An early start to catch a flight to Adelaide and a connecting flight to Kangaroo Island. Kangaroo Island is Australia’s the third largest island. It lies about 8 miles off the mainland south of Adelaide. There are fewer than 5,000 residents with the economy moving from agriculture to tourism as the mainstay. The Island is noted for its honey and its Ligurian honeybees. Here you find the only pure-bred and disease-free population of this type of bee.
The island suffered a significant fire in 2020 with 52 percent of the island being engulfed in flames. An estimated 80% of the previously 50,000 koalas living on the island died in the fires. The lodge we are staying at was completely lost and has just been rebuilt and opened just about 18 months ago.
We arrived just after 10AM. It was about an hour’s drive to our next luxury accommodation, The Southern Ocean Lodge. Once again, we have a fantastic suite with all you could ask for, a view, a sitting area, dining area, a private plunge pool, and a bedroom, all with a fantastic view of the bay. Of course it comes with a downside, the suite is the last in a long line of rooms, a quarter of a mile from the main lodge area. We are certainly getting our steps in.
After our orientation to the lodge, and the long walk to our suite, we went back to the common area for lunch, after which we joined a group to venture to the Kelly Hill Caves, a series of underground caverns.
