The Remarkables .... Kangaroo Island

On our last full day on Kangaroo Island we headed down to Flinders Chase National Park to visit The Remarkables, Cape Borda lighthouse and Admiral's Arch.


Here is a long view of The Remarkables - they don't look like much here, do they?

Looking inland...

There are many beautiful species of orchids growing on KI.

Still not all that Remarkable...

My dear friend, Kim, getting closer....  Thank goodness for me and my poor old toe, that the way to The Remarkables was fully along this boardwalk.

My dear friend, Gino, getting very close now....

Okay, now they are starting to look Remarkable....

TraderVic, looking like he could slip through the rock to another dimension, echoes of "Picnic at Hanging Rock".

We then drove on a little further, to visit Cape Borda lighthouse and Admiral's Arch.

If you look way down you can see the remains of the jetty from the 19th century, when this lighthouse was manned.  Everything had to be winched up from the jetty below, supplies and people!  It must have been very isolating for the lighthouse keepers and their families.

But, oh how the view was worth it (sorry about the thumb on the left side - lol!)

This the ruins of the original lighthouse keeper's homes.  Each doorway led to the single room occupied by each family - they must have been cramped.

Cape Borda Lighthouse....

The view towards "The Two Brothers" (little islets), Admirals Arch is below the cliff.

There is that crow, I told you that I have been seeing crows wherever I go - this is one for sorrow.

Can you spot the seal?

Long view of The Remarkables ...

Admirals Arch ....

It was hard work for me, with my broken toe, to get up and down all those steps but the Arch was worth it and I didn't travel all the way to Kangaroo Island to sit in the carpark!

More seals ....

A rare photo of TraderVic and I, he hardly ever lets me take a photo of him (Shhh!  Don't tell him I posted it on my blog!)

Our friends, Kim and Gino ...

On our way back to The Lookout (via Kingscote for dinner), we stopped at King Island Spirits (KIS) for a Gin tasting.

The tasting included both a variety of gins and liqueurs.  Naturally, we bought some.....

... andthen we finished our tasting with an affogato - yum!

 I saw this cute terrier at the distillery, he had the cutest black and white face but unfortunately turned away before I could get a pic.

Then it was onto dinner at the Auroro Ozone Hotel in Kingscote. Where we had more yummy food - my seafood risotto was just amazing!

... and another glorious view....

Our holiday is just about coming to a close, just one more post should finish off my travels, I think, so please do come back to visit with me again.

If you want to backtrack to my earlier posts about Kangaroo Island, you can find them here....

So much to tell you

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