Sydney was a cool city – but if this trip has taught us anything about ourselves (or reaffirmed it), we like nature better than cities. We’re now on the drive between Sydney and Melbourne, which has been amazing.
Our first stop was to Depot Beach – and it couldn’t have been better. When we walked up to the house there were kangaroos in the back yard munching. We got out some bird feed for them (later picked up rabbit feed at the store), and the congregated around and gently ate out of our hands. Of course, the bird feed quickly attracted a BUNCH of parakeets too. Colorful and boisterous, though also pretty pushy bunch those parakeets. Later, some King Parrots also showed up.
Once we had our fill of feeding the wildlife, we took the short stroll down to the beach for sunset, and Sara noticed a fin in the water. Pretty soon we noticed about a dozen fins in the water – the dolphins were swimming right at the beach down the hill. We sat there for about an hour watching them, and trying to get some good pictures. What an amazing welcome to our home for 2 nights! Being the thrifty people we are, this also saved us from booking a dolphin watching tour in the nearby town 🙂
Now we’re back on the road, with a quick night in Metung (surrounded by water), and on our way to Wilsons Promontory National Park, where Sara promises Kuala and Wombat sightings.
Internet has been rough in Australia – none in Depot Beach, very slow here. We were spoiled in Malaysia with gigabit fiber most places! So we’re getting pics posted as possible – they’ll show up eventually!
Happy! Happy!