It rained a LOT on the day we were doing the north side of the island, so the views we might have had were married by the screech of the windscreen wipers and mist. Still, we felt disappointed that it wasn't really an ocean drive. We were learning that Kangaroo Island was full of properties owned by farmers or lifestyle folk that meant that access wasn't possible to a lot of the coast.
A lot of the coast seemed up be either holiday houses, boutique accommodation and Air BnB. I imagine it would be an amazing place for a holiday home and I know friends of mine love their summers at a friend's property on KI. Quite a different experience to us in the rain.
We visited what was meant to be one of Australias best beaches, though we couldn't quite understand why. The approach was fun, going through rocks that formed tunnels to end up with the beach beyond. It was high tide so we couldn't quite get through. Jamie clambered up on the rocks to take a photo for me and we still couldn't see why it was such a great beach. Again, we thought it would be nice in the summer.
From there we went to Snellings beach and area, admiring some nice views as we drove. It certainly would be good to have a house with that view, wouldn't it? You could then charge people an arm and a leg to stay there.
There was nowhere that nice to camp so we headed up to the light house station at Cape Borda (one of three on the island). Again you had to pay but we didn't - there was no one around and we couldn't see why we had to pay a fee to wander round and read a few history boards. Moaning aside, lighthouse stations are very interesting historically. What an isolated life they would have led, and harsh one. Saying that, I'd love such isolation.
It was a fair drive and a muddy one after the wet weather. We could see the extent of the 2020 fires and the bulldozed roadsides. Much had grown back but it was very quiet and not a lot of wildlife.
By this time it was late. On the way back from the lighthouse we admired a beautiful view and then headed to a nice campground. Again, it was $23 a night but there was absolutely no one around so we decided not to pay. There was nothing there but a drop loo so we couldn't see what we were actually paying for.
The Bush was lovely but both of us didn't get a good vibe. We thought it was because of the lack of wildlife. It takes a long time for the bush and animal populations to recover.
From here we decided to check out Flinders Chase NP on the other side of the island. Sadly the two roads we could see on our Hema maps were closed - again, the island was shutting us down. It was really beginning to get on our nerves - the cost of everything, the inability to move freely across the landscape, and the weather. But tomorrow would be another story.
With Love,
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