![]() ![]() ![]() Immediately outside the cottage: during the day family groups of Cape Barren Geese fed on the grassy areas surrounding the cottage while at night Southern Brown Bandicoot, Tammar Wallaby, Kangaroo Island Kangaroo and Brush-tailed Possum fed on a fruiting Kangaroo Apple ( Solanum laciniatum) immediately in front of the Cottage, while Southern Boobook and Bush Stone-curkew called in the distance. A wonderful (small) sandstone cottage built in the late 1800’s, it has one-room with cooking facilities, a table, three beds (one double, two single) – perfect for a family or couple (unfortunately no showers). We then camped camped at Wheatons Beach on the southern edge of D’Estrees Bay, an area with longs sandy beaches and reefs.Īfter this we stayed in the Postmans Hut at Flinders Chase National Park. On KI we camped several nights, the first on the banks of Chapman River near Antechamber Bay – a very pleasant river inlet, and an area abounding with birdlife, such as Rainbow Lorikeet, Little Corella and Grey Currawong. Perfect for visiting as a birdwatcher – and the many pristine beaches and stunning lookouts are perfect for a visiting family. KI is seven times the size of Singapore, and owing to its isolation from the mainland it has retained more than half of its old-growth vegetation. As a consequence it was a perfect time to visit the island, so I jumped at the opportunity. ![]() However this year by comparison has been extremely mild, averaging around 30 degree. January in KI is normally very hot, with temperatures regularly reaching 45 degrees. The weather was perfect, the scenery wonderful, and the birds were everywhere. Somehow I managed to convinced my family that KI was a good place to visit over summer (following up on a recent trip to the Flinders Range). This report covers a trip to Kangaroo Island (KI) in South Australia, visited (by Tim Dolby) with family during January 2011. ![]()
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