Kangaroo Island

 After a brief overnight sail, we arrived at Kangaroo Island. As the name implies, this place is inhabited by thousands of kangaroos. During the day they spend time under the trees and come out at night, along with wallabies and koalas. The scenery here is spectacular! Yesterday in the Barossa the temperature was over 100 degrees-today it was in the low 70s. Quite a change!




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