Amaroo Park, Phillip Island

I'm on Phillip Island, staying in the Amaroo Park YHA, based in an old English homestead in Cowes, the main town of the island. The computer keyboard and mouse are driving me crazy, so I don't now how much I will manage to write. I realize that I've still not [...]

I wrote another couple of paragraphs after the above, only to find that it was suddenly deleted - the mouse decided to select and delete.

So, to continue (this is getting expensive!) I realise I've not completed the blog about the Great Ocean Road and Tower Hill Reserve. Also, whilst watching the penguins earlier this evening I thought of the turtle hatchlings at Mon Repos. Did I ever write about that? I know I put down lots of turtle facts, gleaned from the exhibition centre on the first night I went along, when the tour was cancelled due to adverse weather conditions. But I don't think I ever wrote about the actual experience, because it was too late to blog when I got back to Bundy that night, then the following day was the final bit of the diving course, after which I got on a bus up to Agnes Water and Town of 1770 (and the still-remembered hell of Cool Bananas!)

Only 6 days now until I go to Thailand, and meet up with Paul. I'm missing him quite a lot - in fact more and more of late. I do feel like I'm hanging around now. There's an 'end of holiday' feeling in the air, partly due to the sudden change in season here - partly the weather and partly the ending of daylight savings time. When I remarked (half in jest) to Mark yesterday that it felt like time to move on to warmer climes, he said I was a 'fair weather friend' (are you reading this Mark?) Too right! I've been aware of the onset of the familiar symptoms of S.A.D. thes past few days: I feel very drowsy and keep wanting to sleep; I've also been craving carbohydrates.

This computer is driving me mad, so I'll stop for now.

Off to Wilson's Promontory tomorrow.