Australian Photo Gallery 2011 - Kangaroo Island
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1 -
Loading Bruce the hired camper in
readiness for our Kangaroo Island trip
2 -
Driving aboard ferry at Cape Jervis
for crossing to Kangaroo Island
3
- Cape Jervis ferry port from
upper deck of ferry
4 -
Kangaroo Island Shores Camping
at Penneshaw
5
- Lights of Penneshaw village
reflected in waters of Hog Bay
6
- Pelican soaring over
American River
7
- Hidden passage-way through
rocks leading to Stokes Bay beach
8
- Deserted expanse of Stokes Bay
white sands beach on gloomy day
9 - Breakfast on a sunny morning
at Stokes Bay Camping
10
- Surf lapping around start-point
of pathway through boulders
11
- Breakers crashing onto shore-
side rocks at start of beach path
12
- Hidden passageway through
boulders leading to Stokes Bay Beach
13
- Ocean waves breaking over
projecting rocks
14
- Sun sparkling on breakers rolling in
under dramatic cloud-scape
15
- Rolling surf and sunlight sparkling on sea under dramatic cloud-scape
16
- Monochrome lighting for
front-lit surf and cloud-scape
17
- Unsurfaced road lined with gum
trees and Yakkas (
Xanthorrhoea
)
18
- Hilly farming countryside near
Stokes Bay under shady gum trees
19
- Picturesque pools surrounded by
broken trees on road from Stokes Bay
20
- Path through shore-line scrub
down to Snelling Beach
21
- Breakers rolling in from open ocean
onto silver sands of Snelling Beach
22
- Thundering breakers surging in
towards the shore at Snelling Beach
23
- Breaking surf, sparkling sea and
dramatic cloud-scape
24
- Blue sky, foaming waves
and silver sand at Snelling Beach
25
- Surf rolling in at western end
of Snelling Beach
26
- Magnificent deserted white
sands and surf of Snelling Beach
27
- Unsealed road curving steeply
up from Snelling Beach
28
- Unsealed road up from Snelling
lined with gum trees and Yakkas
29
- Snelling Beach nestled in valley
backed by folded green hills
30
- Gum tree lined single-track lane
leading down to Western River Cove
31
- Footbridge crossing Western
River creek at its outflow to the coast
32
- Crossing footbridge over Western
River creek for path down to shore
33
- Sandy path along creek leading
over dunes to Western River beach
34
- Brisk wind whipping spray from
waves rolling in at Western River Cove
35
- Surf driven onto rocks under dark
cliffs at far end of Western River Cove
36
- Crashing surf, sparkling light and
dramatic cloud-scape at Western River
37
- Single-track unsealed road
to re-join North Coast Road
38
- Cape Borda lighthouse at
western tip of Kangaroo Island
39
- White foaming surf at the rocky
foot of 100m high cliffs at Cape Borda
40
- Eucalyptus fruit,
colloquially called gum nuts
41
- Harveys Return camping area
set in a gum tree forest clearing
42
- Echidna among forest floor tree
debris at Harveys Return camping area
43
- Dawning sun silhouetting trees
of Harveys Return forest grove
44
- Breakfast in gum tree forest
grove at Harveys Return camping area
45
- Log-writing on a sunny morning
at Harveys Return camping area
46
- Morning sun lighting gum trees
and Yakkas at Harveys Return
47
- Flock of Cape Barren Geese
grazing at Flinders Chase
48
- Flinders Chase
bushland covered
with endless mallee scrub
49
- Surging sea in channel between
Casuarina Islets and KI coast
50
- Foaming surf crashing onto rocks
between KI coast and off-shore islets
51
- Dramatic surf and sky-scape
against backdrop of Casuarina islets
52
- North-westerly view from Cape
Couedic with surf crashing onto shore
53
- Seething surf crashing onto rocks
in showers of spray
54
- New Zealand Fur Seals basking on
shore-side rocks at Cape du Couedic
55
- New Zealand Fur Sea basking
on rocks below Admirals Arch
56
- Basking seals and crashing surf
beneath overhang of Admirals Arch
57
- Stalactite accretions lining underside
of Admirals Arch natural rock-bridge
58
- Round-leaved Correa
(
Correa backhouseana
)
59
- Cape du Couedic lighthouse
against backdrop of Casuarina Islets
60
- Domed coastal prominence
crowned with Remarkable Rocks
61
- Gigantic granite blocks of Remarkable
Rocks eroded into fantastic shapes
62
- Eroded granite blocks of
Remarkable Rocks
63
- Tammar Wallaby
at Flinders Chase
64
- Platypus Water-holes Walk
at Rocky River, Flinders Chase
65
- Bounding Kangaroo
at Flinders Chase
66
- Bounding Tammar Wallaby
at Flinders Chase
67
- Pair of Koalas in Eucalyptus
branches at Hanson Bay
68
- Koala sleeping in fork
of Eucalyptus branches
69
- Koala nestled in fork
of Eucalyptus branches
70
- Tammar Wallaby sheltering
from rain at Hanson Bay Koala Walk
71
- Grey Kangaroo browsing
Eucalyptus leaves at Hanson Bay
72
- Kangaroo's peculiar rocking
gait using front~rear legs and tail
73
- Bounding Kangaroo as
silhouette on Qantas logo
74
- Grey Kangaroo nibbling straw
at Hanson Bay Koala Walk
75
- Grey Kangaroo within hands
reach at Hanson Bay Koala Walk
76
- Grey Kangaroo
at Hanson Bay Koala Walk
77
- Backing aboard ferry for return
from Penneshaw to Cape Jervis
78
- Departing Kangaroo Island
with coastline receding into distance
79
- Leaving ferry back at Cape Jervis
to begin return drive to Adelaide
80
- Farewell to Bruce
before his return to Britz
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