My first koala in the wild! We passed this little friend on our way through the town of Lorne on the Great Ocean Road. Laura had just promised anyone $3.00 if they made a viable koala sighting, and literally seconds later we saw a car pulled over on the side of the road and a woman was standing, looking up with her camera. It was too perfect.
After waking up from our first night of camping, we went on a short amble to Stevenson Falls. If it weren't for the exotic birds, giant tree ferns, and eucalypts, the Otway National Forest could have been Yosemite. The river that ran along the trail looked EXACTLY like the South Fork of the Tuolumne River, and at certain points along the way the air smelled like Mountain Misery (I could have sworn on multiple occasions that I even saw the kit-kit-dizze, but alas - not in Australia).
Miraculously, after a string of grey days, Saturday was HOT (33 C - about 96 F) so it was gorgeous for the 12 Apostles (of which there are only 9 or 10 remaining). They're gigantic rock stacks that used to be attached to the cliffs, but have been eroded over time by the water. They were stunning! Well worth the 300+ mile drive.
After the 12 Apostles, we drove to Johanna Beach to relax in the sun for a few hours. You can't tell in this picture, but this beach had probably THE biggest waves I have ever seen. Obviously nowhere near the waves you see in those extreme surfing documentaries, but these were massive. I mean absolutely humongous. The surfers were getting pounded. It was amazing.
My first koala in the wild! We passed this little friend on our way through the town of Lorne on the Great Ocean Road. Laura had just promised anyone $3.00 if they made a viable koala sighting, and literally seconds later we saw a car pulled over on the side of the road and a woman was standing, looking up with her camera. It was too perfect.
After waking up from our first night of camping, we went on a short amble to Stevenson Falls. If it weren't for the exotic birds, giant tree ferns, and eucalypts, the Otway National Forest could have been Yosemite. The river that ran along the trail looked EXACTLY like the South Fork of the Tuolumne River, and at certain points along the way the air smelled like Mountain Misery (I could have sworn on multiple occasions that I even saw the kit-kit-dizze, but alas - not in Australia).
Miraculously, after a string of grey days, Saturday was HOT (33 C - about 96 F) so it was gorgeous for the 12 Apostles (of which there are only 9 or 10 remaining). They're gigantic rock stacks that used to be attached to the cliffs, but have been eroded over time by the water. They were stunning! Well worth the 300+ mile drive.
After the 12 Apostles, we drove to Johanna Beach to relax in the sun for a few hours. You can't tell in this picture, but this beach had probably THE biggest waves I have ever seen. Obviously nowhere near the waves you see in those extreme surfing documentaries, but these were massive. I mean absolutely humongous. The surfers were getting pounded. It was amazing.
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