Kangaroo Island

Clint's sister and brother in law came to visit us at the end of March. What a weekend! It all started on Friday. After dropping Clint off at a beautiful school in Adelaide I had to check out of the hotel and pick up our company. Unfortunately, I got rear ended at an intersection so the trunk no longer stayed closed. I got to the airport half an hour late to find Janine and Stephen had no luggage. We made it to the ferry in time only to find out the boat we were booked on was broken and we had to wait 2 hours until the next one! There was a little more stress than I would have liked but we still saw lots and had a great time!

We stayed in a house at Penneshaw which is where the ferry arrives. It was a cool weekend but great for touring!

After spending the morning in Kingscote trying to find clothes for Janine and Stephen we headed to Flinders Chase National Park to visit the Remarkable Rocks.

This type and size of rock is not usually found in this area and the wind and water have worn them away in incredible ways. Everyone had a blast climbing all over them.

Admiral's Arch is also in the National Park. It is a hang out for seals. The waves pound the rocks and the seals just bask in the sun and a few venture into the water to play.

On Sunday we visited another wildlife park called Paul's Place. We fed a kangaroo out of a bottle, saw a deer (Bambi)and tried to stay away from the emus!

This place had a koala that could be held and mom got a great cuddle!

Next it was my turn. It felt like holding Izzy or a toddler you know! Apparently their nails are very long and sharp and can dig into you but I was wearing enough layers due to the cool temperature that it didn't hurt me at all!
We made it home safe and sound and had a busy week trying to show Janine and Stephen as much as we could. On Tuesday we went to the beach, on Wednesday we took a hike to some caves with Aboriginal paintings and Clint got the day off Thursday so we checked out a bunch of vineyards in Clare Valley.

This was part of the hike to see the markings. Miles was a superstar and hiked the whole thing on his own! We also saw 2 wild kangaroos or wallabies which was very exciting!