"Look, look, she repeated, very excitedly. We were walking from the carpark towards the Flinders Chase Visitors Centre. "Look!" she said again, pointing towards a tree.  There in the crook of a branch sat a koala.   He was almost on ground level.  "Was he asleep?" I thought to myself.  No, his eyes are open.  He seemed to be enjoying all the attention from the people standing around.  I had actually never seen a koala in the wild before so I was very excited.  I must have stayed ten minutes or so watching him but he didn't move, just blinked periodically.  I eventually had to leave and a little way down the path was another koala, but he was much higher up in the tree.

The visitor centre has a large cafe, shop and information centre with maps, brochures and walking trails.  We sat under the trees and had our sandwiches and a drink.  We then headed back to the car for our 20 minute drive to the south westerly tip of Kangaroo Island - Admiral's Arch, the Remarkable Rocks and Cape de Couedic Lighthouse.

 

Admiral's Arch

Admiral's Arch is a huge natural rock archway cut by the sea into the cliff.  There is a boardwalk from the carpark which takes us around the cliff.  This takes us to a viewing platform which looks straight through the arch.    Below us, playing on the rock shelf, are New Zealand fur seals.  Even though the water was quite rough the seals  didn't seem to mind at all.  They frollicked and splashed about quite happily.

 

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The Remarkable Rocks

A ten minute drive along the coast and we can see these remarkable rocks in the distance.  Bizarre in shape, size and colour but well worth the walk from the carpark.  500 million years of wind, rain and pounding waves have produced these amazing rock formations.  They are covered with golden orange lichen.  There is a boardwalk which takes us down to the rocks while protecting the vegetation and there are signs which explain how the rocks were formed.  We spent a very enjoyable half an hour or so clambering up and around these monstrous stones!

Arriving back at our car, we have a little friend enjoying an early dinner!

And, as we leave Flinders Chase National Park for the last time, our friendly koala is there to say goodbye.