Anniversary on Kangaroo Island

For our first year anniversary we set off for a weekend on Kangaroo Island



The island is about 60 miles long by 30 miles wide and its about a 45 minute ferry ride over from the mainland

We stayed in Kingscote at the Ozone hotel on the seafront



On saturday morning we headed out and got to see some birds of prey at Raptor Domain

Here is Caroline with a Casper the friendly barn owl and Kessie the Kestrel





and Mick with Clancy the kookaburra and Wally the Tawny Frogmouth who was just a bit thick







then is was onto the far end of the island and the Remarkable rocks












and then we went to see the NZ fur seals at Admiral's Arch







The weather started to turn at this point and it started to get dark and to top it all we realised we were running out of petrol - we glided down the hills to get to the petrol station at the Wilderness Retreat

The drive back across the island was amazing as the wildlife came out in the dark and we had to be careful not to hit the kangaroos bounding across the road!!!

In the evening we went on a tour ot see the fairy penguins returning from the sea to their nests but we only saw a few as a seal had spooked the penguins in the bay

On the Sunday we headed to a couple of wineries, the Island Beehive and onto Little Sahara for some sand boarding but the weather got the better of us but Mick still decided to roll down the dunes








We finally headed to Penneshaw to catch the ferry but took a walk along the beach front to see if we could see any penguins - we got lucky and found a nesting couple and it cost us nothing!

What a cracking way to spend our anniversary

as always more pics can be seen at http://www.flickr.com/mickpell

Holiday time comes to an end

Well it's been a month since we arrived in Adelaide and after settling down and finding our feet it's time to get back to work as we've both found jobs and start next week.

We've had a final few days of enjoying holiday stuff and we've visited the Cleland Wildlife Park in the Adelaide Hills and went to the summit of Mount Lofty where we got a great view of the city albeit a little hazy.
Finally we drove down to Victor Harbor passing through Mclaren Vale on the way

Here we are at Cleland Wildlife Park


Mia the Koala at Cleland Wikldlife Park


Dingo at Cleland Wildlife Park


Mick making new friends


Rock Wallaby at Cleland Wildlife Park


Caroline making new friends as well


Dozing roo


Mount Lofty


Caroline at Mount Lofty Summit overlooking a hazy Adelaide


We took a drive out to Victor Harbor and walked over to Granite Island - it was quicker to walk than use the tram and after all the food and drink over the past few weeks we could do with a bit of exercise!!

Clydesdale horsedrawn tram on the 600m causeway to Granite Island


Clydesdale Tram


Granite Island


Mick on a rock on Granite Island




and this is what we came to see on Granite Island - Fairy Penguins









And finally the obligatory fish and chips when you're at the seaside

Sorry for the lack of updates but we've been so busy settling in and sorting everything out

Here are a couple of photos of Adelaide

As you can see Caroline hasn't lost her sense of direction!!!

It's behind you!!



Torrens River and Adelaide City


North Terrace, Adelaide


We've also now bought a car which will make it easier looking round for somewhere to rent once the on arival accomodation lease finishes
Not quite a ute but as you can see it'll fit my new R2 quite nicely once its built!!




Off to eat our hot cross buns now

Adelaide a last

Well we've finally arrived in Adelaide and have moved into our new on arrival accommodation which SA Immigration have provided us for up to 3 months.









It's very basic but it's in an excellent location - a suburb called Glandore
We have a tram stop just a stones throw away and it takes 10 mins to get into the city and 10 mins to the beach at Glenelg



It is very very quiet and has a village like atmosphere and the neighbours have been very welcoming

Glenelg has a superb beach and a marina where we saw dolphins playing in amongst the boats and yachts





We've now got to go and get all the boring stuff done as well as try and find jobs!!!

As always I've posted more photos up at http://www.flickr.com/mickpell