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<\/a><\/p>\nWelcome to the island!<\/p>\n
Several of the people on our flight were headed to the same place.\u00a0 There were at least two vans to take us to our destination for the next three days, Southern Ocean Lodge<\/a><\/strong>.\u00a0 Here is our first view of the lobby area.\u00a0 It’s going to be a rough few days!<\/p>\n The views from the dining area are incredible!<\/p>\n As are the views from our room!\u00a0 Pretty much every room here mirrors this view, while still maintaining privacy for everybody.\u00a0 Excellent design!<\/p>\n This is the view up the coast from our private deck.\u00a0 Like I said, it’s going to be rough living here for a few days!<\/p>\n After a delicious lunch we took a short hike along the cliffs west of the lodge.<\/p>\n These views are going to ruin the rest of the trip for us.<\/p>\n Stunning coastline around every corner!<\/p>\n I just hope that anybody who is lucky enough to stay here realizes how special this place is!<\/p>\n The surf was absolutely pounding this little island.<\/p>\n While it’s hard to see (which is by design) that’s the Southern Ocean Lodge above the small beach.\u00a0 This place burned to the ground in 2020, right before the Covid shutdowns, and just reopened last year, so everything is brand spanking new.<\/p>\n While this place is expensive, with excellent food, open bar and exclusive views like this, it’s worth every penny!<\/p>\n Sunset during dinner that night!\u00a0 I love the clouds reflecting off the ocean.<\/p>\n The next morning we had an excursion to see Australian Sea Lions at Seal Bay.\u00a0 With Southern Ocean Lodge, every excursion is included.\u00a0 It’s rather like a high end cruise experience!\u00a0 We loaded up into the van and made our way 40 minutes to the east.<\/p>\n The Australian Sea Lions are a specific species that became endangered due to fur hunters.\u00a0 The biggest risk posed to them these days is becoming entangled in seine nets and plastic debris.<\/p>\n Seal Bay on Kangaroo Island is home to their third largest breeding colony.\u00a0 We had a private tour set up by Southern Ocean Lodge and this was the first guy we saw off the trail, quite a ways from the beach.<\/p>\n Closer to the surf you could see these marks that the sea lions make when they move across the sand.<\/p>\n Right in front of the steps to the beach were several sea lions.\u00a0 They are quite used to people walking around their habitat.<\/p>\n They all seemed quite happy with their surroundings.\u00a0 They have a cycle where they spend three days hunting for food, then three days resting on the beach.\u00a0 Their hunting grounds are up to 60 miles from shore, and down to 100 yards deep.<\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n