Twelve Apostles Motel & Country Retreat Port Campbell

... as he had got stopped earlier by an officious 5-0/policeman who was breath-testing everyone who drove by. Would never be able to get away with that in the UK as surely there must be probable cause in order to pull someone over&#8230; He&#8217;s not having much luck with the rossers on this trip!)<br><br>Did three loads of washing and drying this evening as the cottage has its own laundry! A fantastic place to stay, wish we were here ...

Well sort of. Most of the coastline that comprises the Great Ocean Road is made up of dramatic cliffs and pebbly bluffs, but there are some great stretches along the way, like the beach we stayed at during our long weekend.<br><br>We arrived at lunchtime on Friday expecting it to be packed with people given that it is a long weekend, but strangely, there were loads of spots still open at the National Park camping ground at ...

... and finally, the sun came beating down just in time for us to witness the most incredible, scenic drive you could ever imagine. The Great Ocean Road follows the coast line for hours and hours of pleasurable, beautiful windy roads. Every time you go around the next bend or corner, you have no idea what awaits you and you find yourself gasping in awe at the amazing scenery whether it be the cliffs, rocks or just the bluest water ever imaginable, it really does ...

... beach with some guy's dog that was just patiently waiting for him to come in. Eventually he came in boogie board style on his surfboard and whistled for the dog. The dog ran perfectly to where the guy came in from the surf, grabbed his ankle leash from his board and lead him back to his car to go home. Very cool. Definitely made me miss the weiner dogs. Next we headed west along the coast to hit a few beach towns. Reminded me a bit of home.. hitting beach ...

... saves lives. Moved by the heroics of the story I decided to change the dangerously bald front left tire of the 300. Feeling sexy with the new tire the 300 was ready to test out the new shoe. Onward HOOOOOOOOOEEE!!!!!!!! But first a picnic of tuna sandwiches and crackers and some shopping for pink and brown flipflops. Now seriously ready for action the 300 took us on the scenic route to the Grampion National Park. We arrived after dark excited for more adventures that await tomorrow.

... photo. Still the various rock formations are pretty and we've just done our 2nd thousand kilometers in the van. We went paddling with the platypusses last night (and as it turned out this morning). We were denied on Kangaroo Island in our attempt to see them so drove up to Lake Elizabeth, which was formed in 1952 when they had a landslide after too much rain ...

... it gets cold in the day!) but its on a great little reserve with an estuary at the back of the site which within a couple of feet runs into the sea. On our first wander around the town in the search of food (what a surprise) we were greeted by an almost movie image of 2 kids surfing under the incredibly small pier as the sun was still setting magnificently behind them so all we could make out was the silhouettes. Classic. That's not the wind you can hear dear, that's the sea.

I am now totally sorted on the work front - I now have 2 part time jobs! One is working a mixture of daytime shifts (when the Deli is more of a cafe) and evening shifts (when it's more of a restaurant) as a general waitress/cashier/barista-type person. The other is cleaning a motel on the mornings when I am not working at the Deli. So together I have the hours of a full-time job but the variety ...

... the only ones on the beach, and very few others were in the water. Jess was paranoid that some weird Australian bug/fish/plant was going to "get" them while they were there. It didn't help that there were plants floating and many small fish visible in the water. She also felt her arms getting all tingly and thought a jelly or something got her, but she realized after she had been reading with her arms in the air to cover her face from the sun. The blood was ...