Getting Close to Smallest Penguins

We made our next stop at the Nobbies Ocean Discovery Centre. Overlooking Bass Strait, the Nobbies Centre is the home of the interactive Antarctic Journey, along with spectacular clifftop boardwalks and views to the Nobbies and Seal Rocks. Here we explored the boardwalks, from where, if the weather is right, you can see the explosive blowhole in action.

We enjoyed the views out over the Nobbies Rock formations and beyond to Seal Rocks, home of Australia's largest fur seal colony. We got to see the smallest penguins in their little houses and under the boardwalk, staying out of the elements, as it was an overcast and cool day by the time we got to Phillip Island area.

There is free entry to the boardwalks, cafe and gift shop, as well as the interpretive display on penguin conservation on Phillip Island at the entrance to the Antarctic Journey paid attraction.

For more images from our photo stop, see our Nobbies and Seal Rock photo album.

We'll talk more about our first day in Melbourne in another post.  For more images, see our Shutterfly Photo Page.
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Go West Phillip Island

We pre-booked an all day tour with Go West Tours for our second day in Melbourne.  It was their very popular Phillip Island Penguin Parade Small Group Eco Tour From Melbourne.

This all day tour features the following highlights:

• Local hotel pickup in air-conditioned van
• A visit to the famous Brighton Beach boxes 
• A guided tour at the award-winning Moonlit Sanctuary Wildlife Conservation Park 
• Meet a wide range of Australian animals including koalas, wombats, dingoes & many more
• Hand feed kangaroos, wallabies and pademelons 
• View the spectacular “Conservation In Action” wildlife show 
• Visit Point Grant to view the Nobbies and Seal Rock 
• Stroll the coastal boardwalks to enjoy amazing panoramic views 
• The amazing Phillip Island Penguin Parade 
• General Viewing seats at the Penguin Parade – upgrades available at extra cost 
• Time to explore the award-winning visitor centre 
• Friendly and informative driver / guide 
• Return transfers in air-conditioned comfort 
• Complimentary onboard wifi throughout your journey

Go West Tours photo album

Due to construction at our hotel, our pickup point was just down the street at Holiday Inn Melbourne on Flinders, 575 Flinders Lane (meet at Flinders Lane entry) at 11:45 AM. 

We got there a little early and our driver was there right on time.   He had picked up a couple guests already and from here we made additional hotel stops around town before heading to our first stop.

We got back to our starting point around midnight.  We'll look at each of the stops in more detail.  We'd highly recommend this tour and tour company if you ever visit Melbourne.

We'll talk more about our first day in Melbourne in another post.  For more images, see our Shutterfly Photo Page. Hopefully, you've followed us live on our social media channels as well.  Don't worry if you didn't, as our anchor post will tie everything together for you.  Just click the image (left) to our diary post.

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Journey Through Sea Life Melbourne

SEA LIFE Melbourne Aquarium

SEA LIFE Melbourne 

Conservation Core

 Our vision is of a world where our oceans are healthy, properly protected and full of diverse life. 

We want all visitors to our aquarium to love the oceans and the creatures that live in them as much as we do. By sharing their beauty, we want to inspire you to help us protect them for generations to come.

When we planned our visit to Melbourne, we looked for attractions near our hotel and discovered SEA Life Aquarium.  As lovers of cruising, we have a similar philosophy as they do about conservation.  We want to be assured that future generations will be able to enjoy the sea as much as we have.  In fact, we have been members of our local Shedd Aquarium for over 25 years.  Our membership helps to support their conservation and education programs.

Initially we thought about purchasing advanced tickets online, but since we didn't know exactly when we were would arrive, we decided to just walk over to the aquarium and pay onsite.   It turns out that they had a senior discount there which was slightly less than the advance online purchase.

By now we were hungry, so we had a quick lunch and then started exploring the aquarium.   There are several zones for you to explore.  If you have followed us for awhile, you know my love for penguins.  I'll embed a video we took while we were enjoying the Gentoo and King Penguins.  We've posted several other videos on our YouTube Channel as well.  We hope you enjoy visiting the aquarium virtually.





 PHOTOS & VIDEOS

SEA Life Melbourne Aquarium

Graceful Rays SEA Life Aquarium Melbourne (MP4)

Ocean Kingdom SEA Life Aquarium Melbourne (MP4)

Oceanarium - Tales of the Sea (MP4)

Sea Horse Pier (MP4)

Leafy Seadragon (MP4)

Coral Atol - Moray Eel & Lionfish (MP4)

Jellies SEA Life Aquarium (MP4)

Penguin Playground SEA Life Aquarium (MP4)

We'll talk more about our first day in Melbourne in another post.  For more images, see our Shutterfly Photo Page. Hopefully, you've followed us live on our social media channels as well.  Don't worry if you didn't, as our anchor post will tie everything together for you.  Just click the image (left) to our diary post.

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Where is Chris - Penguin Parade

Today is World Penguin Day.  If you've been following our blog for some time, you know that penguins are my favorite.  We've had the good fortune of seeing penguins in many destinations. Here is one of our favorite locations. Can you guess where we are?

How many different species of penguins can you name?  #KeepTheKidsEngaged.

We hope you are enjoying this series of  "Where is Chris" posts.  We'd love your feedback on our social media.

Where is Chris?

Here is today's post: See if you can guess where I am. 

As promised, we've updated yesterday's post, Where is Chris - Giant Trees, with the answer to the puzzle.  Revisit that post and just scroll over the image to reveal the answer.  You can also click on the link below the picture to read more.    

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If you can't wait for tomorrow for the answer, you can take my quiz in my Instagram story.

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