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Day 4 - 3 May 15
We woke up at 8am plus. After breakfast, Emma packed for our three days two nights road trip in Phillip Island while the kids played together. We set off at about 11am.
It was a 2 hours drive. I spent the journey navigating our way and at the same time, watched the NBA quarterfinals Game 7 between the San Antonio Spurs and LA Clippers. The Spurs lost by two points and the Clippers advanced to the semifinals. As a Spurs' supporter, I was a little upset by the loss but it didn't quite dampen my holiday mood notwithstanding.
We arrived at about 1pm, just the right time for lunch. We parked our car and had our lunch at Madcowes cafe. After lunch, we went to the information centre to get some ideas of the attractions in Phillip Island. We then went to the Coles to do some grocery shopping before heading to The Nautical Mile Beach House, our lodging for the next two nights.
We took about an hour - unpacking our stuff, changing diapers for our kids and just making sure that the house was ready for us to settle in for the next two days - before we began our adventure in Phillip Island. The accommodation was cosy and spacious and it even had kids' toys which Le straightaway helped himself to them when he saw them.
At about 4pm, we set off for the Penguin Parade. We joined the Penguins Plus tour which afforded us better view to watch the penguins. With the Penguins Plus tour tickets, we were entitled to two free drinks. We ordered our free drinks and spent the next hour at the cafe as time was still early for the arrival of little penguins.
At about 5pm, we made our way to the viewing platform; there was a nice boardwalk that linked to it. Before little penguins arrived, we took in the view of the beautiful sunset with the accompanying sound of the waves crashing onto the shore. Groups of people slowly streamed in and took their spots. We waited patiently for the little penguins to arrive. At about 6pm, the colony of them arrived and waddled their way to the shore. You could see them really close and they were very cute. They stopped at where the platform was and according to the guide, they were resting from their entire day of swimming. I'd rank this penguin-watching trip as one of the top wonderful experiences for us as a family. On our way out, even the stars that decorated the night sky, bade us farewell.
Dinner was at Isola Di Capri which was just a few minutes drive from the Penguin Parade. Spaghetti Marinara and a glass of Prosecco made for the perfect combination to end the night.
We went back to our house at about 830pm. As usual, we settled the kids before hitting the sack.
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