WILD AUSTRALIA WITH RAY MEARS - EP. 05

Ray takes the Great Ocean Road along the Antarctic facing coast of Australia ? the longest South facing coastline in the world. He starts in Port Philp Bay the entrance to Melbourne Harbour where for the first time he sees a strange marine creature ? the weedy sea dragon ? a relative of the sea horse. He also swims with a unique species of dolphin ? the Burrunan Dolphins.Crossing the Bay he heads off down the longest War Memorial in the world ? the Great Ocean Road and meets 93 year old Doug Stirling who remembers the world war 1 veterans building the road.Ray visits the Penguin Colony on Middle Island where guard dogs protect the penguins from foxes and he watches the night time return of the penguins after a day spent at sea fishing.He takes to the seas and discovers the creatures of the deep waters ? albatross, balls of krill and a pod of fast moving common dolphins.