Day 12 - We went through Melbourne (via the tunnel) to Frankston where we looked around the pier & jetty. I loved the little beach sheds at Dromona - while taking pics one of the owners invited us to have a look inside and told us about the history of the sheds. We saw the Lt Flinders monument and the bay at Flinders. We brought a slab of the "world's biggest and best" vanilla slice - it was about the size of 3 normal slices put together - no wonder they sell it by the "slab"! LOL We crossed the bridge over to Phillip Island and set up camp. We went down to the beach to see the Penguin Parade. We sat in the grandstands watching the sunset while waiting for the penguins to arrive - very romantic, just Craig, me and the 1000+ other people! LOL To see hundreds of Little Penguins coming out of the water, getting into groups (safety in numbers) and waddling up the beach is an amazing sight! (Unfortunately you are not allowed to take any photos - but I was able to purchase some at the gift shop) After watching the parade for about 40 mins, we walked back up to the board walk and found you can see them up closer. They were walking under / next to the board walks to their burrows and it is chick season - so there were hundreds of baby penguins waiting for the adults to come home.
Day 13 - We went to Nobby's Point hoping to see the seals, but there was a heavy mist for most of the day. We did see the seagull nesting area - managed to walk around the the boardwalks without getting pooped on! LOL We were lucky enough to see 2 penguins - so I got to take some pics!! Woo hoo!! We went for a look at the Grand Prix Circuit, then to the Vietnam Veterans Museum and wandered around looking at the displays. After that we went to the Phillip Island chocolate factory - they have a giant Dame Edna portrait - made from 12,000 chocolate pieces!! There were lots of things to see & do - a 400kg chocolate waterfall, make your own chocolate, lots of displays made from chocolate, etc and of course lots of yummy samples to taste. We went for a drive across to Churchill Island for a look. Set up camp at Korumburra.
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