Comfort Inn Port Campbell

... Celsius, which is around 92 Fahrenheit. <br><br>So with a tank of gas (and a rental car since we don't trust the jalopy on long drives), cameras and video cams in hand we decided to head back down the "Great Ocean Road" to the gems of the journey..The Twelve Apostles. <br><br>To reach the Twelve Apostles, we retraced our earlier journey on the Great Ocean Road through Lorne and then continued on as the road meandered along the coast all the ...

... for the night in port campbell which is a tiny town but is close to the 12 apostles. after a good nights sleep we got up early and started a long days driving, 1st went to see the 12 apostles, although some hav now collapsed and u cant see them all, then saw london bridge, the arc and the grotto. then headed out to warrombool where we ...

... saw a short beaked echidna! He (she?) was so adorable sticking his snout in the dirt and sucking up the little ants. And, even more amazing, it didn't seem to care that we were there watching. That was very cool. Before leaving the next day I went for another short cliff hike right in Port Campbell, and I could see the 12 Apostles very far in the distance. But after being stuck in two towns with little cell phone ...

... abgelaufen, die immer wieder neue Aussichten boten, und waren auch ganz allein an einem tollen Strand. Kurz vor Port Campbell kam dann eine sensationelle Gesteinsformation nach der nächsten - Grotto, London Bridge und The Arch, bei denen wir fast immer allein waren und die wir ausgiebig genossen haben. In Port Campbell haben wir kurz in unser tolles riesiges Motelzimmer eingechecked und sind dann weiter Richtung 12 Aposteln gefahren. Hier sah man schon von weitem eine ...

... in the noonday sun (mad dogs and English ...) to see the falls. Again you could imagine they are magnificent when it has rained but were just a trickle for us! A deftly placed road sign took us to Teddy's Lookout for a spectacular view of the road ahead. No time to dally and we were off again, pausing briefly at Cape Patton Lookout, and arriving in Apollo Bay just in time to catch the last lunch order of delicious steaming seafood chowder ...

... with big frothy coffees and huge cakes (well MOST of us had huge cakes, anyway...!). From here the route to Melbourne passed along the famed Great Ocean Road and in the weather we had it was only gorgeous: fresh sea air, the smell of seaweed, gulls cawing above, light glittering on the water, dramatic cliff views, towering sea stacks and sand between my toes. It was reminiscent of the West Coast of Ireland, only it wasn't raining ...

... the 'happy breakfasting' group &amp; promptly throw up! Seriously though, all joking aside so far we've been having an incredible time &amp; achieving many of our hopes &amp; dreams for the trip. Unfortunately we haven't managed to have any spiritual ephanies on what to do with the rest of our lives upon our return....but then this is only the midway point, so who knows what can happen yet?? So far, many of the things we've seen &amp ...

... free tasting is going to get our interest &amp; who can resist cheese?! Hmmm the creamy goodness. Our first official sighting of the coast along here was down off the track a bit at Murname bay, Childers Cove &amp; Bettress Point. It seemed that these little stretches of coast are ignored by the more common tours but definitely worth the look. Offering us out}r first official sightings of worn rocks, huge waves and sandy beaches. From here its not too far to the Bay of ...

... drive back to Melbourne, we went up a small rise, and I saw a sign that said "Mount Moriac". I looked around, and seeing nothing but flat and some trees, I asked Pam where Mount Moriac was. She said "that was it; that little hill". They need to come see some of our mountains in Canada, then we'll talk about mountains, eh? :)

... us and pinned against us and the wall). So he didn't sleep too well, he was paranoid. On top of all that, they seemed to be having troubles with their fire alarm going off 3 times in the night! It was brutal enough before that started happening. It was really loud. Impossible to sleep through (I think that's the point), but ah well. We had set our watch alarm to get us up at 3:50am to make our way into the international departure area to check-in. We slowly ...