Another exciting place on our trip! Philip Island, about 140 km S-SE from Melbourne, is a very laid-back place with friendly locals and plenty to see and do. Tranquil beaches in the north, beautiful rugged coast in the south, good walking trails, lots of wildlife, nice cafés and restaurants... we loved it!
The absolute highlight here was the famous Penguin Parade. Every sunset, thousands of wild little penguins emerge from the sea and waddle across the beach to their sand dune burrows. We sat down on the beach with little Eva and Alexander on our laps, slightly nervous about the fact that it was WAY past their bedtimes (usually resulting in tantrums, crying or screaming). But it couldn't have been more perfect! We were staring at the beautiful ocean for a while, enjoying the sunset. And suddenly, thousands of little black and white creatures popped out of the ocean in front of our eyes and walked straight past us to find their little bedrooms on land. This clearly made a big impression on Eva and Alexander, as they were still right awake at 10 pm, with Eva waving at every single penguin and wishing him/her goodnight!
Feels like we're in Japan (Eva@the penguin centre)
Watching a penguin sitting on an egg is way more exciting than going to sleep
Impressive scenery at The Nobbies
The Nobbies boardwalk
Embracing the Aussie coffee culture with a daily babycinno
Long Black please
grappige foto's en mooi sites. Ooik wij wensen jullie fijne kerstdagen en een zeer goed uiteinde v an 2011 en een nog beter 2012. Waarschijnlijk zien we jullie dat.
ReplyDeletegroetjes,
Ome Tonny en Tante Béatrice