Pirates Bay

Before reaching Port Arthur, we thought a couple narrow necks of land that connect the nearly-island chunks of land to the mainland. One of these is at Eagle Neck on Pirates Bay Drive.

The view above is looking SSE and you can see the narrow rock called the Totem Pole. Unless I am mistaken (and this is always possible), this figures into the Australian Series The Kettering Incident (check it out on Amazon Prime).

Vaughan Springs

Just south of Castlemaine is the Digging National Heritage Park where much of the local gold was dug. It is a beautiful area with hills and bush.

Back to the Western Treatment Plant

Taking advantage of the key we put a deposit on, we made another trip to the Western Treatment Plant. Our first trip was interesting but seemed to be low on birds. We decided to check out the place earlier in the morning to see if the time of day was the reason. It seems to have been.

Western Treatment Plant

Our first outing in Melbourne was to the Western Treatment Plant (WTP) for a day of bird watching. Well, that was the plan, but it took some effort.

In the Yard at Ipswich

Over the back fence, the neighbors have some manderine (we call them tangerines) trees. These are producing fruit now and there's mandarines on the ground. A Kookaburra came by to sample the local cuisine.