Day of Dead Volcanos

We slept with the cows Sunday night. I awoke to a herd of them incessantly yelling at us for parking in their field.

We continued south, leaving the great open road, the limestone cliffs and the ocean behind for the long drive to Adelaide. Our first stop was tower hill, the remains of an ancient volcano.

It wasn't much of a view at the top of tower hill. The best part of our trip here was the drive back to the road where we almost ran over two emu's with our car!!! The first and only time I saw this animal in the wild, and we almost killed it:

 

The Emu - the second largest flightless bird in the world - is found, along with the Kangaroo, on the Australian coat of arms. Because both animals can't walk backwards, they symbolize Australia's projection into the future:

Our next stop for the day was Bridgewater Bay:

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We hiked along the bay to the Sea Lion lookout.  Along the way we noticed a marker which told us this hilly ridge overlooking the bay was once a massive volcano millions of years ago.

A Wallaby was on the trail grazing on grass. I had just enough time to take a quick video before it ran off:

Another, baby Wallaby was hiding in the thicket 

When we got to the seal lookout it was too far to see them well. We went off the trail to get a better look.

 

Continuing on the volcanic trail we had one more stop before the sun was to set, Blue Lake -- the remains of another dormant volcano.


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The lake was formed over 4,000 years ago by an eruption.

An old pumping station stands near the lake:

Our trip was coming to an end. We rested for the night in the woods. Tomorrow we drive to Adelaide.