We went to the Otway mountain range and did a treetop tour of the rainforest - it was one of my finest moments as I do suffer from vertigo but I didn't want to miss out
Did I go the extra mile and climb up that tower?
Yes, I did, but couldn't wait to get back down
as it was swaying quite a bit
I also went on this cantelever which really
freaked me out - it was really swaying badly,
or was that me?
The sounds of the rain forest
Some birds that we also saw...........
On the way home we found a tree with not one but three koalas in it
Can you spot them?
In the afternoon we were so excited that we had sunshine, we dashed to the beach to try out the sea - I went in up to my knees. Michelle managed to go as far as her waist. The current was quite strong and neither of us fancied our chances at a total submersion. Half an hour later we were back in the cabin - it was far too cold!
Putting a brave face on it - and proof that we tried!
On Tuesday we left Apollo Bay and headed for the 12 Apostles - the holy grail of the Great Ocean Road - only there are just 8 of them left!
Not far away we spotted another site called the Loch Ard Gorge - named after a large clipper ship that beached there in 1878. Only 2 out 54 passengers survived
We then moved on to London Bridge!
Followed by the Grotto
and then the Bay of Islands - yes, the Aussies pinch Kiwi names as well as British ones. I must say this part was far more impressive than the 12 (8) Apostles - sorry!
We headed to Port Fairy for the night. On the way we stopped off at the Tower Hill Crater which is an extinct volcano.
The crater
The next day we left for Nelson and the Princess Margaret Rose Caves. On our way, via Cape Bridgewater, I spotted a koala walking alongside the road. By the time we had stopped and turned round he was up a tree, we also came across many birds on our travels
Cape Bridgewater
We got to the caves by boat that went along the Glenelg river - a delightful 3 1/2 hour return journey
'Weekenders'
Musk Duck
This made me laugh - this musk duck tried to
get away from our boat and it can't fly!
The captain of the boat kept throwing slices of
white bread to the ducks - they loved it
The caves, named after our Queen's sister were spectacular
That is tree roots coming down
There were stalactites and stalagmites but
these little beauties which are very rare,
are called helictites
3 comments:
Swaying structures, at height, with a wind blowing?? Rather you than me!
Pelicans, ibis, egrets and parrots and musk ducks! (my new favourite duck)
Were those caves deep? And were you guided through them? The structures are beautiful.
I think the guide said that the tree roots were 17.5 meters long so I assume thats how deep we were
Jesus. So high. Well done you. Brave. Nice beach. Love the Koala up a tree video. X
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