Week 3 South Coast and Kangaroo Island

Week 3 South Coast and Kangaroo Island

After 9 days on Tasmania, we flew to Melbourne and picked up a diesel van camper. We headed down to the Great Ocean Road, on the south coast. We saw the "12 Apostles" which are rock formations just off the coast. Due to erosion of the sandstone there are currently only 11 left. The following night we were having wine in the RV watching a mob of kangaroo jumping in the field in front of us.We took the ferry to Kangaroo Island and stopped at Seal Bay. Here we took a Ranger lead walk on a beach with 150 Australian Sea Lions. The adult see lions would spend 3 days in the ocean diving and eating. They would then return to the beach and sleep/rest for 3 days. Our campground was a great place to see Koalas in the wild. We found 7 in the nearby trees.We planned on spending several days hiking in Flinders Chase NP, but last December, there were numerous wildfires across the island and much of the park was burnt. As a result, many park trails and campgrounds were closed. Access to most of the island is by dirt road. We found travel by RV difficult and very dusty in these areas. Before we left the island we went to see the Fairy Penguins which nest on the rocky shores.