Village
The camp site at Keppel Haven was great. The tent cabins were ideal, roomy, shady and clean. They did get a bit warm if you forgot to leave the vents open but that was not a problem. There were well paved paths so you could wander around in bare feet. The tents were all easy walking distance from the shower block and kitchen. We did have a minor problem with there being so many girls who all wanted to shower at the same time. This did not seem to be so much of a problem with the guys because some of us had showers in the morning and some had them in the evening. The guys shower block soon became co-ed. We were quite gentleman like about it, not peeking like you might expect.
Keppel Tent Village entrance. Note the fiery red blooms of the Jacaranda tree.
A typical tent cabin. The front wall is solid with a lockable door. The rest is tent. They were quite comfy and weather proof.
Interior of a tent cabin. They typically slept four in bunks.
Campers and camping gear from our group.
Shower and toilet block.
Waiting for a shower.
Coed showers. Upenda is complaining that there is a girl in the shower.
Breezeway Village is adjacent to the Keppel Tent Village.
At night possums and large goanna lizards invade the camp ground as they look for food. Some are tame enough to accept patting but don't do this after you have had food in your hands. They can mistake fingers for food. Place the food on the ground and pat them as they eat it. Possums should be fed native food or fruit instead of processed human food.
Mother possum and baby possum. These two later managed to trap themselves in a rubbish bin.
Barely visible here is a large lizard. They were quite common around the camp ground. I encountered no dangerous animals on the island.
Washing Island style.
Tent cabins amount the trees.
Kookaburra in the Tent Village.
