Sanders Living the Dream on Kangaroo Island

April 2024 - Finally, our first real holiday since moving to Kangaroo Island.  A camping trip in our 'new to us' caravan, affectionately known as “The Geist”  (Which means free spirit, and we say it with an Arnold Schwarzenegger accent as it is European.)   When our nephew Callan and his partner Melinda heard we’d decided on the Flinders Ranges, they planned to join us. We’ve always enjoyed their company when visiting, but had no idea how much fun and laughter we would enjoy with them on this trip.  We were starting at the  Wilpena Pound Resort  on Adnyamathanha Country. Wilpena Pound or Ikara (meeting place) is of cultural and spiritual significance to the Adnyamathanha people, who have lived here for 15,000 years. I’ll put in links where I can for those who want to see more about the spots we’ve visited.  Although from above it looks like a crater, it’s actually a natural amphitheatre, and was called a “pound” as the shape lent itself to natural...

The winds of change are blowing and a new adventure looms  Off the Grid on Kangaroo Island Starting March 2019 The house was built from limestone quarried from the land  on 100 Acres of Malle bush, and native scrub, easy maintenance,  Note the button grass land outside of the fenced garden - no mowing. Four different types of grapes I thought I'd track the "Off the Grid" info on another page, but we will see, I may blend the two. Off the Grid on Kangaroo Island