Goodbye Kangaroo Island....

No walk this morning as we were on the early 8.30am ferry......I had the job of taking the car onto the ferry and I now think that I am the cleverest chick on the planet, just wait till you see my parking job...I am so impressed with myself, it's not funny.....I just happened to be the person that had to reverse in and had to watch the guy telling me what to do without looking at my mirrors...talk about take the control away from a control freak....with the reverse parking sensors going off....

I ended up driving all the way to Adelaide it's only 100 klms so not that far and we stopped off at a cafe on the way to have some breakfast....so yum and so quick....well hello mainland!!!
Got into Adelaide and went to the zoo, only one of the Panda's was out when we got there but when we had finished we went back to see if they were both there and they were... they are very hopeful that the little girl panda is pregnant they only mate once a year and missed that chance but they took measures into their own hands...how cute if she does have a cub...they are only here until 2019, unless they negotiate a longer term they will go back with any babies they have....the photo that I have isn't very good will try and get the boys photos from them....
The poor flamingo  that is there is on his lonesome, the others have all died...the one that died last year was 83 and they only last about 45 years....the one and only that is left is in his 60's....due to quarantine laws and politics we won't be getting any more....

And the meerkats that are there are turning white (think it said that they were all from the same family), they don't know why so they are keeping an eye on them.....

We walked back from the zoo to the hotel, about 4.5 klms and it was hot, but along the way Dan put us right out the front of a Chatime....well hello green tea with passionfruit and pearls..oh how I have missed you.....I'm now on my second one, it's been a long week with no bubble tea....

Tried to get tickets to the BBL for tomorrow night but can only get single seats...have decided that we will watch it in the room, rather than not being able to sit together....

I cannot believe that I got that car in there....

Impressed? Oh my stars I am....I hate driving Greg's car at the best of times...

I was jammed over on the right hand corner...

The cattle were pretty jammed in I suppose it would stop them falling with the motion of the ship...

That was my view when I got back in to take the car out...

Wind farm...

These guys are massive....

Remember these tables anyone?

This was a mini library in the main street, take a book but you must replace it...@ Normanton

Greg and I shared a omelette, on the laminex table....

Does this remind you of hungry hungry hippos....

Their teeth were huge....

Looking cute for a minute, that is until they move....

Galapagos tortoise, one was eating sweet potato and the other one was eating cauliflower.

Meerkat rest home...

One of the white Meerkats...

Fu Ni, this is the girl, the glass is so thick it has a bad reflection on it and they were not allowed outside today....

Wang Wang the boy, he is a bit of a handful the keeper said, very boisterous...

Panda selfie....

Well Hello Kitty the cafe....

Buster the cool doggie...

Can't help myself have to pat any dog that comes along my path....

Ocean Safari

We went back up to the markets to pick up some lunch for all of us but alas there was nothing left...so came back and made toasted cheese sandwiches......
I did buy a little quiche for my dinner popped it in the microwave opened the door when it beeped and it was on fire...smoke pouring out of it....it was like a nuclear explosion in there....lucky that we had enough lamb chops (also brought at the markets) so I did get some dinner....also picked up 4 cucumbers they were $1 each but when I paid for my two the lady gave them to me for $1 so I ended up buying all she had (4 of them) for $2...they were delicious...Oh, forgot something else, we got some sheep haloumi from here, so delicious...cooked the whole pack and we ate the whole pack....and some lemon and lime cordial, yep it's good as well...though I don't think that the cream that i brought for my sting has done anything...give it time Leanne, give it time....

Booked the Ocean Safari  for all of us and tried to book the fishing guy but am still waiting for him to call back...the boys tried to fish off the wharf but it was way too windy...

The ocean safari was pretty good, there were a few spare seats so a couple of local girls with their dog came along...the dog was really good just sat there letting the guy behind me  pat it....of course it worked it's way to me for pats as well...

The people across the road have visitors that brought their poodles with them....they love me, even the old cranky one that doesn't like anybody got up in my lap...the lady said that just doesn't happen....just call me the crazy poodle lady....she works at a nursing home and they both go to work with her the older one sits under her desk but the younger one goes and gets on the bed of whoever he wants to....she said she doesn't see him till it's time to go home....so flippin cute....both of them...
They have a mulberry tree out the front that is covered in them....we stood there munching the ripe ones for ages...so much better than any I have ever eaten...looked like I had killed someone when I came home, my hands were covered in red...

We are leaving here tomorrow heading to Adelaide for a few days, first thing I am going to do is........
wait for it, I bet you have no idea what it is? ok, some of you would have guessed by now......Bubble Tea, here I come, Dan has already looked up where all the stores are...they even have my favourite store there...think I might try them all....

Our ocean safari blow up boat thingy.

The rocks reminded me of old timber...

Coastline...

Synchronized swimming seal style.....

These two did not move and the smaller one to the left looked so comfortable draped over the rock...

These are long nosed seals, they go out into the ocean for three days to feed and then come back and laze around....

So many of them, they are everywhere...

Seal cam....

The water is so crystal clear you can see the bottom in most places...

Penneshaw Markets

Dan and I went for a walk last night along my usual route......decided to take a walk along the wharf and nearly blew right back to Australia....

Came back  past the pub as Dan wanted to show me where they had taken some photos.... famous last words were "no I will fall down the cliff" well I didn't go down the cliff I got stuck in a root of a tree and fell up the hill onto  my knee and hand...(not nearly as good as Mandy's stack)...all good though just a few grazes...walked again this morning in the drizzle.....

Went past where the markets are held and there was a family there sleeping in swags...I just brought some Malaleuca Propolis from that same family hoping that it will get rid of the redness in my jellyfish

sting..Have you seen the ads for the jellyfish creams on TV, maybe now I will become young again...don't jellyfish rejuvenate themselves....or I will become a gelatinous blob...yep, i'm thinking the latter is most likely...

Think this was the bigger ferry moored out there for the night...

In the swing of things at the market.

This guy was so cool, the drums had different skins, some were deer and some were goat...

One of the ladies that I brought some presents from said, "they complain about the service and lack of cafes but if they want that they should go to the Mornington Peninsula" ....classic....

The coolest guy on the Island.

It got really crowded and I went to buy some little cakes to take home and the lady had run out....

This is what a jellyfish sting looks like on day 5....

New idea for the garden Veronica......

Kingscote.

Had a pretty slow day today, the weather wasn't that good...it wasn't cold just really windy...I walked first thing this morning then fluffed around doing nothing of any significance....
We headed up to Kingscote so that we could go to some of the wineries....pretty funny for the non drinkers in the family...mmmm, pretty much all of us...Greg tried a port at one of the wineries, not what he was expecting by the look on his face.....
Headed into the town to have lunch, one place had a inside dining area that was closed and all the outside seats were either taken or reserved...we asked them could we get a table and they said that we could get a takeaway and go and sit in the park.....
Ended up in a cafe that was pretty busy and they don't do busy around here...think that it took about 40 minutes to get the meals.........I walked out of a cafe the other day because I had been waiting so long to get served and the guy that was serving didn't even acknowledge that I was there...the boys filled the car up with petrol, paid and were waiting for me and I still hadn't been served...I only wanted 2 coffee's...two people behind me walked out as well........some places are really good, like the IGA but the food places  have a different idea on service...oh what about this, Greg wanted bacon and eggs on toast.....no couldn't get that after 11.00am, but you could have a bacon and egg toasted sandwich....same, same but different...

Also picked up some Honey Mead at the Honey place for my Winter cough....the guy says it get's rid of it so I am going to try it because my cough comes every Winter and just hangs around....now it will either get rid of it or I will be smashed....I'm thinking the latter...

That's one heck of a lot of solar panels...

The Dolls house...

They must have got on well to live happily in that little space...

Can't tell you where this was as I was sworn to secrecy...but there is a lot of $$ in that tank...$99 kilo for live lobsters..there was around 7 tanks full of them...most are headed to Sydney to the Fish Markets...

One of the bigger ones, they weigh about 3.5 - 4  kilos....anyone want to share?...do the math on that guy...

There were legs everywhere....

This is what happens when they fight....they get eaten by the other big boys...

King Crab, there were only two in the tank...caught around Vivonne Bay...these are caught really deep down. There was no prices on these bad boys...

 

Waiting for this mornings ferry when I went on my walk...

Petrol prices on the Island, it's a bit cheaper at Kingscote $1.38 p/l

Boat marina in front of the house we are staying in...

I found the SS Minnow....now to find Gilligan..

The Doll's House...when I first saw it I thought it was the kids cubby house...

The Remarkables Pt 2.

Just a few more pics of our day....

Don't know whose idea it was to use timber for the stairs but they are not weathering very well....and the smell was just unbelievable.

Another Lighthouse for Grandpa.

Don't you just love Greg's jacket...bahaha, it's my Mr Darcy quote to Elizabeth Bennett jacket...
And just in case you don't know the quote, here it is....

Mum and bub....so cute, there were 4 cub's there...

Just lazing around....

And the following rock photo's come from Greg, just putting it out there....don't sue me...

Do you think this looks like a whale?

Hook rock....

The Remarkables

And the blatant plug for Ethan's Etsy shop...https://www.etsy.com/shop/ImagesOfNothing

Had a bit of and eventful day today, headed off with Dan driving and the car in front hits the brakes really suddenly and of course it was in the 110 klm zone.....any way we all came to pretty much a stop but the car that was in front had hit a Goanna  with it's back wheel....they kept driving we had the poor bugger in front of our car so couldn't go without squashing him...Greg hopped out to see what sort of state it was in and it took off across the road to the dirt.....we watched it for awhile but it didn't move so Ethan and I got out to try and make it go into the bush....no it didn't want to move....not knowing what the hell to do or how to do it....a night in shining armour driving past stops and turns around then comes over to see what the hell we were doing....he decides that he will catch him and put him in a box to take to someone that he knows that can keep an eye on him until they can get him to the Goanna guy.....hopefully he will be ok, he was hit at the back and he could still run but was a bit shocked....

Here he was after he was hit, very hopeful he will be ok...

And here is our knight in shining armour....

Massive grass tree...

Lunch at Parndanna, this was my Chicken, feta and sweet potato roll...but I am positive there was no sweet potato in it...but there was carrot same colour different vegetable..

Went looking for the elusive Platypus and found a Goanna....no platypus...:(

Check this road out....

Antarctica to the left and didn't we know it  as it was blowing a gale...and freezing...