We went for a visit to the historical farm on the island but it seems I found a couple of animals myself!
After getting their faces painted, the kids wandered the farm and got to see lots of animals.
Lots of games and activities for the kids in between meeting the animals.
Then the kids got to milk a cow and see how sheep are sheared.
High on Daddy’s bucket list was to visit the circuit which features in the motogp races. The kids had a lot of fun driving the go karts too!
At sunset, we watched the little penguins return by the hundreds from the open sea to the beaches to their burrows for the evening. These tiny little penguins whose white bellies contrasted against the dark ocean water as they emerged on the sandy beach. They were adorable and what an amazing event to see in person!
There were kangaroos everywhere around the beaches and boardwalks.
We weren’t allowed to photograph the penguins after sunset but we did take these with some statue penguins for the memories.
After our unsuccessful yet amazing venture to the shipwreck, we headed to the south west corner of Philips Island to the Nobbie Center to see the Antarctica exhibit.
Along the coast we drove, enjoying all the stunning scenery.
We left early to catch low tide on the southern beach to see the remains of the SS Speke shipwreck. While we only made it two-thirds of the way because of the high winds and high cliffs, it was an exceptional morning!
Then the sun came out!
Check out the colorful bathing houses on Brighton Beach!
Afterwards we drove 2 hours to catch the noon time pelican feeding at San Remo.
And we got to see a huge manta ray up close!
Visited Chinatown for dumplings for lunch!
Then off to Fitzroy Gardens for an Easter Scavenger Hunt that took us through and around the park.
Back to the hotel for a dip in the pool!
Off to dinner on the Yarra River to catch the sunset.
What an awesome first day!! The kids were so wiped… it was a lot of walking for them!
We enjoyed a lovely early morning self walking tour of Melbourne’s street art (we’ve been up since 330am haha!).
This year’s spring break lined up with the Passover holiday and so we decided to go farther for our first post-COVID trip with the kids. Everyone was so excited although the prospects of the 12 hour flight to Doha, Qatar and the 13 hour flight to Melbourne were daunting. The kids did amazing and we got here successfully with very little jet lag. Stay tuned for more Australia updates!
We had a follow up exactly a week after the incident and the xrays didn’t show the fracture in both bones anymore. Because Chloe was healing and progressing well, the doctor said we could change Chloe into a brace before we left for Australia so she could be more comfortable.
