An hour and a half south of Adelaide is Port Jervis. From there you take a ferry to Kangaroo Island, a pastoral place full of a variety of wild and domestic animals including sheep, cattle, turkeys, marron - a small lobster like crustacean, oysters and bees. We saw and tasted some of their products including honey and sheep cheese and of course the local wines. 
The island has a stunning rugged coastline and the seas are often rough, as was our ferry crossing. As we travelled along it we saw Fur Seals and Australian Sea Lions. The little pup looking at the camera had just come out of that foamy surf!
In the wild we enjoyed watching the island's own breed of kangaroos including many Joeys in their mother's pouches. Here are two wrestling! We saw Echidnas - what looks to us like a cross between a porcupine and a hedgehog, the green billed Cape Barron Geese, Black Swans, Pelicans and numerous other bird species.
The Island is 250 kms long and we travelled most of it. Every day was better than the previous. A trip there isn't complete without visiting Remarkable Rocks!
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