Sisters Beach

 

The temperature had climbed considerably by the time we arrived back at Sisters Beach. What better to do with the back end of the afternoon than go to the beach. Harry & I set about trying to dam the creek that empties out onto Sisters Beach.

The project was a bit ambitious & we eventually gave up and went for a swim.

As the sun started to release it's grip on the day, the animals started to appear in the forest around the house (above).

Initially, the birds were getting busy visiting the numorous Kangaroo Paws, including the Eurasian Honey Eaters (above).

This Cuckoo Shrike (above) was busy looking for seeds on the ground.

As the temperature dropped further, the Pademelons started to come out of hiding including this mother & her joey.

Right on dusk, a family of Green Rosellas were flitting between the taller trees.

The animals even found their way inside the house. This little forest scorpion was found in Harry's bed!

The Town of Penguin

 

The drive from Devenport to Sisters Beach didn't have much of interest other than the route running along the coast from village to village.

We were seemingly hopping from small coastal town to town. Our lunch stop was in the town of Penguin. There is a healthy penguin population that have nests along the local coastline. The towns folk have almost everything penguin themed. Statues (above), street furniture (below),...

Even rubbish bins.

Mysteriously, we didn't see any real penguins.

We eventually reached Sisters Beach late in the afternoon. By then, the temperature was in the high 30s! We had a quick drive around to get the lie of the land. ending up at Rocky Point (below).

The heat was too much, so it was swim time at Sisters Beach. Lost of people were swimming the the stream, but we thought better of it and made the effort to traverse the wide beach and swim in Bass Straight instead. There was just enough of a wave to teach Harry some of the basics of body surfing.