Just south of Adelaide is Australia’s third largest island. The first settlements were established here by the British. However due to the lack of water they ended up moving to the mainland.
Our arrival was marked by heavy 30 knot winds and heaving seas. All tours were delayed by a few hours until the weather was more favorable. After bouncing and rolling around on the tender into port, we boarded a bus to see the island. The highlight was visiting a honey store which had products produced by their world famous honey bees. Kangaroo Island is the world’s oldest bee sanctuary and is home to the only pure strain of Ligurian Bee in the world.
Other wise, we weren’t terribly impressed with what we saw and didn’t see any kangaroos. The island is sparsely populated with about 5,000 residents with four wineries. The biggest thrill of the day was riding the tender back through rough and splashing seas.
