Saturday afternoon Emily came to pick us up and we left for Phillip Island. After picking up Josh at the bakery and a brief stop by McDonalds, we drove about an hour and a half before we were on the island. I'd been to Phillip Island on my last Australia trip but I remembered loving the little island so I was thrilled when Emily invited us to stay at her house there.
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| Spring Break!!!! |
The house was adorable. It was cozy but there was still a lot of sleeping space! When we arrived we just hung out, drank some cider (our new fave!) and finished Underbelly. The next morning we got up, had breakfast and headed out to the beach. It wasn't exactly bikini weather (low 70s) but it was an awesome sunny day. We decided to go on a walk and see the sights on one of the nature trails. It was one of the most beautiful things I've ever seen. There was a plethora of colors all around. To the right was the really amazingly blue water. The waves were huge and there were lots of surfers in wet suits enjoying them. Next to the sand were red cliffs, on the top of which were beautiful green shrubs and foliage, with amazing flowers and hills. We decided to do the entire walk that was going to take about 4 hours. It actually even took us a little longer because the view was so amazing. Part of the walk was through the bush. We'd heard there were lots of kangaroos and lizards along the path so as we walked we looked around for them. Josh walked off the beaten path for a few minutes and called us over saying there was a kangaroo. We didn't believe him but we followed anyways and sure enough there was a beautiful wallaby with a joey in its pouch!!
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| That's Josh on that Hill! |
We walked to the other side of the cliffs and saw a spectacular view of the mainland and the cliff next to beaches. The water was amazingly clear. I imagine the coast of Phillip Island is similar to the coast of California. Huge cliffs next to small beaches of white sand and crystal clear blue water. We finally made it up to the peak and laid on some rocks for about 45 minutes basking in the sun. The view was spectacular and it was such an amazing spot that none of us wanted to leave. On the beginning of our two hour walk back to the beach where the car was parked we were walking along the path and Liz calmly says, "hey guys there's a snake!" We all did different things at that point. LIz kept walking nonchalantly as if it were a bird, Josh stopped immediately in front of it and pulled out his camera, and Emily started jogging away. I screamed and started running as fast as I could. In my head I was recalling Darren, my cousins husband, telling stories about the famous King snakes that hunt you down when they see you. I started screaming at Josh to back up and stop taking pics!!! He started laughing and told us that it was not a snake, it was two blue lizards on top of each other. We all went back and he was right. I swear it looked like a giant black snake coiled up. We laughed about it for a while and then kept going.
We saw about a million other lizards as we were walking back to the beach. They were all black, about a foot long, and all of them had a light blue tongue. Josh got some great pics. As we walked back to the beach, the view was even more amazing as we could see pinnacles in the water and caves underneath the cliffs and pinnacles. Its a really dangerous beach to swim in at most places but it was so beautiful. We headed back and had some afternoon tea and put the pics Josh had taken on the TV so we could see them all. We went to the store to get some sausages to cook up, and then played Onze, had some ciders and hung out for the rest of the night.
Saturday afternoon Emily came to pick us up and we left for Phillip Island. After picking up Josh at the bakery and a brief stop by McDonalds, we drove about an hour and a half before we were on the island. I'd been to Phillip Island on my last Australia trip but I remembered loving the little island so I was thrilled when Emily invited us to stay at her house there. 
We walked to the other side of the cliffs and saw a spectacular view of the mainland and the cliff next to beaches. The water was amazingly clear. I imagine the coast of Phillip Island is similar to the coast of California. Huge cliffs next to small beaches of white sand and crystal clear blue water. We finally made it up to the peak and laid on some rocks for about 45 minutes basking in the sun. The view was spectacular and it was such an amazing spot that none of us wanted to leave. On the beginning of our two hour walk back to the beach where the car was parked we were walking along the path and Liz calmly says, "hey guys there's a snake!" We all did different things at that point. LIz kept walking nonchalantly as if it were a bird, Josh stopped immediately in front of it and pulled out his camera, and Emily started jogging away. I screamed and started running as fast as I could. In my head I was recalling Darren, my cousins husband, telling stories about the famous King snakes that hunt you down when they see you. I started screaming at Josh to back up and stop taking pics!!! He started laughing and told us that it was not a snake, it was two blue lizards on top of each other. We all went back and he was right. I swear it looked like a giant black snake coiled up. We laughed about it for a while and then kept going.
We saw about a million other lizards as we were walking back to the beach. They were all black, about a foot long, and all of them had a light blue tongue. Josh got some great pics. As we walked back to the beach, the view was even more amazing as we could see pinnacles in the water and caves underneath the cliffs and pinnacles. Its a really dangerous beach to swim in at most places but it was so beautiful. We headed back and had some afternoon tea and put the pics Josh had taken on the TV so we could see them all. We went to the store to get some sausages to cook up, and then played Onze, had some ciders and hung out for the rest of the night. 
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