Rosebud, Victoria

Sunday February 19th, 2017 saw up early to avoid incoming rain while we packed up. We pulled out as the rain started to fall heavily. We headed back through Wonthaggi before heading Northwest around Western Port Bay. We then headed South on the Mornington Peninsula arriving at Rosebud around 11AM. We checked into the Rosebud Foreshore Reserve which is huge. Has several section stretching out for a number of kilometres along Port Phillip Bay. Luckily we arrived at the area that housed the office. I would recommend checking your location if you book prior to arriving.

The sites we got were a good size and backed onto the foreshore. Amenity blocks were located in each section but minimal size for the number of sites. Relatively clean so I'll give 3 Stars. There were a number of brightly coloured Shacks backing onto the water and Sandra got a flock of Swans flying by.

The girls did some washing once we got setup. After lunch we took a drive down to Sorrento along the coast. There are literally kilometres of caravan sites along the foreshore which are surprisingly still quite busy. We would hate to be here during holiday season. We took a quick drive thru historic Sorrento before heading out towards Point Nepean National Park. Sorrento was very busy and commercial and not someplace we will be looking to return to anytime soon. Point Nepean Park looked interesting but given it was cold, wet, and windy we really didn't get to enjoy much of it. We did find another version of the London Bridge however which was quite nice even with storm clouds in the background. We did a quick shop at Woolworths before returning to the caravan park.

Monday morning the weather was still not great. We spent most of the morning catching up with computer/housework. After lunch the sun was peaking out so we headed out to explore the Eastern coast of the Mornington Peninsula. We headed South through Boneo before arriving at Cape Schanck. We took in a few beach lookouts before heading out towards the lighthouse.

Once there we enjoyed an adventuresome walk down the boardwalk to Pulpit Rock. The wind was blowing a gale and we struggled not to get blown off into the ocean. It was a beautiful location and would have been wonderful on a warm, calm day. That being said we got some good laughs and enjoyed the sights.

From there we took a drive to Flinders where the countryside was rolling hills and large farmlands. Was definitely more to our liking than the commercial Port Phillips Bay coastline. We then cut North across the Peninsula through more rural areas to Arthur's Seat. This is a peak looking West over the Mornington Peninsula and Port Phillips Bay. There is a gondola service from here back down to the West coast. There was some good views from here but would have been freezing on the gondola as they were open and the wind was howling. We enjoyed a winding ride back down the hill before heading home to the caravans.