Saturday, 16 August 2008 Entries
In June this year I went to Kangaroo Island with about 15 other international students and it was fantastic. There were so many animals and some of the beaches were amazing! We saw kangaroos, emus, koalas and seals. The first day we were there we went to a place where you had to climb through a rock tunnel to get to a secret beach. I think it is called Stokes Bay. There was no-one on that beach except for us.
We stayed for one night at a farm house where we lit a bonfire to stay warm and a couple of the guys cooked us all one of the biggest barbeques I’ve seen – there was heaps of food.
On our last day we went to Flinders Chase National Park where we saw the Remarkable Rocks and Admiral’s Arch. Later on we went to Seal Bay and walked past some of the lazy seals lying on the beach. A baby seal even came right up to us.
Education Adelaide arranged this trip for us and I’m so glad I went – it was a great way to meet other students and make friends. What’s your best SA adventure been so far?
One of the best things about being a StudyAdelaide student Ambassador is that I’ve got to make some great friends and we get to do some cool stuff. Just after I started as an Ambassador we got to go kayaking at Port Adelaide on the Port River.
I had never been in a kayak before and was a bit nervous but our instructor, Tom, had a great way of explaining how not to fall out of the boat. When we got on the water we paddled up stream and then in amongst the mangroves. It was amazing to find out that a place like this existed so close to the centre of the city.
Maybe the best part was when we saw a dolphin and its baby swimming towards us. They did not stay for very long, they swam away, but Tom says he sees them all the time. Because I did not know about this place I think it is one of Adelaide’s best kept secrets. What is you favourite secret spot in South Australia?