Richard Krause |
Oct 14th, 1998 12:02 PM |
Caroline, <BR> <BR>My wife and I just returned from 3 weeks in Australia. The BEST accommodations we had was at Stranraer Homestead Bed and Breakfast on Kangaroo Island (Phone 8 8553 8235, FAX 8 8553 8226). <BR> <BR>Cost: Australian $130/night (A$1 = US$.60)and this includes breakfast. <BR> <BR>Bedrooms: 4 (one private bath and one guest share bath) Best bedroom is Room No. 2 because it is on the corner of the house, the guest drawing room is across the hall and the guest bathroom is right next door. (Normally I do not like to have a room without an ensuite bathroom, however few people know of this homestead and we were the only guests on September 8th.) <BR> <BR>WHY SO SPECIAL - <BR> 1. The whole house was appointed with extremely good taste. Very elegant. Cry your heart out Martha Stewart. <BR> 2. Each bedroom has a fireplace. <BR> 3. Queen sized beds <BR> 4. Home is non-smoking. <BR> 5. Owners Graham and Lyn are fantastic. <BR> a. Graham will pick you up at the airport, or you can follow him to the homestead in your rental car. <BR> b. Lyn makes an excellent breakfast, and will gladly prepare dinner for you. Need a lunch basket the next day, then Lyn will make one fantastic lunch with silverware, china, etc. included. <BR> c. Want to see kangaroos in the wild, then Graham will take you to where they are. <BR> d. Want to see koalas, then Graham and Lyn will tell you where to go or they will take you there. <BR> <BR> 6. Want civilization, drive to Kingscote in about 30 minutes. <BR> <BR> 7. Want to have an imaginatively prepared kangaroo fillet, etc. drive about 45 minutes west and have dinner at Tandanya [Con Whale will send you the menu (Phone 8 8559 7275, FAX 8 8559 7377). Note: Was not open when we were on K.I., but should be now. His menu looked great!] <BR> <BR> 8. History of Stranraer Homestead - Built by Graham's grandfather in 1920 from limestone gathered on the property. It was and still is a working property with 1290 hectares producing prime lamb, wool and grain. <BR> <BR>Caroline, if you need any other info on the homestead or about what we saw in Australia, just send me an E-mail message. <BR> <BR>Dick <BR>P.S. - Want to feel the wind blowing through your hair, then take a helicopter ride over the Bungle Bungles. <BR>(No doors on the helicopter for great views of the Bungles.) <BR> <BR> <BR> <BR>
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