Ok so we are back online,it`s difficult to get a connection to the internet while we are at Lorraines.Where she lives is a retirement village and she has got everything to hand,there is a community centre (with a bar),lovely swimming pool and plunge pool,bowling green,little putting green,restaurant and dining room if she wants,and all the residents live in bungalows.
So the only way we can get on to the internet is by walking up to Mc Donalds and getting a couple of cups of coffee and hooking on to their free wi-fi.
It was great speaking to you last night mom and Pat.
Well yesterday (Saturday)we had a great day out with Paul,after first walking up to Lorraines local shops in the morning and then having breakfast Paul picked us up at about 11am and after packing a picnic (and flask)we set off for a day trip to Philip Island .
Now this island is about 70 miles out of Melbourne so we had to pass through the city ,now this took us no time at all,they have a tunnel which literally goes from one side of the Yarra river to the other,all three lanes so that was pretty quick.
We stopped on route at a little place called fisherman's cove for a quick cup of tea and then just before going on to the island we stopped again for our picnic at a village called San Remo,which was very nice.
So then on to Philip Island and our first port of call was the Koala and Wallaby sanctuary which was a great visit,now these little bears sleep for 20 hours a day(Betty's very jealous they are beating her by 2 hours) and they sleep up in the trees in very precarious positions.
There is a nice walk throughout the sanctuary in amongst the gumtrees where you can find wallaby's hopping around ,kookaburras in the trees and many other forms of wildlife (Betty was really excited about seeing the Koalas)but still haven`t seen a kangaroo yet.
After this it was time for evening meal and we found an Italian restaurant in Cowes where we all had a good meal and some of us had a glass of wine.Now time was getting on into the evening but the highlight of the day was to come at about 8pm when it started to get dark.Now what happens is that all the penguins that have been out in the ocean all day ,probably covering about 50 kilometres would be returning home,so we all took a seat and sure enough they all started to pop out of the water.Now they wouldn`t` attempt the walk up the beach until they had waited for their mates to arrive,so when they were formed into groups of about 15 they started to waddle up the beach and back to their chicks in the nest.This is where we managed to get a closer look because they were in touching distance.It is called the penguin parade and it is amazing.It was a shame but no photographs were allowed for this event.So it was back to the car and our return to Lorraine's where we arrived at about 11pm.A good day was had by all and a big thank you to Paul. love Betty and Brian xx
