For my last day at Sea Dragon Lodge three different experiences had been set up for me: A Honey Tasting, a visit to the Cape Willoughby Light House and a Wine Tasting.
First came the the Honey Tasting.
Kangaroo Island is the oldest bee sanctuary in the world. Ligurian bees were brought to the island from Italy in 1884, and it was declared a sanctuary in 1885. The bees were selected because of their mild temperament, gentleness and productivity. As Kangaroo Island is 13 kilometres off the coast of mainland Australia they have been protected from disease and breeding with other species of honey bee (Of which there is only one on the Island and that is not a true honey bee), as a consequence the Kangaroo Island Ligurian Bee is the purest strain of this bee remaining in the world.
Kangaroo Island itself is also unique. There are plants and trees on the island that don't grow in any other place in the world. Over 40% of the island is composed of national parks and conservation areas, no genetically modified (GM) grains are allowed to be grown. The bees, flora and fauna live in one of the cleanest, unpolluted regions of the world.
I tasted honey from eucalypt, wildflower, and spring flora. The wildflower honey was the best for me.
The wine tasting in the afternoon was interesting. All locally produced wines from sparkling Rose to a rich red Shiraz - my favourite. I shared the afternoon with an Australian couple - retired sheep farmers now raising sheep for thier own consumption as a retirement hobby on a 30 acre property in Queensland.
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