One Last Treat

Then Richard took us for a ride along the coast. This gorgeous coastline provided picture after picture and movie after movie, none of which do justice to the colors.

We stopped at Pyramid Rock, which is just one of many "sculptures" in the sea.

Then he drove us through an area filled with wallabies (most were asleep under bushes), to the place where the little penguins live. These penguins are the smallest penguins in the world, and they live in little burrows away from the water. Early in the morning, they leave their burrows to go fishing, and at nightfall they return to their burrows. They don't come out of the water until close to dusk to avoid any bird predators, and people actually go to the viewing area to see the little guys return from the sea. They climb some pretty steep rocks to get to their burrows, and they do not go fishing every day. We were so lucky to see one little guy, and although our pictures are not great, they give the idea! (The blurry one was taken by Don leaning through the slats in the fence, hoping to catch the little guy. Had his phone not focused on the wood and instead focused on the penguin, we would have had a real winner!)

One last find was an echidna, but we were too late to catch a picture - but we did see it, which was fun! Then it was back to the hotel to prepare to leave the next day. On our way, we marveled at the Melbourne skyline and its amazing buildings, this bent one, included.