What an amazing sight - hundreds of "Little Penguins" marching from the sea to the beach and listening for the little crys of their chicks so they could find their way (moms and dads both doing it) to their burrows and feed their young. They are precious - bright blue on their backs and white chests. They are tiny and afraid of light, so we are not allowed to take photos (don't worry Emily I was good and didn't take pictures this time) except that we could take some if they are simply sitting in their nests at a different site (hopefully it will show up). This trip took the whole day and in addition to the penguins (formerly called "Fairy Penguins"), we went to see the Botanical Gardens made to represent all of Australia, including the Outback which is all red, the beach, the Nobbies (beautiful and stark rocks along the beach edge), and the ever popular Chocolate Factory where we were even able to make our own chocolate design. Once again, I ate my way through this tour and will come home about 100 pounds heavier than I left (oh well). Tonight we will have dinner with Giles, a guy that I met on the 21 hour plane flight over here - he invited us over for dinner on the barbie.
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