Australia Day 13

Last day in Australia.

Moo had real tears in her eyes.

She was really very sad to leave this place.

We had hammer and tong breakfast before leaving for the airport.

The waffles was really confusing. The black powder had chocolate and plum, making it sweet and sour. The ice-cream too was sweet and savoury.

Moo says that she will be back again!

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- FIN-

Australia Day 12

We returned our car early in the morning and took the tram to South Melbourne market.

Google map has no directions regarding tram rides but the official Melbourne tram page has a app for directions.

We had breakfast at Koy which was just passable. Moo didn't like the corn fritters.

Coffee at Padre was so good!

We explored the whole south market which had more local flavour than the victorian market.
Still, there wasn't much that interested us.

We went to Fitzroy gardens next.

We visited every designated landmarks within the Fitzroy gardens and had a good read about Captain Cooks adventures too. Many couples were having their wedding shoots in the gardens itself.

We took the tram again to St Kilda Beach.

We didn't go into Luna park as we thought the rides too kiddy. Seemed kinda small and un-thrilling although there were so much screams heard from outside.

Took a nice stroll along the beach and watched the sunset.
Had Japanese food at OKI2GO as they offered BYO. Got another bottle of wine from the nearby Wine Cellar.

Australia Day 11

Philip Island trip!
Had breakfast at Milkwood before we set off. Oink thinks that the coffee here beats all others. Maybe Padre coffee is of equal standing.

It was 1.5 hours drive to the island.

Most people followed the road itinerary along the way as we met the same folks over and over again.
Panny's amazing world of chocolate marks the starting point.

We played the games in the chocolate museum to win some balls to exchange for chocolate. It was fun!

Churchill island heritage farm was another touristy spot. Should've bought some pizza to eat with our leftover white wine.

They followed quite a fixed schedule of activities too. Milk the cow at 2.10pm, sheep shearing at 2.30 pm ( check out the bald sheep), whip crack 2.45 pm and dog chase at 3 pm.

Koala conservation center was also full of tourists...

Nobbies Center had a great view of the sunset too but we weren't going to wait here. Had to grab seats at our last destination at the penguins parade.

Many hours of waiting in the cold windy beach for the little penguins to land. No photos allowed beyond this point. Come to think of it, we could have a better view inland along the boardwalk after the penguins landed. Even though we had hand warmers, it was still freezing cold. Moo stole away Oink's windbreakers too. T_T

After all the play with the penguins, we ended late at 9+ pm. Wanted to have supper but Moo's not keen.

Reached home at 11+ pm. Dead-tired.

Australia Day 10

We explored Warrnambool for a while and took up our host's recommendation for breakfast at Pavilion.

Lovely view and yummy breakfast.

We checked out, totally satisfied with our accommodation and drove to Camperdown, Mt Leura/Sugarloaf.

It was a quick stop-over just to take some pictures. The detour cost us an extra 30+ km but it was beautiful view. If we had to skip this, we could drive to Timboon straight from Warrnambool to begin our 12 apostles food trail.

We had lunch at the Timboon, railway shed distillery. Food was amazing. Moo bought a Timboon whiskey which she claimed to be heavenly. Unfortunately Oink wasn't able to appreciate hard liquor.

Following the food trail, we went to the mousetrap cheesery for some tasting.

Eventually we decided to abort the food trail mission because of the long drive back to Melbourne city. Oink was getting very sleepy too and had to stop frequently for coffee.

We did stop by for a quick beer tasting at the local brewery at Colac.

After a long drive, we finally checked in to AirBNB at Albert street Brunswick East.

Australia Day 9

We top up of fuel, bought breakfast at the convenience store and some wine with plastic cups.

The wines that cost $20-30 in Singapore only cost less than AUD$10.
Of course one could go for the local pricey ones which may cost double the price in Singapore too.

All the preparation set for our trip to Otway lighthouse and 12 apostles.

We paid our entrance to the lighthouse for an adventure.

It was a beautiful view from the top.
We drove to the 12 Apostles. Just a little before reaching, there was a stopping point for the Gibson Steps. It was good to have a drive stop although there was the option of hiking from 12 Apostles to the Gibson Steps, about 2.2 km, 40-50 mins return.
The only thing great about taking the walk was to see some free-roaming sheep.

The 12 Apostles was full of tourists. We sat down at one of the empty benches to eat our sandwich lunch matched with white wine.

We took the walk from 12 Apostles to the Gibson Steps which I kinda regretted. But it's all to see some sheep along the way.

We drove to Loch Ard Gorge which I thought was much more beautiful than the 12 Apostles lookout that was heavily populated by tourists.

We continued our journey to the tower hill wildlife reserve. This is where we can find kangaroos and koalas for free.

We took the Volcanic trail for a magnificent view at the top. It was a 40-50 mins walk but we were basically rushing it because the sun was setting soon and we don't want to end up trapped in the dark.

We drove to Port Fairy for an excellent Turkish meal at Ramelle's restaurant. It was a well deserved meal after a day of hard work.

Our check-in was AirBNB Skiddaw Crescent in Warrnambool. The host was very friendly and nice, giving us a few recommendations for breakfast tomorrow.

Her bathroom was well equipped with a giant Heater/light that feels heavenly.