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Flinders Chase

Rocky River, Kangaroo Island.

Hiking the Snake Lagoon Trail

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Hiking on Kangaroo Island – Travel log no. 65

The birds woke us up early in the morning. I think I haven’t seen so many parrots in one place. The only downside was that their singing is actually horrible. Even more so if they are in large numbers.

Having a more relaxing day we started the day slowly. Had a good breakfast and did the Snake Lagoon trail to the ocean to take a swim.

On the way out there I was able to add another local animal to my check list.

Hedgehog, Australia
The Australian Hedgehog is the size of a small dog with a long noose and really scared.

The hike was beautiful. Straight through the bush until we came to a rocky river. The Rocky River has no floating water during this time of the year. We followed the riverbed until we got to the ocean.

Rocky River, Kangaroo Island
Suddenly the Rocky River appears after a couple of minutes walking through the bush.
Snake Lagoon, Kangaroo Island
The cove at the end of the Snake Lagoon trail and the Rocky River.

The water of the ocean was called but after a couple of minutes you get used to it. We swam a little while and returned back to the camp for lunch.

After relaxing and reading most of the afternoon we drove out to Vivonne Bay. The last campground for this stay on Kangaroo Island.

Finally being able to sleep in my hammock again I fell asleep pretty early. While the others had a long discussion about what place would suit better for the night.

Remarkable Rocks, Kangaroo Island

Remarkable Rocks and Caves in Flinders Chase

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About our time exploring Flinders Chase on Kangaroo Island – Travel log no. 64

In the morning I woke up by a guy responsible for cleaning the rest area. My hammock was set up right under the roof of a rest area close to the beach. My friends were camping in the rooftop tent right on the beach.

The cleaning guy was probably as surprised as I was. But without consequences he let us stay and started cleaning the place.

After breakfast we had to rescue a guy who got stuck on the beach with his car. No big challenge for Florian’s 4×4.

With a good feeling we left Snelling’s Beach to Flinders Chase. The main attraction of the island.

First of all we explored the Remarkable Rocks which are really remarkable. Like Uluru or Ayers Rock the remarkable rocks were generated through lava pushing towards the sky.

Remarkable Rocks, Kangaroo Island
Granite stones the size of houses are resting on the main block of the Remarkable Rocks.
Remarkable Rocks, Australia
The view from the Remarkable Rocks Westwards.

The granite boulders on top of the main rock are shaped in all kind of interesting ways and are just lying loose on the main rock.

Following that we checked out the second attraction of Flinders Chase. The Admiral Arch which is also the home to a bunch of seals.

Admiral Arch, Kangaroo Island
The Admiral Arch is home to many seals. It is fun to watch them playing in the little water pools. Even though the environment seems pretty rough.
Admiral Arch, Australia
This lighthouse is build just on top of the Admiral Arch.

At the night we stayed on the Snake Lagoon Campground in the middle of the park. Before that we failed to find some Platypus an animal native to this Flinders Chase.

I slept inside the car save from the rain. Getting the rest needed for the hiking planned for the next morning.