Thursday 26thMay was rather cold and gloomy when we set off on our trip to Phillip Island. We stopped for morning tea at Tooradin Village, which is strategically located at the only place where the South Gippsland Highway meets the waters of Western Port 65 kilometers south east of central Melbourne.
Once we reached Phillip Island we headed to the western most point – The Nobbies. As you look out over Bass Strait from The Nobbies, you see the rocky outcrop known as Seal Rocks. It is a special place where Australia's largest colony of fur seals frolic, live and breed. Seal Rocks provides an important breeding area and nursery for between 10-12,000 Australian Fur Seals. The area became a sanctuary in 1928 and was declared a State Fauna Reserve in 1966.
We spent a bit of time looking out to Seal Rocks, but it was very cold and windy.
Happily, we all boarded the bus again and went to the Phillip Island RSL at Cowes for our lunch. It was lovely to be inside out of the cold wind!!
After lunch the bus driver took us into Cowes to browse and explore the many gift and plant shops along the main street, before our return home to Melbourne.
