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Sunday, January 01, 2012

Phillip Island part 1: Pyramid Rock and the Nobbies

Right...before I start, HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYONE!!!! :D

Just some snapshots of beloved Aggie and my friend's new kitten, Peggy. I went to Melbourne for about 2 weeks and of course, went to visit Aggie the college cat! I'm gonna miss her for the next few months or so.







And here're the pictures of Peggy! She's one of the cutest kittens ever! When she meows, she squeaks. And she's extremely active. But...after running around the house and playing with her toys, she falls asleep really promptly.









Went to Phillip Island during my trip back to Melbourne. And went to see penguins of course!

Some random shots of one of the many beaches around Phillip Island.





Before the penguins, we went to the Nobbies - interesting rock formations rising out of the sea.

And to see the Nobbies, we went on this boardwalk which literally hugged the hill.




View of the Nobbies from the Boardwalk.




And the sea was VERY, VERY ROUGH...



Below the Boardwalk there was a blowhole but it wasn't very visible. We could tell it was a blowhole though! And whenever the water crashed into it, mist would rise from there.






As we headed back to the carpark, we got a better view of the Nobbies.





Besides the Nobbies, we also visited Pyramid Rock - another interesting formation in the sea.

Well, it might look calm here...



But as usual, the sea was on a massive rampage.



Boardwalk leading to Pyramid Rock. The wind was EXTREMELY strong that day, and I felt as if I was going to be blown off the boardwalk! We braved it, though! Someone even brought their child and held her so tightly such that she was safe.

And as we got closer to Pyramid Rock, the wind seemed to be stronger.






Spotted a couple braving the winds too!

Well...they did cling very tightly to each other...




More waves on the other side, crashing violently against the cliffs and the rocks.







There was also a cliff next to Pyramid Rock, and it had this rectangular patch of vegetation on it, and virtually nothing else.



And this is Pyramid Rock. :)




Surrounding cliffs and waves (of course). And because the wind was soooooooo strong, all the plants had pretty interesting formations.






And that's part 1 of the Phillip Island trip!

On a side note, that was my very first time to Phillip Island.