Flag Inn Southern Ocean Port Campbell

... to picturesque Apollo Bay. We stopped here for a rest and let the kids splash in the surf in their clothes (since we forgot swimsuits) while Mom and Dad simply relaxed and took in the amazing Aussie scenery. One of the highlights of this trip was actually seeing Koalas in the wild! As we came around a bend we spied 2 active Koalas up in a tree on the side of the road, busily munching on Eucalyptus leaves in their precarious seats up on ...

... whale spotting, saw 2 whales and their calves only couple of hunderead meters from the shore was really good. then we headed in land to drive therought the grampian mountains, stopped for lunch and then headed to halls gap, went to see the mckensie falls and saw some kangaroos hoping around. then drove back to melbourne for the night. <br>

... and at the mercy of the bus schedule, and even though I was having a good time, it was nice to move on and finally start seriously on my way to Adelaide. The bus stopped at a couple more sites along the way. One was called London Bridge (apparently they like that name) and the other was Bay of Islands. The both looked similar to what we had seen the past few days so we didn't spend a lot of time at them.

... Regenfront vom Meer hereingaloppieren. Wir haben es zwar noch bis zum ersten Aussichtspunkt geschafft, aber für mehr als ein Foto und ein sehr stürmiges Video war keine Zeit, und auf dem Rückweg sind wir schon pitschnass geworden. Zum Trost gab es dafür im Motel Tee und ein Stück Kuchen. It had rained last night, so we took it easy this morning and had breakfast at a nice coffee-shop in Port Fairy, before starting the drive on the Great Ocean Road. This was initially mainly ...

... Buffs Bistro, with all its arty pictures of ample ladies in the buff!! The road turns inland for a while through Otway National Park so we took a detour to see Cape Otway Lightstation and came across a bunch of cars parked by the roadway, so stopped to be nosey and found the trees above us full of koalas. What excitement - Our first encounter with Australia's cuddliest creature!! The Lighthouse wanted $20 each to be seen so we skipped that ...

... Walking along the deserted Wreck Beach I rolled up my trousers and braved a paddle in the freezing waves to get a closer view of the rusting anchors on the shore and peer into rockpools, then we amused ourselves making 'lizard man' shadows on the sand. (Mick, we were missing you again so we tried to change the sign to 'Mick Beach' - have a couple of pints and look at the photo and you'll figure it out!) Ah, isn't it great being on holiday?!

... has been totally amazing, and certainly will stay with us for the rest of our days. From cable riding through a rainforest to skydiving, from cruising around Sydney Harbour to Camel Riding on the beach, many would say life doesn't get much better than this!! And they'd be right! So the intermission is now over, please return to your seats Ladies &amp; Gentlemen - and lets get on with the show!! Lets go make a few more memories..... J &amp; L xoxo

... from here we{re back on the grinding wheel of tourism. Had a leisurely walk round &amp; down the jetty/boat bay which was quite idyllic in itself. From here we went to Crofts Cove and onto the Bay of Martyrs - so called because of the Aborigines who were herded off the cliff by the European Settlers. Ironically the idea was spurred by the aborigines themselves as it was a technique they used in order to hunt for food. Briefly visited Peterborough Head after being ...

Phew didn't bring enough sun tan lotion, weather has been constantly fine. Since leaving Adelaide we stopped off at Mt Gambier, visited The Blue Lake and Crater Lakes, and a place called "The Sinkhole". This is a naturally formed shaft. In the early 1900's the owner created a garden around the lake at the bottom of the shaft. This was then opened to the public. The reason for this long explanation is that at dusk we visited the gardens ...

... all our stuff up, amazed that our night of "sleep" had flown by so fast (and with so few zzz's). We headed to the check-in area, paid the NZ airport fee of $25 each, then checked in with JetStar, not Qantas, but apparently they are affiliated but we didn't get the movie screens in the headrest like we were looking forward to. But it proved to work out ok, since the movies didn't distract us from our sleeping. TJ jammed into his seat (they had little to no leg room ...