A Canadin in Australia - thirty days. Day 23 - The Nobbies, Red Rocks, Oswin Roberts Reserve, Forrest Caves (again) and The Colonnades.

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My first full day at Phillip Island. Lots to do. First stop was The Nobbies - two large rocks at the eastern end of the island - Big Nobbie and Little Nobbie. There is a very nice boardwalk which takes you around the area to a number of observation points. The coastal views were of course quite nice. Both Nobbies stand out. There is also a Blowhole in the area as well as Seal Rocks, home to thousands of Australian seals. Saw a few beaches before visiting Red Rocks. I was underwhelmed here. Litterally, a few few rocks in the sand. The site had nothing on PEI. Ya wanna see red rocks, that's the place to go. Early afternoon, I visited Oswin Roberts Reserve for a quick stroll through the area. Was feeling lazy so I did the shortest route. I revisited Forrest Caves and unfortunately the tide was still not cooperating for full access. There is a lovely beach there so time was not wasted. My last stop was The Colonnades, where purportedly one sees columns of basalt. I saw lots of basalt rocks but few actual columns. Was slightly disappointing as I was expecting something more majestic. Again, there was a beautiful beach, so I spent an hour or so looking for the "columns". I did see some interesting rocks so all in all a pleasant stroll along the beach.

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Photos

The start of my day
Enjoying my Flat White now

The Colinnades
Is this a column of basalt?

Comments

[Carole Magnan]

Realy the end of the island, after that you are in the ocean!

[Carole Magnan]

very windy and no seal in the area!! too bad because they are interesting to see.

[Carole Magnan]

I like this one, good contrast sand and rocks, looks like îles-de-la-Madeleine

[Carole Magnan]

very strange to see those rocks 'cimented' together

[Carole Magnan]

beautifull