Penneshou - a small town on the northeastern tip of the peninsula Dudley, the chief port of Kangaroo Island ferry. It is here ferries to the mainland Cape Jervis.

In the 1990s. in Penneshou it was built only in the South Australian desalination plant, to meet the needs of the city in fresh water. This town is also the so-called "French rock": in 1803 in the Bay Hog Bay (Hog Bay) anchored the expedition of French explorer Nicolas Baudin. One of the members of his team decided to immortalize the event, knocking on a huge boulder proper inscription. Later, a memorial boulder was moved, and today he is a local Information Center (Gateway Information Center). Other attractions Penneshou - Cave of the Nativity, the Anglican Church of St. Columba and the United Church, built around 1861 - the first church on Kangaroo Island. Discover the history of the city can be in the Marine National Museum (Maritime and Folk Museum).

And in Penneshou you can see the life of the small penguins, the only species of penguins that breed in Australian waters. Most often they can be found on the shore in the evening - after sunset they return from the sea and waddling in a hurry to their nests. Watch these trips can penguin throughout the year, but the best time for this - from March to November.

The Center penguins (Penguin Center) you can order the night tour of the beach, which begins with a story about these amazing birds. Then, on the boardwalk, tourists get to the observation deck on the rocks, which nest and penguins. Depending on the time of year you can watch the males try to attract the attention of the females in the mating season, or to see the newly hatched babies who, leaning out of the nest, shouting desperately waiting for their parents to return with the loot.

Management Center asked not to photograph birds with a flash, as the penguins are very sensitive to bright light. The center is open to visitors daily from 18.30 to 21.   I can complement the description