A lazy morning to start 2015, then we rushed to Cape Borda Lighthouse for the 12.30 Guided Tour. It was only 60kms, but the road was very corrugated in parts. The Lightstation sits upon the cliffs overlooking Investigator Strait. The place was really interesting - the museum has great artifacts, and the globe they use in this lighthouse costs $1000 and lasts for 6 months. Most other lighthouses use a $1 globe. The reason we rushed for this particular tour wa...

The day started at Kelly Hill Caves - an underground tour of the limestone formations with 4 chambers to visit. The 1 hour tour was pretty informative - the usual stalagmites, stalactites, curtains and helictites (our favourite) abounded. Very interesting was the May Hike scenic route to the Show Cave Entrance, via the 'Original' Cave Entrance where visitors had to scale a 5 metre ladder! Morning Tea was spent at a lovely little place called the Rustic Blue Ga...

We departed around 10am and stopped at the Parndana IGA for some supplies and morning tea before heading towards Western Kangaroo Island. We checked into the Western KI Caravan Park where we'll stay for the next 3 nights. It's a lovely place - even though it's full, it's nice and spacious. Mum, Renee & Eamon went on the Koala Walk and saw a dozen wallabies, a koala and a couple of large kangaroos, while Dad unhitched the van. We went straight into Flinder...