South Australia 2019 – Day 16 – Flinders Chase National Park

Blackbird singing in the dead of night….well, its morning now

On the drive to Flinders Chase National Park, the first wattle of winter was flowering

We were greeted to the national park by a Cape Barren Goose….

…a crimson rosella…

…a white backed magpie…

…and a Kangaroo Island kangaroo.

The road to Cape du Couedic

The Remarkable Rocks from the coastal drive

The formations are…….remarkable! The shapes are due to irregular weathering of a number of xenoliths (alien rocks – different rocks jumbled into the magma as it rose to the surface).

Pimelias

What news from Winterfell? A raven ruffled by the cold.

It was a wild and windy day – the wave buoy recorded an average of 6 metres with the largest wave reaching 9 metres today.

The Casuarina Islands

Spot the seal – this area is a home and breeding ground to both Australian and New Zealand Fur Seals

Australian fur seals

Australian fur seal pup

Admiral’s Arch but the real show were the antics of the seals….

….back on the rocks for a rest but first we have to climb up.

That’s not the way, bro. New Zealand fur seals – also known as Long-nosed fur seals as there are more of the population in Australia.

Finally someone shows initiative…

… and one returns to the sea to feed.

Having fun getting dumped on by 6 metre waves

A track leads to Fur Seal Lookout

Cape du Couedic lighthouse

On the track to Weirs Cove

Weirs Cove has a small jetty that once provided lighthouse supplies by a flying fox. Orcas were spotted in the cove the previous week. They hunt great white sharks here that feed on the seals.