Phoenix & Eric's Australian Adventure

We get up to a wet morning, luckily mum and dad packed away most of the awnings in the dry last night. So after breakfast we leave Phillip Island to drive the 104kM round to our next stopping point for the next four days of Stoney Point. On our way we called in at Koo Wee Rup where we had a walk along the old railway line passing the Avenue of Remembrance.

Our next stop is Hastings where we take a walk along the jetty and mum spots another bird and I do a parade inspection of the Pelicans, all present and correct.

We are finally at Stoney Point and setup. We are about 50M from the beach and boat ramp and 30M from the train station which goes all the way into Melbourne.

We have taken a drive to Newhaven which is where the bridge from the mainland joins the island. The first plaque we see is in rememberance of the old bridge. We are able to walk under the new bridge to continue our walk along the coast and on the beach.

Walking round towards the yacht club we spot a bird that we haven’t seen before.Mum looked them up later and they are ‘Baird Geese’.

Our last place to visit is Penguin Parade on the west of the island. You can pay to come and see them in the evening but i am not allowed so we have just taken a drive upto Nobbies centre which is in the National Park. We saw some baby chicks.

Back to the caravan site to find three families all from the same family each with three plus kids had taken residence in the bays around us. Thank goodness we leave tomorrow morning.

Our first day was setting up and getting our bearings. Now we are leaving the Island to go to Cape Patterson.

Our next stop is Flat Rocks where mum has read there are Dinosaur footprints, down the steps walk in a line approx 10 Oclock for 100m. This is what we saw when we got there. HIGH TIDE.

So no beach walk to find the footprints.

Next we stopped at Inverlock where we walked the jetty and then along the coastal walk into town where we saw a wooden Ketch called ‘The Ripple’.

We are now back in the car and travelling back to Cowes on the island. We have parked up down near the beaches and are about to walk out on the jetty before having a walk up into Cowes town centre.

This is my view of Cowes from the end of the jetty.

Having packed up i am now in the car and we are travelling East again with the next stop being Phillip Island. We are staying here for four days. On the way Dad had to stop as this Echidna was crossing the road

This is the bridge connecting Phillip Island to the mainland.

After booking in and setting up we are now heading out to Red Rocks beach for a walk before calling into Aldi to get provisions for the week.

The righthand picture shows our next campsite which is about 13km as the crow flies but about 104km by road.

It’s been raining overnight and is still spitting as we go for my walk. There are lots of new smells this morning and lots of rabbits running around. As today it is suppose to rain most of the day we are not going to do a lot.

Got a walk late afternoon on the beach as the rain has stopped.

I get dad up to take me for my walk and the sun is shining and not a cloud in the sky.

This morning we are going for a drive to Port Albert, then when we get back the AFL Final is due to start at 3pm AEST so we will watch it for something to do.

Port Albert is a small Port used mainly by tourists and locals nowdays.

Back to the caravan and dad has moved the TV outside to watch the match. The final this year is between the Brisbane Lions and the Sydney Swans. The final score being

Brisbane Lions 120 Sydney Swans 60

As the Victorians have started their long weekend (Friday being the public Holiday) the caravan park is now full so we are having to move to Woodside Beach caravan park. This has ment us travelling 54km back west. The reason for the long weekend is AFL Grand Final held at the MCG (no Victorian teams in it this year).

Arrived and setup for the next three nights so off to the beach for a walk. Suprise Suprise we are still walking on 90 mile beach.

Today is a cloudy but dry day so we are in the car and off to Walkerville South where we saw kilns whilst walking along the beach.

Our next stop was Walkerville North then through to Sandy Point where we had a walk and a coffee. Mum thought she had seen an Echidna !!!

Next stop Port Franklin where we went for a walk on the boardwalk through the mangroves, I chased all the crabs away mum says.

Back to the caravan site for lunch then a walk down into town. Another day draws to a close as the Victorians start to arrive for their long weekend.

We knew that the weather was going to be wet today so we didn’t venture out until mid morning when we went to visit Agnes Falls.

ON the way back we passed a wood carving dedicated to dogs so i made dad stop the car and mum take a picture.

Back to the Caravan site as it starts to rain again.

We left Sale today travelling only 80km to Torra where we are staying for the next three nights. We have also found out today that it is the long weekend for the Victorians due to the AFL Grand Final. They get Friday off to allow them to travel to the final (No Victorian team in the final this year).

After setting up we took a walk into town and found the local watering hole and had a drink and a chat with some of the locals. We were told to visit Agnes Falls about 11km from our location.