Safely Home with a PTL

We really enjoyed riding our bikes around Shellharbour and up to the Coal Loading Wharf (where our progress was halted by the "No Dogs Past This Point" sign).  This scene is looking back towards the township & caravan park.  We saw a pod of around 15 dolphins (or porpoises) playing just beyond the surf.

A last sit & think before heading for home. 

Wow! Grass sure grows heaps in 6 weeks.  Here is Toby "helping" Spen mow the grass (by dropping his ball in the path of the mower and expecting it to be kicked for him) . . . v. helpful indeed!









And now for the PTL (Praise The Lord).  On the way home, we enjoyed a great morning coffee beside the boat ramp at Merimbula and muggins here took his iPhone out of his pocket and put it on the table (as you do!).  When we arrived at the Bega Cheese centre (around 30k away), the phone was not in it's usual place in the car.  Couldn't find it anywhere & concluded that it was still in Merimbula, guarding the table.  A quick drive back and, PTL, it was still there.  Our "Please" prayers changed to "Thank you".  Am thinking that a chain to my belt (like a 10 year old's wallet chain) would be a good idea at the moment!!

Phillip Island to Narooma

Canine focus . . . . . . "Can't you guess that I want you to throw this stick????"  at Bacchus Marsh Vic.

We drove onto this ferry for the trip from Queenscliff to Sorrento Vic.  We discovered a caravan special for the 8am departure and so made a special effort & saved heaps of $$ for the 7k ride.  Big boat and Spencer enjoyed checking out the technology (closing front door, dropping deck ramp, etc., etc.).

Rocky Phillip Island foreshore.  Heaps of seagulls breeding here!

Rhonda liked this place!  We were even able to see penguins here (see next pic) so there was no need for us to have done the penguin tour the day . . .

All made from chocolate.  Impressive!  These little diggers were quite lifelike.  We saw many hundreds of little (read "fairy") penguins at the Penguin Parade.  They are noisy!

Picturesque Phillip Island race track even has cows to watch the bikes, cars & karts race by.  A hot lap was very tempting with only its high price helping Spencer resist.

Tree-lined main street in Cowes on Phillip Island.

We had fun 4WD'ing up this steep track near Boyd Town (Eden NSW) and then discovered a much more gentle way down.  Wouldn't have missed the way up though!

Ben Boyd built this lighthouse 1846-1848 but did not ever receive approval to light it.  We suspect that part of the reason for this refusal included the fact that Boyd wanted to operate it for his ships only - amazing that he missed this!  He ended up using the tower to spot whales and so gain a head start on his whaling competition.  You will see that Boyd also managed to put his name on the top of the tower.

Wild coastline near Boyd Tower, Eden.

Rhonda found these three friends near the old Davidson Whaling Station at Eden.

We stayed in this beautiful free camp site near Narooma . . . . . well, it started off this way and we even managed a 3k bushwalk to a lovely lake . . . . and then the rain started and kept on and kept on and it rained all night.  However, we stayed nice and dry inside and a hot shower in the morning sure helped start the day well.

This is what Rhonda saw out her window at the Narooma Free Camp.  Amazing!