Kangaroo Island

September 12 was Dylan's birthday so as a surprise, I had arranged for a long weekend off!  We took off Thursday after lunch and came back on Monday night so we had a really long weekend. We took a couple of days and headed to a place called Kangaroo Island.  Below are a few pictures from on the Island.  The weather was miserable most of the weekend but we did try to make the most of it.  

These are Fairy Penguins.  The live along the coast and this was the first time that we actually got to see them.  Actually, Dylan was down below the deck getting the car off of the Ferry so he got to see them via pictures!!

We stopped at a very vacant beach!  Due to the cold weather, nobody else was there.  What I found interesting about this picture is that the footprints appear to be raised at first glance.  It takes some concentrating to get them to actually switch to sunken in.  

We found a little spot along the way from one side of the Island to the other that had a Koala viewing.  There were rows of Eucalyptus trees with 20-25 resident Koalas.  We walked up and down the rows to try and find these cute little guys!  We never actually counted how many we found but there would have been between 10-15 that we saw.  

On the Island they have a place called Kelly Hill Caves.  The caves are dry limestone and appear to be a popular tourist spot.  The name comes from a rather simple story.  A horse and rider were out riding through the trees and exploring the area when all of a sudden they sunk into the side of the hill.  Now how did they get the name, well.... the horses name was Kelly!  Nobody knows the actually ending to the story, but they have never found horse bones in the cave.  There were so many different formations that we got to see but here are just a few pictures.

Take a close look at this stalactite.  It looks as if it could be a ballerina leg with a slipper.  I thought it looked pretty interesting although I would hate to have to hold that pose for this long!  

This is a picture of the flashlight shining onto a piece of the floor in the cave.  

This picture is just some of the many Stalactites and Straws hanging from the roof of the cave!

Royal Adelaide Show

On Sunday the 6th, Dylan and I had the opportunity to head to Adelaide to visit the Royal Adelaide Show.  To explain this best, it is like the Stampede but only with out the Rodeo aspect and smaller.  The main reason why we were there was because Agriventure, the exchange program, was sponsoring a number of categories.  Dylan and I were asked to represent Agriventure and sash the 'Horses in Action'.  So basically for one of the classes we got to head into the ring and tie the sashes around the necks of the top six horses.  It was something that you don't experience very often!  It was a very interesting insight for the both of us!   

On The Road Again....

On Sunday, August 30, Dylan and I went to the National Motor Museum in a small town called Bridwood.  It was actually very interesting to see the wide variety of different makes and models.  To me, a car is a car so I basically just thought that they were interesting.  Dylan on the other hand went around comparing engine sizes! We had a great day there and are very glad that we could go.  We are also very thankful for our Student Discount Cards which have helped us out alot, especially at a place like this!

I am not exactly sure as to how this one steers!

This is the largest working mobile phone in the world.  Yes, it actually does (or did)

work.  They would use it in parades and as advertisement.  The company would encourage people to push the big buttons and dial anyone in Australia.  Pretty neat!

Yep you guessed it!  This is a Ford!!

You would definitely have to have at least some amount of trust in the driver with this one!