Well the first week is over and I can safely say we all enjoyed Phillip Island apart from the appalling weather yesterday. I highly recommend Phillip Is. For young families there was plenty to do. Koalas, penguins, old fashioned farming, pirate mini golf, indoor playgrounds and the illusions of 'Amazin Fun'. I just hope that the kids don't expect every week to be like this.
I've learnt something new about my kids this week. Isobel will volunteer first for anything in the 'would you like to have a go' category. For example she was the first person to volunteer to milk the cow on Phillip Island. Chris, I've learnt is scared of chickens. He tried to climb up me as 2 chickens came near us.
The birds on Phillip Island were pretty good. For a start the peguin parade was amazing. It wasn't just watching the groups of penguins waddle up the beach. Once walking back on the boardwalk we got great views as they waddled past on their way back to their burrows within a meter of us. Then the next night I went to 'swan lake' at sunset. Supposedly the many holes in the hillside were short-tailed shearwaters burrows. Just on the dot of 8pm as I gave up and started walking back one then 2 then more and more birds started flying in. I got some great views with the torch as birds flopped in left and right. On the way back to the car I saw possums and wallabies all in all an amazing experience.
The only other thing i'll mention about our first week is the weather. Whilst it rained every day except Tuesday it wasn't that bad really - until Friday. We managed to get out and do something every day without getting wet. Unfortunately Firday had the trifectta wind, rain and hail. Poor camper trailer just wasn't up to it. I felt like a wimp but we moved into a cabin for our last night. Mind you after seeing how wet Chris's bed got I don't regret it one bit.
Tonight we're in a cosy 2 room motel in Lakes entrance tomorrow on to Malacoota for 5 nights.
