Our time here is over and KI has turned on a beaut day for our departure – same as our arrival. Back to Bay of Shoals to farewell the our family fishermen, we are confident they will have better luck today as the wind has finally eased. It has been fab to catch up with them here on this great island, and to spend some time with family on this 3 month trip is truly special – not to mention familiar faces  Enjoy the rest of your time here guys and keep us posted on how many times you ‘bag out!’

One last look at the south coast on our way to the ferry. Pennington Bay has yet another untouched beach, with the most brilliant coloured water. Its a shame to leave on such a gorgeous day.

We were thinking as the winds have eased and its a great day the crossing should be a breeze – WRONG! It was yet again very bumpy going over ‘Backstairs Passage’ I tried to update the blog, but could only manage to do 1 day, as we were all feeling green – especially Max. He held onto his lunch, but suffered all afternoon. Even today he’s not great. Might have to dose up before the Spirit of Tasmania crossing Friday next week.

Yeah we made it to SA. We head East to Victor Harbour and stock up on some supplies – and Diesel – it’s 20c per/L cheaper here than on KI, but it is to be expected with the cost of freighting it there (buy SEALINK shares).

We took a stab at the Clayton Bay waters edge park, close to The Coorong, its beaut, teaming with birdlife and great views across the wetlands, which joins up with Lake Alexandrina, so decide to stay put for 2 nights to rest and let Max recover. As we are close to traditional Aboriginal waterways, there are a couple of Canoe Tree’s here. Amazing they are still alive after having their bark removed for a canoe.

Its perfect kite weather here, no where near as windy as KI !

Just lovely….