The Remarkables, Seals and Kelly Hill Caves

The sheep dairy was actually quite interesting with some very tasty cheeses/ yoghurts at hand. The tour guide informed us that the sheep milk apparently avoids the problems associated with "cow's milk allergy" - which may make some sense if the antigen is slightly different than the cow's milk one - look at me getting all geeky and all.... - wouldn't make a difference in terms of lactose intolerance though - should be one in the same in this regard. Having picked up some Haloumi, peppered cheese and some plain sheep yoghurt we hustled down to the wharf for the pelican feeding. Around 30 Pelicans were waiting for their evening meal, seemingly unperturbed by the mob of humans gawking only feet away. They are sort of tribal in their manner, with some of the bigger fellas picking fights with their beeks and vying for position. When the fish actually came out some of these blue-webbed footed creatures managed to get such wads of fish in their fabric-like mouths that they had to regurgitate it back and forth in order to force it down the hatch - it was quite amusing to watch.

With another semi-early start we headed up island to take in the day at Flinders Chase National Park, wherein lies the Remarkables, a New Zealand Fur Seal Colony and the Kelly Hill Caves. The Remarkables were ....well actually, quite remarkable - kind of like a natural stone henge dropped by the gods on the precipice of a rock known to wash mere mortals out to sea if they stand too close to the edge. After what felt like a thousand photos we packed into the Kluger and steered her towards Admirals Arch, where the colony of fur seals was said to be found. The weather gods looked fondly upon us and lunch along the boardwalk afforded easy gazing upon the shiny-furred playful creatures inhabiting the coastline. We completed the path after lunch, taking in the incredible limestone arch slowly being carved under the current walkway above. Back up the road we found the Kelly Hill Cave Conservation Area and joined the guided tour down 10-15 metres underground with all the stalactites and stalagmites one could possibly imagine. Piper fell asleep mid way through of course while the rest of  us suffered the yawns - perhaps due to the increased CO2 filtering around this deep underground? We decided on a seafood feast for tea and with dreams of lobster etc heaping over our plates Jen ventured into a local seafood store and soon discovered lobster ain't cheap! They wanted $140 for one lobster - can't imagine they do a lot of sales? In lieu of the full meal deal we compromised with some pre-packaged lobster meat and some strips of whiting - much less mess, easier to prepare and eat and less strain on the bank account. Tomorrow we'll be off to Seal Bay to see sea-lions - go figure? Maybe some sand boarding and anything else that might trigger our fancy. Should be a hoot!