Woke up and made Claire a birthday cheesy omelette. We went to Norman's Bay beach but it was a bit windy so headed to Squeaky beach which was indeed squeaky. Weird. There is a lot of quartz in the sand which made it squeak when you walk on it.
Claire did some reading and I went rock climbing on the big rocks nearby. Found a little hidden bit and wrote a big birthday message in the sand for Claire. Then we drove off and stopped to have a wander in the bush. Saw two Kangaroos and an Emu.
Stopped of in a town called Foster to get some food and drink and then saw an Echidna walking along the side of the road. Cute.
Drove all the way to Philip Island where they have Little Penguin (sometimes called Fairy Penguins). This was Claire's birthday present. We got tickets and headed down to the beach front and sat in the bloody freezing wind all wrapped up in blankets whilst we waited for the sun to set and for the Penguins to emerge from the ocean after their day at sea fishing. The sun set and suddenly hundreds of these tiny little Penguins waddled up the beach to the vegetation. They were really cute.
We headed up to these board walks where you could get a closer look at them as they waddled up to their nests to feed their young and it was really like March of the Penguins in miniature.
After a while we set off in the van to find somewhere to park up for the night. Found a great spot but the local authorities told us we couldn't stay there so off we went again!
Eventually found a secluded beach car park on the other side of Philip Island and had some drinks to celebrate Claire's birthday before falling asleep.
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