Decided to put the pictures from the Christmas party into this entry as well. The last part of the Phillip Island series would be our hike - along the seaside.
To start off - after the Christmas party the clouds were very dense and it rained quite a fair bit. Then it cleared up and guess what? We saw a double rainbow! The first one was very intense but the second one was pretty faint.
We could even see a perfect arc from our motel!
Here are pictures from the Christmas party.
First thing I saw when we walked in - catnip for the kitten (Peggy). And it's true - cats DO love catnip! Peggy seemed to be preoccupied with other things though. I'll post pictures of her in another entry. Catnip was only one of her many gifts, another gift included high class trout for lunch!
We had these presents where 2 of us would tug and break the roll, and whoever wins (or has the roll in their hand) has a small present! I got a mini-pen.
And here's the seafood for the day! It was absolutely delicious.
Smoked turkey, asparagus, squash, sweet potatoes and carrots. This was our main course.
We also had a raspberry cake for dessert. Now THAT was heavenly! In short the Christmas lunch was really, really good.
We had these presents where 2 of us would tug and break the roll, and whoever wins (or has the roll in their hand) has a small present! I got a mini-pen.
And here's the seafood for the day! It was absolutely delicious.
Smoked turkey, asparagus, squash, sweet potatoes and carrots. This was our main course.
We also had a raspberry cake for dessert. Now THAT was heavenly! In short the Christmas lunch was really, really good.
And it got so good that the neighbour's cat decided to drop by. One of us made a mistake of feeding him some salmon. And he never left. That's him - giving a typical "feed me!" pose.
When he was not doing his "feed me!" pose, he was posing like Aggie the college cat. Of course, he was really handsome. He was slim-built, with bright eyes and long legs. Just like a model!
These are the shots from the hike at Phillip Island, taken on the same day where we went to see the Penguins.
When we left the visitor's centre after buying tickets for the Penguin show, I spotted some magpies having some "conversation" below a tree. Honestly, I don't like magpies. Not just because of Australian footy, but because they can get very vicious during breeding season.
And here's the scenery when we were driving into the complex. This place is known as Churchill.
Caught an ibis in flight too!
Farmland surrounding the main hike trail.
And of course, since it was near the sea, there was always some form of interesting vegetation.
We also spotted some birds hanging around a lake.
And here's the start of the hike. The bulk of the hike was along the coast, so we did get lots of good pictures. It was a pretty long walk though, and it was also hot that day. Not boiling hot, but more like dry heat.
We also found a shack under one of the old trees. I reckon it's a toilet.
Some of the flora growing around the hiking trail.
And more birds of course. This tree had virtually no leaves on it.
We also spotted interesting formations on one of the tree trunks.
These were taken towards the end where we were looping back to the farm.
Of course, there were horses towards the end of the hike, and I stopped to take a picture with this one. He was a great model.
And here's a map of the route we took!
Drove out using the same bridge, for lunch...
And this was the massive plate of spaghetti I had for lunch. It gave me a bit of stomach pains though, because of the cheese. But it sure was good!
And that's it for now! Will post more pictures soon.