Awesome weekend...

This weekend our hosts took us to the Yarra Valley and to Phillip Island.  The Yarra Valley is northeast of Melbourne and is well known for wineries.  The landscape was beautiful.  I didn't take any pictures cause it rained on us the whole time, but this is pretty much what it looks like.

Such a beautiful place.

That night we headed south to Phillip Island to watch the Penguins come in from the ocean.  They only come to shore at sunset.  They were so cute!!  The come to the surface in groups and you watch as they struggle a bit to get out of the water and then waddle up to the shore.  They have bench seating and lights for you to watch the Penguins, but sadly, you are not allowed to take pictures of them.  On the back side of the stair seating is their habitat and you can watch them all waddle to their homes.  It was one of the cutest things I've ever seen.  And since I wasn't able to take a picture of them, they look like this:

Soooooo cute!!!!  This is a map of where they live.

Lori and I are headed out in the morning to Ayers Rock.  Super excited!!!  Mebourne has been fun, but I'm excited to see even more of Australia.