The Great Ocean Road

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I'm in Adelaide now, but more on that when I've caught you up on all the other stuff.

So The Great Ocean Road took me from Melbourne along (ironically enough) The Great Ocean Road, which ends at a very scenic landmark called the 12 Apostles. The road was built to provide work for returning soldiers and dedicated as a Memorial to those killed in WW1




And, as it was a day trip we stopped off to see some sights along the way, one of the first was a caravan park which is home to some local wildlife. . .






The easiest way to find a Koala . . . . look for a group of people with cameras, if they are surrounding a tree, then that's a good place to start. Also listen carefully for excited squeals (of tourists, not Koala's)


Some beachy ones along the way, twas a bit misty



Along the way we stopped off to see, what our guide called 'a little pocket of rainforest and i quite liked it so am stealing it. He also told us stories about the jumping spiders, which apparently we didn't need to be scared off due to the snakes that would eat them, but then he did warn us about the crocs would have eaten the snakes that ate the spiders. . . and then laughed and sent us into the forest. The one thing they do have mind you, is carnivorous snails. (No, really!)

Its really hard to show just how tall the tree's are!!




About 10 mins away from our end destination, 12 Apostles is Loch Ard Gorge which is named after the ship Loch Ard which shipwrecked on Muttonbird Island on 1st June 1878 near the on of its three-month journey from England to Melbourne. Of the the fifty-one passengers and crew, only two survived: Tom Pearce, a ship's apprentice, and Eva Carmichael, an Irishwoman immigrating with her family. The Fact that the weather was not bright an sunny did nothing to diminish the beauty and only added to the atmosphere of the story.




The 12 Apostles The Twelve Apostles were originally named the 'Sow and Piglets'. Located near Loch Ard Gorge, the Sow was Muttonbird Island, with the piglets being the smaller surrounding rocks. Apparently the 12 piglets weren't enticing quite as enticing to the tourists. Don't know why though, I'd be intrigued to go see the 12 piglets, however Apostles does sound slight more dramatic. They are quite astonishing, large structures of rock just off the coast, amazing from both high and low views






Well that was a Ramble and a half, but thanks for listening

More soon

Louise