Up betimes to check out of the "Marina View" (which a poster in the gentleman's facilities curiously described as being "a haven for the over 50's") and went shopping at the Aldi at Hastings. (There are no Aldi's in Tasmania so it is always an interesting experience to shop there.)
Having left Hastings we decided to head for Inverloch but about halfway there we changed our minds and decided to go to Cowes (on Phillip Island) where we had previously never been - and what an inspired choice it turned out to be!
Although Phillip Island is technically an island it can (like the Isle of Skye in Scotland) be reached by means of a bridge.
Drove to Ventnor, a small settlement on Phillip Island, west of Cowes and, rather by accident, saw the grave of an early settler who, having prepared a double barrelled shotgun for his guest gave the gun to his guest who then accidentally shot and killed his host.
For more information about this mildly fascinating event see:
https://www.phillipislandpoint.com.au/attractions/grossard-point/
We then made our way to the "Rusty Water Restaurant & Bar" for lunch and to wait to check in to our overnight accomm - The Phillip Island Park Lane Holiday Park. Having done so we made our way to the nearby Koala Conservation Reserve to observe a number of indolent koalas
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Over here in Blighty we know exactly where Ventnor is, and it’s SSE of Cowes 🤣
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