{"id":365,"date":"2009-10-18T18:50:43","date_gmt":"2009-10-18T18:50:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/globaladventurestravel.com\/?p=365"},"modified":"2013-10-16T18:54:19","modified_gmt":"2013-10-16T18:54:19","slug":"october-18-2009-phillip-island-australia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/globaladventurestravel.com\/?p=365","title":{"rendered":"October 18, 2009   Phillip Island, Australia"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We picked up our campervan and drove to Phillip Island. The drive was gorgeous \u2013 lots of green hills, sheep, cows, ocean, and of course, rain. My husband was nervous about driving on the wrong side of the road on the wrong side of the car, but he was great.<\/p>\n<p>Phillip Island is about 2 hours south of Melbourne. We\u2019re here to see the MotoGP race and we\u2019re going to camp at the track. It\u2019s freezing\u2013 50 degrees, rainy, and windy! There\u2019s mud everywhere. At least our campervan has a heater. We\u2019re surrounded by Australians and New Zealanders who love to talk, laugh, and drink beer.<\/p>\n<p>We went to the Koala Conservation Centre and it was amazing! We saw several koalas eating, sleeping, and one even had a baby with her. As we were walking through the park, we saw a kangaroo with a joey in her pouch. Now we need to see a crocodile, a dingo, and a wombat and we\u2019ll be set!<\/p>\n<p>Phillip Island is famous for its Penguin Parade. Fairy Penguins hunt in the ocean all day and come back to their nests at sunset. We sat on the beach tonight and watched the penguins walk past. It was freezing, but worth it.<\/p>\n<p>I had to take a breathalyzer at a police checkpoint while driving. I\u2019ve had more contact with the police on this trip than I have in my whole life.<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 710px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Phillip-Island1\" alt=\"Phillip-Island1\" src=\"https:\/\/globaladventurestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/Phillip-Island1.jpg\" width=\"700\" height=\"525\" \/><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Our Campervan at Phillip Island&#8217;s MotoGP track<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 535px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Phillip-Island2\" alt=\"Phillip-Island2\" src=\"https:\/\/globaladventurestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/Phillip-Island2.jpg\" width=\"525\" height=\"700\" \/><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Koala Conservation Centre<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 710px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Phillip-Island3\" alt=\"Phillip-Island3\" src=\"https:\/\/globaladventurestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/Phillip-Island3.jpg\" width=\"700\" height=\"525\" \/><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mother and Joey<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 710px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Phillip-Island4\" alt=\"Phillip-Island4\" src=\"https:\/\/globaladventurestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/Phillip-Island4.jpg\" width=\"700\" height=\"525\" \/><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Phillip Island &#8211; don&#8217;t let the gorgeous view fool you &#8211; it&#8217;s freezing!<\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We picked up our campervan and drove to Phillip Island. The drive was gorgeous \u2013 lots of green hills, sheep, cows, ocean, and of course, rain. My husband was nervous about driving on the wrong side of the road on the wrong side of the car, but he was great. 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