Aussie Aussie Aussie! Oy Oy Oy!

I found a shirt with that saying and I almost bought it... wish I had now. Australia is amazing with its great vast space and beautiful cities. First off we landed in Melbourne. Spent about three days there. The first day we explored the city. Melbourne is a lot like Washington DC. It is smaller but very pretty and there is lots to do there. It has the cricket stadium and it hosts the Australian open (two events which I have missed here... Crikey!). Anyway the second day we drove along the great ocean road. Did a tree top walk called the Otway Fly walk. It was cool ascending amongst the trees! We met a sweet little boy named nikoli from France. He followed us along the entire walk and then teased us because Aleena said she was scared of the height- quite funny. Then we drove to the 12 apostles. Such a gorgeous view! I find Australia to have so many wonderful natural sights. You can just be driving along and come across mountains and rock formations that will take your breath away. The third day we explored the Victoria Market and then drove to Philip Island to see the fairy penguin parade. The penguins were sooo cute- with an average height of about 30 cm! They normally make their way from the ocean to their burrows in the night when the birds of prey are asleep. Our groups did not start the journey until about 9 PM. They move in lines of about 12-15 and if they feel threatened they will run back to the ocean. It was such a great even to witness and be a part of. Afterwards we saw them all along the walk way up close. Such adorable little creatures they are (although they smell a little funky haha). Melbourne was a great experience! Now we are on our way to Sydney...