Electrifying show at the Prom
For our last trip to Wilsons Promontory with friends Greg and Ann before we take the boat back to the Gippsland Lakes, the sailing was ordinary, but the light show at night was electrifying!
For our last trip to Wilsons Promontory with friends Greg and Ann before we take the boat back to the Gippsland Lakes, the sailing was ordinary, but the light show at night was electrifying!
About 140 km southeast of Melbourne is a renowned island we seldom visit. It might have once been a stand alone isle, but these days Phillip Island is firmly connected to mainland Australia by a 640 m concrete bridge. Its northern shores face the shallow waters of Western Port, and its southern side faces Bass…
One of the most distinctive ocean birds we are lucky enough to see as we sail through Bass Strait and the Southern Ocean is the Black-Browed Albatross (Thalassarche melanophrys). We always feel privileged to see these ocean travellers and one of the world’s largest seabirds. Having recently observed them, we felt compelled to make them…