Ocean Grove Part 2

We have also done some driving sight seeing around the Bellarine Peninsula.  There are some really lovely little towns.  We were amazed to see "The Rip" at Point Lonsdale.  The point at which all water enters and leaves Port Phillip Bay and through which all ocean going vessels pass with the guidance of a Pilot.  The entrance to the bay is 3.05kms wide but has a navigable channel of only 300 meters!!  Queenscliff is a beautiful town with loads of gorgeous old buildings.  We also stopped at their very new and modern marina to watch the ferry come in and dock from up the top of the viewing tower, and we were interested to find out that Melbourne only looked like it was a stones throw away across the water from Portarlington when by road it was about two hours from there.

Another afternoon was spent at Barwon Heads on the beach / river bank.  E did some kayaking and T dug a hole deep enough to find water (with some help).  C was happy building sandcastle lighthouses, and the seagulls were happy eating our left over fish and chips!

Sunday saw us pack the kids on the train in Geelong to head into Melbourne for the day.  The kids were super excited about the train trip, even when we nearly missed it!!  When we arrived in Melbourne we took a walk to Federation Square before splitting up for lunch.  E and I headed off to find sushi and the boys all went to McDonalds.  We regrouped to share the special treat that I had sourced - Krispy Kreme Donuts!  Not long after R and T departed for their afternoon adventures - a trip to the MCG to watch an AFL football match.  E, C and I made our way to the nearest Target store to buy a pram as C was determined not to walk anywhere and is way too heavy to carry these days.  We then walked, walked and walked for hour after hour.  But we did see some pretty cool stuff.  We checked out street art, Bourke Street Mall, Federation Square for the Winter of Light Festival and display, walked along the Southbank Promenade for dinner, made it just in time to the Crown Plaza for the gas fire tower display.  Then walked back to Federation Square to meet R and T before all walking back along Southbank, watching the gas fire tower display again, and walking the rest of the way back to Southern Cross Station for our train back to Geelong.  It was a really long day, we didn't get home until 10.15pm, but we all enjoyed our respective activities a great deal.

We have now decided to turn left and head north for warmer weather, so will be leaving Ocean Grove on Thursday and heading for Beaudesert QLD.