Phillip Island, a seal colony and the march of the penguins

For the second time since our arrival we packed up and headed out, all having enjoying our host families but excited for the new experiences which lay ahead. We met up at Chris' host families place and headed off to Phillip Island, home to one of Australia's famous race tracks. A picture is worth a thousand words, so please see some images from our day below:


Entering the track we were greeted by a pair of Cape Barren Geese- trust us, this is a good bird!




We had lunch at the track and then went for a tour of the facility- it was breathtaking with hairpin turns and long straightaways overlooking the Ocean.



Here is a trust exercise- go for a ride blind folded and hope the feel, and your friends voices keep you on track! For some reason they stopped having this event...



From the track we raced to the dock where we went for a boat tour of seal rocks. The team posed for this shot on the way out.






Seal Rocks was a remarkable place, with thousands of animals basking, swimming and playing!





The captain joined us for a picture on the way back

We had an amazing lamb dinner overlooking the Ocean- does life get better than this??!!

We finished our day by watching the penguin parade- these cute little guys would stage in groups at the waters edge and then make a break for the hills they burrow in. An amazing sight!