A rain storm passed over the area during the evening and
overnight (we used our umbrella’s to walk to a restaurant), but by morning the
sun was bright and the sky clear. We are
off on a great day. The rugged coast
line of southern Australia continues to be interesting. We stopped at the Otway Lighthouse, and Johanna
Beach. We drove on some very off-the-main-route roads! Beautiful remote country
side!
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| Coastal Hills near Apollo Bay |
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| Almost looks like "A Man From Snowy River" House |
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| Eucalyptus Trees |
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| Coast near Otway Lighthouse |
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| Otway Lighthouse |
And then we found a spot where koala’s were in the trees!! We were told they were likely in this certain
area, so we began looking for lumps in the tree tops. Sure enough, we first spotted one that was
sleeping, then another and then one that was awake. In the end we spotted 6 koala in the wild at
this spot along the road. It was
approximately noon, and by this time koalas are usually napping. That is what we found them doing. They were in the ‘Y’ of a tree branch curled
in a ball, sleeping away! It was
exciting!
We stopped at every interesting point along the Great Ocean
road, hiking to almost every lookout point.
The 12 Apostle formations, the Arch formation, the London Bridge
formation, and finally the Grotto formation - these were a few of the interesting
formations we saw today just off the rugged southern coast of Australia.
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| Johana Beach |
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| Farmstead along a Remote Road |
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| Remote Road - No one else around |
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| 12 Apostle Rock Formation |
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| 12 Apostle Rock formation |
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| Loc-Ard Gorge |
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| The Arch |
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| London Bridge - Connection to mainland fell in 1990 |
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| The Grotto |
We were in some remote locations where there were very few
people, but at the 12 Apostles formations, half of Asia was there!! – busloads!!
For tonight we are in the town of Warrnambool. It was a great day viewing nature.
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