We spent today traveling the coast in search of local creatures. First stop – Raymond Island, where hundreds of Koala bears live in the wild. Seeing them is really neat – they watch you intently, but don’t move very much. Guess they’re too high on the Eucalyptus leaves… This guy was catching rays about thirty feet off the deck.

Watch your speed, mate.

Looking out from Raymond Island to 90 Mile Island, an enormous barrier reef.

Atop Mount Oberon in Wilsons Promontory, a huge and visually stunning park and preserve about a hundred miles southeast of Melbourne. We got skunked a bit with the weather on our climb, but all in all, it was a really nice afternoon and hike, with water all around us and wild, rugged lands extending to infinity.

Sun breaking through clouds after our descent. Too late to go back up and summit again…

The beach on the way back towards the coastal road.

A wombat grazing late afternoon in Wilsons Promontory. Very chilled – he did’t care that we walked right up to him. Don’t think he could run away too fast anyway.

Overall, a really nice day. Seeing animals in the wild that you’ve only seen in photographs is pretty special. Off to Sorrento tonight (English settlers must have been reminded of the Amalfi Coast when they landed there), then Melbourne tomorrow.