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In-Depth Information
Sealink (
Click here
)
runs a twice-daily shuttle between Penneshaw and American River
(adult/child $14/7, 30 minutes) and Kingscote ($17/9, one hour). Bookings essential.
CAR HIRE
Not all Adelaide car-rental companies will let you take their vehicles onto KI.
Budget
Kingscote Airport.
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Penneshaw & Dudley Peninsula
Looking across Backstairs Passage to the Fleurieu Peninsula, Penneshaw (population
300), on the north shore of the Dudley Peninsula, is the ferry arrival point. The passing
tourist trade lends a certain transience to the businesses here, but the pub, hostel and gen-
eral store remain authentically grounded. As do the resident little penguins. En route to
American River, Pennington Bay has consistent surf.
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Sights & Activities
Penneshaw Penguin Centre
ECOTOUR
( 08-8553 1103;
www.southaustralia.com/9005545.aspx
; cnr Middle Tce & Bay Tce, Penneshaw;
adult/child/family $13/10/35; 6-9.30pm Mar-Jan)
On the foreshore near the ferry terminal,
this centre provides an unobtrusive view of the little local waddlers that nest here. Tours
are included in admission; book ahead. Kids under seven free.
Chapman River Wines
WINERY
OFFLINE MAP
(
www.goodfoodkangarooisland.com/wine/chapmanriverwines.asp
;
off Cape Willoughby Rd, Ante-
chamber Bay; 11am-4.30pm Thu-Mon Sep-Jun)
Occupying a converted aircraft hangar, this
eccentric winery makes a mean merlot. The interior is festooned with art and quirky bits
of salvage from churches, pubs and homesteads around SA. Good coffee, too.
Penneshaw Maritime & Folk Museum
MUSEUM
OFFLINE MAP
(
www.nationaltrustsa.org.au
; 52 Howard Dr, Penneshaw; adult/child/family $3/2/7; 3-5pm Wed-
Sun Sep-May)
Displays artefacts from local shipwrecks and early settlement (check out
