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Kangaroo Island: A Place Like No Other

By Don Kiselewski, of any Aborigines. Based
MCC, D.S., Palm Beach upon evidence and later
Gardens Travel Leaders studies, it is believed that
As soon as you step off the island was abandoned
the ferry from the mainland by the Aboriginal people
of Australia, you know 11,000 years before.
that you’re in a special Pe rha ps t he b e st
place. Kangaroo Island is reason for the absence of
located in the South Indian Aboriginals is the belief that
Ocean, some 12 miles the island is inhabited by the
southwest of Cape Jervis dead. The Ngarrindjeri and
on the Fleurieu Peninsula Kuma Aboriginal mainland
of South Australia. Around 9,000 years ago, the island tell stories in their “dream
was cut and separated from the peninsula. What remained time” of spirits on the island.
is an island that is 100 miles long (east to west) and In their beliefs today, the
approximately 30 miles wide. It boasts a population of island is known as the “Land
almost 5,000 (Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics). of the Dead.”
Today, the island is so tight-knit that when the state Because of the rugged coast on Kangaroo Island and (1875), Emily Smith (1877) and Loch Sloy (1899), which
of Southern Australia sends more state patrol officers to most of South Australia, lighthouses to aid in navigation prompted the construction of a kerosene-powered light in
the island on the ferry, the word that the “law is coming” became a necessity. “Shipwreck coast” is the name the picturesque lighthouse structure in 1909. Built before
spreads over the entire island before the ferry docks at given to this part of the world. An average of one wreck roads, the lighthouse was serviced by sea until 1940.
Penneshaw. Needless to say, very few locals are caught per mile of shoreline of South Australia and Victoria Before WWII, approximately 75 percent of the island
by the state troopers. emphasized the magnitude of the navigation problems was in virgin condition and had never been cleared of its
Kingscote is the largest town on the island, where involved. Cape du Couedic, the rugged southwestern original vegetation for farming. In 1948, 174 excited and
Cairo And Giza from page 22 about one-third of the island residents live. The others are part of the island, was named in honor of distinguished optimistic men were selected for the task of homesteading
spread in small hamlets throughout the island. Parndana, French sea captain Charles Louis, Chevalier du Couedic de
a small town in the center of the island, was started as the Kergoualer. Shipwrecks at this location included the Mars Kangaroo Island on page 19
hub of the settlement program that began at the end of
WWII. Servicemen returning from the war were given a
chance to obtain land by homesteading. This became the
heart of today’s agricultural economy on the island. Vino With Sting!
As with most of Australia, the original inhabitants
of Kangaroo Island were Aborigines. However, their
occupation of the island is somewhat of a mystery.
When Europeans first discovered the island, it was clear By Laura Berrio, Freelance for returning Il Palagio to its previous glory. Now, every
Writer/Blogger August, Sting holds a party for everyone to celebrate and
Who wants to go to Italy thank them for their support. They eat, drink wine and of
and stay at Sting’s Tuscany course he sings a few songs!
Estate and Vineyard? (I want to be on this invitation list!)
You can rent out the entire Sting has named the wine produced from the vineyard
estate, main house, guesthouses after some of his hit songs … (Message in a Bottle, Roxanne,
and grounds for up to 500 Sister Moon) just to name a few.
people! When I checked on the Sting said, “A wine is like a song – it has a story to tell.”
price, it appears to be a case of, Sister Moon has been listed as one of the top picks by
if you have to ask, you can’t Wine Spectator Magazine.
afford it! You can travel to Italy to check it out, or run to your
It all began when Sting and his wife Trudie were looking favorite wine store!
for a summer home in Italy. They found a run-down estate Try a few and message me on your favorites!!
that formerly produced honey, olive oil and wine. They ~ Cheers
bought the property, Il Palagio, because of the view! Then ~ Keep the conversation going and
they began a decade-long project of bringing the estate, the wine flowing!
vineyard and olive groves back to life. Follow the Vine on Instagram
Sting invited all of the neighbors and town locals to @VineVibeUncorked.
the farm shop on the estate for a party to share their plans
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