koala on Kangaroo Island

Koala on Kangaroo Island (c) 2016 by David Ourisman, all rights reserved

A pretty cool way to end a fabulous trip to Australia, a koala siting. The day began with an excursion to Remarkable Rocks. Following a gourmet lunch served in the bush, we headed towards Seal Beach, and on the way our driver spotted this koala right by the side of the road in a gum tree.

More pictures to be posted of a remarkable rock formation and some close ups of seals ... but I wanted to get this out to everyone ASAP. Truly a highlight of an incredible trip... thanks to Swain Destinations, Luxury Lodges of Australia, Southern Ocean Lodge, and our other hotel hosts. Tomorrow, back to Sydney for one night before my UA flight back to LAX-SFO.

copyright  (c)  2016 by David Ourisman LLC.  All rights reserved. We provide Virtuoso and other Preferred Partner amenities as an affiliate of Brownell Travel. If you have comments on this column, or questions about booking travel, email me or visit my website.

sunrise at Southern Ocean Lodge

sunrise at Southern Ocean Lodge (c) 2016 by David Ourisman, all rights reserved

Sunrise is the most incredible time of day, and readers of Travel Horizons over the past ten years will know that I like waking up early to capture images of the sun as it peeks over the horizon. I suppose it's perfectly natural that sunset pictures are a lot more popular, as most everyone is quite awake in the late afternoon... but sunrise photography means starting your day before everyone else.

Southern Ocean Lodge is a gorgeous five star resort on the southern coast of Kangaroo Island, just off the coast of South Australia (about a 30 minute flight from Adelaide). Beautiful large rooms, clean contemporary styling, incredible food (all-inclusive!), and even an open bar in the main lodge with complimentary wines and liqueurs.

Virtuoso guests receive even more, a complimentary upgrade from the lead-in Flinders Suite to an Ocean Retreat Suite and 100 AUD in credits, 50 AUD towards a spa treatment and another 50 AUD towards an activity. More about activities in my next post... but while you wait, here's another sunrise shot from yesterday.

sunlit clouds at Southern Ocean Lodge (c) 2016 by David Ourisman, all rights reserved

copyright  (c)  2016 by David Ourisman LLC.  All rights reserved. We provide Virtuoso and other Preferred Partner amenities as an affiliate of Brownell Travel. If you have comments on this column, or questions about booking travel, email me or visit my website.