Little Penguins
We spent the night on Phillip Island and stayed at a beautiful campsite right on the edge of the beach. Having prepared dinner early we jumped in the car and sped over to the Penguin Parade Visitor's Centre.
It cost 23 dollars each to enter and the Little penguins were expected to arrive by 8.30pm on the shores and to have made it to their burrows by midnight.
Our campsite by the sea
We choose a space to sit on one of the raised stands built into the nesting areas in the sand dunes and waited patiently. The commentary was excellent, explaining how the birds survived, and what a day in their life would be like.
Then it was all stations go - the penguins were in sight - gathering in their droves waiting for the beach to be dark enough that they could make their exist, then groom themselves for 5 minutes and then return to their nests or their young. It was just an outstanding experience and well worth freezing your nose off into the dark hours to see.
Unfortunately, we were not allowed to take photographs for the animals sake, but the following day as we drove past the San Remo race track we saw several dolphins and a manta ray in the water close to the beach.
St Kilda
We drove along the coast past St Kilda, stopping at Brighton Beach and taking in the first few rays of sunshine we had seen for a while.
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