Courtney
Business Management Major

Today we arrived on Kangaroo Island after an early start, having to leaving our host families. The day was spent on a safari-type outing, learning and exploring the island. We got to see the first settlement, Prospector’s Point, seals, the Remarkable Rocks as well as other landmarks on the island.

We walked up 437 steps to the top of a hill, where we could see the whole island. It was amazing after we caught our breath. The island seemed so far and small from the mainland but the view showed that it was larger than we had thought. Then we saw the seals, after we had petted kangaroos on the way at a rest-stop. The seal-viewing point was smelly, but we got to see them up close and personal and watch them play. The entire island used to have the fur seals all over it before the seal hunters came and now they are only on the rocky beaches.

Remarkable Rocks were amazing. They sit along the shore and the way they have been eroded over the years look like an eagle’s beak and there are other shapes which make the rocks unique. Our guide Mark took us to the farm where we spent the night and had dinner.

We miss our host families but today was the start of the rest of our adventure and learning down under. Some of us are weary from the length of time spent out of homes and families but it has been a great experience. Except for getting up at 4:30 a.m. to catch a bus! We get to see koalas, more kangaroos and possibly a platypus tomorrow morning, early!

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