We have 10 days to explore Kangaroo Island. Welcome to part1 KI has All Terrain vehicle tours, spectacular scenery and nature - not to mention some interesting history. It pretty much has the lot.

In part one of our KI trip we take our Zone van and the Defender to the Vivonne Bay campground and spend several days exploring the more rugged south west coast of Kangaroo Island. We head to Flinders Chase National Park to visit Remarkable Rocks and Admirals Arch, spending well over an engrossed by the antics of the seals never mind the other scenic attractions. After lunch from the back tray of the Defender we did the short Lighthouse walk getting a sense of the isolation of the Light House keepers and their families.

Check out the steep path from Weir's Cove where the supply ship only came every three months if weather allowed, and all the stores and any passengers had to be winched up the cliff from the jetty.

Despite the blustery and damp weather we decided to check out the Seal Bay conservation area - where the resident sea lions were bunkered down trying to sleep until the blowy weather passed. It was good, but we felt it might be a bit expensive for families. We decided then to head the rural centre of the Island to find the Parndarnus Baker for a warm baked lunch and hot coffee!

One the highlights for us was the Buggy Adventure tour at Little Sahara. It was a fun couple of hours with Joel our guide, with a great mix of learning about the seven local environments of KI - all represented here at Little Sahara, with the fun of the dune buggy ride. Another group who had booked the same tour had to cancel, so Paula and I got extra personal attention.

Little Sahara Adventure Centre was great tour - we had a blast. Check it out.

And hungry from our fun ATV - dune buggy - weathering "8 seasons in a day" ;-) we headed back to the Vivonne Bay General Store to try out their famous signature dish - the Vivonne Bay Whiting Burger!

But did mention that Kangaroo Island was big? We learned very quickly 10 days still wasn't going to be enough, but we decided we'd give it a good shake and this episode we covered off some of the things you can do in the South West based somewhere like the Vivonne Bay Campground.

Did I mention the Koalas? Everywhere!

Next Episode we pack up and head to Emu Bay to base ourselves for some of the delights of the Northern part of KI, before spending a couple of nights at Penneshaw and visit some of the attractions on the Eastern end of KI before heading back to the mainland.

But ferry fares are very expensive and as good as KI is, we ask ourselves the question - is it worth the expense of bringing the car and van across to KI?

Some links with further information about some of the content in this episode:

Kangaroo Island Ferry: https://www.sealink.com.au/kangaroo-i...

KI Information: https://www.tourkangarooisland.com.au

Flinders Chase National Park: https://www.parks.sa.gov.au/parks/fli...

Vivonne Bay Campground: https://www.kangarooisland.sa.gov.au/...

Vivonne Bay General Store: https://www.vivonnebaygeneralstore.co...

Seal Bay : https://www.parks.sa.gov.au/experienc...

Little Sahara Adventure Centre: https://littlesahara.com.au

Parndarna Bakery and Cafe:   / parndanabakerycafe