Philip Island: Awesome

          On the celebration of 2017 Australia Day, my family and I made a road trip going to Philip Island. While on the road nearing our destination, what was visible was the long queue of people who wanted to visit the wonders of the island. According to Wikipedia, " Philip Island is an Australian Island about 140 km (87 mi) south-southeast of Melbourne, Victoria.

   Named after Arthur Phillip, the first governpr of New South Wales, Philip Island forms a natural breakwater for the shallow waters of the Western Port. It is 26 km (16 mi) long and 9 km (5.6 mi) wide, with an area of about 100 square km. It has 97 km (40 sq mi) of coastline and is [art of the Bass Coast Shire." Source: Wikipedia- the free encyclopedia.

         Watching the scenic views along the way from Princess Highway going to the place, we watched in awe the exciting picturesque surroundings full of life around us and on both sides of the road. Our first stop was the equally known Forrest Caves.  "These are actually the sea caves formed by erosion. They are located just before the Surf Beach Estate, left off the main Philip Island Road. Walk up the steps from the carpark on to the beach, then turn left. The caves are only accessible at low tide. A 45 minute return walk, passing by large sand dunes, which are home to thousands of shearwaters from October to April. " Source: http://www.visitphillipisland.com/listing/walking-trails/

         After enjoying the beach and the superb caves, we proceeded to our next destination, the Cape Wollomai Safety Beach. " Running from the bridge at Newhaven to the old granite rocks of Cape Wollomai, it has a deep water off the beach at high tide and tidal flats at low tide. It is popular for swimming, stand up paddle boarding, jet skiing and beach walks." Source: http://visitbasscoast.com.au/businesses/detail/woolamai-safety-beach/

         

          Hence, after spending some time to these two favourite destinations, we headed back to Melbourne bringing with us the fantastic memories of the famous Philip Island trip.