My youngest sister Adele, my mom and dad made the journey down under to visit us in March. We spent one week in Perth, Kangaroo Island for 4 days then Melbourne for 2 days. It was a perfect 2 week trip, in my opinion. We relaxed and went to the beach in Perth, saw amazing wildlife and had an interesting epicurean experience on Kangaroo Island, then enjoyed the hustle and bustle in Melbourne.
For those of you (probably most) who are unfamiliar with Australia's geography, here's a map of our travels:
We arrived on Kangaroo island from Adelaide and drove across the country side. The minute we arrived at Southern Ocean Lodge, I knew we were going to have the most relaxing, luxurious experience!!! It is the most majestic place. The views were breathtaking, the lodge itself was very cozy and we had plenty of laughs over drinks and delicious local, organic cuisine. This could be my favorite place on earth. Seriously.
You
must check out these pics. A luxury travel guide recently posted some professional photography of the lodge:
http://www.thetailor.com.au/southern-ocean-lodge-gallery/
Here are some of my not-so-professional snapshots of the Lodge.
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| Beautiful Adele sitting in lobby at Southern Ocean Lodge (SOL) |
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| Our room and its deck. Several rooms had hot tubs on their balcony! |
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| Main dining room and lobby at SOL |
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| View from our room |
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| Another view from our room |
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| Snapshot from our clifftop walk |
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| Dad and Adele on our clifftop walk |
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| Another gorgeous view from hotel |
The wildlife on Kangaroo Island is incredible and very fascinating. In one day we saw dolphins, seals, kangaroos, koalas, and endangered species of birds! I'll share all of these fascinating pics in future posts. In the mean time, check out these amazing pics of kangaroo mommas and their babies or "joeys." We went on a evening tour called canapes and kangaroos that are our hotel put together. It was a beautiful evening. We enjoyed watching and learning about kangaroos in their natural habitat while sipping Southern Australian white wine.
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| My favorite! |
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