Phillip Island is so much more than just the Penguin Parade, although that is what it is known for. But the island is home to a lot of wild life. Indeed, there are other penguin colonies on the island other than the one where they have built up all that infrastructure, but I assume those colonies are smaller and harder to find. I believe there is actually a colony of penguins down on the St....
Our first (and possibly only) visitors arrived this week. Thamsyn and Cat made the arduous journey from the States all they way to Australia. With an almost 15 hour flight from San Francisco to Melbourne it must be one of the longest airplane rides you can take. Not to mention the domestic flights just to get to your transpacific one! Anyway, they arrived safely and once they get over their initial jet-lag it was time to head to Phillip Island....
On Saturday we took a hike in the Dandenong Ranges National Park. Just so we are clear, it is not as epic as the name implies. For starters there are no mountains here. The area is certainly hilly, but this park is known for others things then sweeping vistas and breathtaking mountain peaks. For instance, it is home to the Superb Lyrebird. Sadly we didn’t see one so you will have to look at pictures online....
It has been quiet here for the past few weeks. That was not entirely by choice. I have been dealing with a pinched nerve in my right shoulder/arm that has caused a decent amount of pain, but also numbness in my fingers. It has severely limited what I can do for the past four weeks. Even now I find it hard to type on a keyboard because the feedback you are used to from your fingers hitting the keys is not the same....
Another ‘weird stuff they get up to in Australia’ post here. Now I must preface this as being something that happens in Melbourne and not necessarily something that happens across the country. Just like the trees and the power lines I only have my own experiences to speak of. What’s with the trash everywhere In general I would say Melbourne is a clean city. Walking around you do not experience a lot of trash strewn about....