Monday, October 02, 2006
MEL Day 3

DAY 3

Began with dim sum that day, while waiting for seats, we came across some tour agency and booked a day tour to go philip island and see penguins!!!

So on monday, we went off to our day tour. We went to some farm, cattle farm? It's small but they have some cows and sheeps, birds, a horse haha, n an area with a big pond. They have ducks there and kangeroos. The kangeroos were quite big a bit scary.. but we took photos with the smaller ones haha. Anyway we had free scones and tea there! Yum.. scones with strawberry jam and cream ha..

Next it was the koala conservatory on philip island. It just this small place with lots of gum trees and some walkways for u to spot the koalas. We managed to see some close up.. and spot some sleeping in the trees. But i tink we only saw less than 10 koalas? Haha i think there are very few in the conservatory and nikki and joanna were disagreeing with me. But it seems like it haha..

Next the highlight of the day, the penguin parade at philip island!!! Well, basically philip island is pretty much greenery but there are people living on the island or some just holidays homes. It is also home to the smallest penguins in the world!! Haha.. they lives in the hills and lives in burrows they have made. In the evening, around 6:45, they come back to the shore after fishing for many days. They do so at night coz it's less likely they'll get spotted by predators on the beach. N they do it in big groups once one penguin has checked that it is safe.

We went to the exclusive viewing platform.. i repeat that exclusive. hahaha.. u see.. i went up to the ranger to ask where the exclusive platform was.. n i got laughs from nikki and joanna la.. they say i auntie lor.. so i am.. haha

But anyway yar.. the platform we were at.. u can see the penguins coming rite over the sand and walking rite in front of u!!! Then if u follow them along the broadwalk, u can see them waddling back to their burrows.. So cute!!!! they're rite beside u!

So that was really interesting.. It's an experience ha but couldn't take any pictures or videos coz we're not allowed not. So that's out 3rd day!