KI day 1: Sea Lions, Spelunking and Sand Castles.

It was only a 30 minute flight from Adelaide to Kangaroo Island, so we were here and rolling by 7:30AM. The island is 30% conservation land but remains more than 50% old growth native bush. In other words, it is very very sparsely built upon. It is a nature and wildlife sanctuary- densely populated with kangaroo, koala, wallaby, echidna, penguins and sea lions.

We explored the south side of the island with a first stop at Seal Bay; home to a huge Australian Sea Lion colony where we were able to walk the beach amongst hundreds of them. Addi was less enthralled than I had predicted, but I guess that's what a dozen trips to the Mystic Sea Lion show will do! There was a hump back whale skeleton on the same beach that held the little adventurer's attention so all was not lost!

We went from there to Kelly Hill Cave- Addi's first spelunking experience! She was a bit intrepid as we descended below the Earth, but I later heard her whispering "I love this...its so beautiful". An average cave by comparison purposes, but a fun hour and a half!

Then we spent the late afternoon relaxing and building sand castles on Vivionne Bay Beach. Rated among Australia's most beautiful, it lived up. Truthfully though, I don't know how one Aussie beach ranks above another...they all seem to be ruggedly picturesque, pristine, unspoiled, turquoise blue..... stunning.

Unfortunately, I really don't think Addi is retaining very much. Don't get me wrong, I know the experiences are shaping her and I am sure she remembers more than she let's on, but when asked, her "favorite part of the day" is usually whatever she did last. (Eg: her favorite part of today was dipping her feet in the pool before supper) and she doesn't recall some of our earlier activities (eg: climbing the dunes in Tassie). Then again, I can't usually remember what I had for breakfast so who am I....

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