Island.
Had a good trip as the weather was good. Chris came out in his dingy to greet us and show us to the mooring we would use. No wonder the locals said don't anchor, the tidal swings are increadable almost doing 180 degree turns on the mooring. Retour and Azure have been here a week now and have settled in.
There is a little settlement where there is a shop and post office. It is a beautiful place Kangaroo Island. We hired a car and went exploring with Chris and Lilly. We found things very expensive, Kingston is beautiful but the conservation parks expensive, the seals we could see as we had to pay a high fee and felt that we had seen many at Pearson Island. Koalas were beutiful nand we got some good shots (they are so cuute).
Friday nights see us all at the local sportsclub called "The Shed" for a meal and drinks meeting some of the locals. There are hot showers on the shore in the caravan park.
Paul is in heaven again. They have an oyster farm here where you can buy fresh oysters at $6.00 per dozen. We have been here nearly a week and it maybe longer due to weather conditions. We have sat out 40kt winds with 1 metre waves on the mooring (hoping it will hold and it has). The weather today is pleasant with 15kts but expecting to increase substantially tonight. There are also a few more low pressure fronts to come across yet so who knows. We are moored here with Jan and Bevan Purvis from Retour and Chris and Lilly on Azure. All heading off to Tasmania via Robe, Portland and Port Fairy, that is when there is an okay weather window.
The girls are well and although I am out of phone range the internet keeps me in touch. Tamara is currently preparing for the up and coming Year 12 TEE exams, she sounds very confident and our thoughts and best wishes are with you darling.
Assorted Photos of Kangaroo Island
Had a good trip as the weather was good. Chris came out in his dingy to greet us and show us to the mooring we would use. No wonder the locals said don't anchor, the tidal swings are increadable almost doing 180 degree turns on the mooring. Retour and Azure have been here a week now and have settled in.
There is a little settlement where there is a shop and post office. It is a beautiful place Kangaroo Island. We hired a car and went exploring with Chris and Lilly. We found things very expensive, Kingston is beautiful but the conservation parks expensive, the seals we could see as we had to pay a high fee and felt that we had seen many at Pearson Island. Koalas were beutiful nand we got some good shots (they are so cuute).
Friday nights see us all at the local sportsclub called "The Shed" for a meal and drinks meeting some of the locals. There are hot showers on the shore in the caravan park.
Paul is in heaven again. They have an oyster farm here where you can buy fresh oysters at $6.00 per dozen. We have been here nearly a week and it maybe longer due to weather conditions. We have sat out 40kt winds with 1 metre waves on the mooring (hoping it will hold and it has). The weather today is pleasant with 15kts but expecting to increase substantially tonight. There are also a few more low pressure fronts to come across yet so who knows. We are moored here with Jan and Bevan Purvis from Retour and Chris and Lilly on Azure. All heading off to Tasmania via Robe, Portland and Port Fairy, that is when there is an okay weather window.
The girls are well and although I am out of phone range the internet keeps me in touch. Tamara is currently preparing for the up and coming Year 12 TEE exams, she sounds very confident and our thoughts and best wishes are with you darling.
Assorted Photos of Kangaroo Island
