Patrick and Lorna picked us up from our hotel at 9.30 and expertly navigated through the morning rush hour traffic towards our first destination. The viewing points at Arthur’s Seat can be reached by a cable car or by driving up a twisting road, we choose the latter. At the top we had some magnificent views of the bay.
The park contains some interesting Aboriginal sculptures...
... but unfortunately today no sign of any kangaroos, although they had left plenty of evidence on the grass of their existence.
Arthur’s Seat takes its name from the Edinburgh extinct volcano and not the large chair that tourists sit in when they visit.
After a quick cup of coffee we made our way back down the hill towards the ferry port of Sorrento, a pictureseque little town full of fishing boats and holiday cottages.
The ferry across the strait took around forty minutes during which a pod of dolphins played alongside the boat, unfortunately too quickly for a photo. We did however manage to capture these three.
Arriving at Queenscliff we parked the car and walked first to the Point Lonsdale pier....
....before climbing the cliff path towards the lighthouse.
At the end of the walk a good helping of flake and chips, a local fish from the shark family, was had by all. In fact for most of us the helping was far too big even though we had chosen the small portion.
Thank you Patrick for an excellent guided tour of a beautiful part of the country.
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