| The dark,
deserted building showed no resemblance to an airport. Noticing our hesitation,
the cab driver reassured us that this was the Adelaide General Aviation
Terminal, the departure venue for Emu Airways’ 84 weekly flights to Kangaroo
Island. Much of our eager anticipation for this sojourn centered
on a magical,ecological adventure to Australia’s third largest island 30
minutes by air and 120 km. from the mainland.
Being the dutiful U.S. travelers
that we are, we arrived at the terminal the customary 2 hours prior to
departure time. That turned out to be 1 ½ hours too early. Slower
paced, “no worries” attitude prevails in South Australia.
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