This weekend past marked our first weekend away with a visit to Phillip Island, 90 minutes south of Melbourne. Philip island is well known for the Little Penguins that live there which are located on the western point of the island.

On friday we made the journey over to see the “March of the Penguins”. Started just after sunset, a series of lights are turned on, and we started to see a few penguins gathering down at the shore. When they form sufficiently large groups (more than 5), they begin their journey up the beach turning and running back to the water if they are spooked.

Turns out that this time of year is the perfect time to visit as the chicks have just left their nest, and you can see fluffy penguins wandering around calling out for their parents.

Other than penguins, the rest of the weekend was just spent relaxing. We did find this sign post (below) which really made me wonder exactly who creates the little cartoons as this guy must have been smoking something! I was tempted to venture close to the cliff edge to see exactly how accurate the depiction was, however the thought of having the to be airlifted to hospital didn’t quite appeal to me.

Check out more photos of our holiday here.