We drove along the Great Ocean Road from Torquay after a peaceful nights sleep and first stopped in Anglesea for a coffee at a very quaint coffee shop and popped into the very organised Tourist office. The helpful assistant directed us to the local golf course to view the resident kangaroos.
Off we trekked in our van (or as we now will refer to it - the car as our van lives in Spain!)
There were loads of 'roos - all merrily chewing up the pristeen golf course. In the UK I'm sure this would be frowned upon.
We pressed along the coast as the weather constantly changed between warm and drizzley. We have been informed that this is common for the state of Victoria, where you can expect four seasons in one day.
At Split Point we walked around the lighthouse and out onto the headland which revealed spectacular views along the coast in each direction. We then had a quick lunch using the free gas bbqs and our portable gas cookers.
Who needs the Hairy bikers when you've got Suz??
Our next port of call was Lorne, we decided not to stop until we got to the pier where we ventured out in gale force gusts of wind and then had to fight our way back to shore.
Lorne Pier
After Wye River Park we ventured up the hill at Kennett River above the Great Ocean Road to see if we could spot koalas. Paul bet me a drink if he found one first. I'm now out of pocket as a result, as within a few seconds of him finishing his sentence there was a large koala sat on a branch almost face to face with us in someone's front garden. ( This one's for you Mum!)
stoned, drunk... or simply tired
I think that our luck was in as we turned around and saw some kookaburras in a tree as well.
Kookaburra literally sat in an old Gum tree
We drove on through rainforest, after forest, after beautiful beach and came to a turning for Cape Otway lighthouse. It just so happened there was a free campsite off the road somewhere so as it was nearing the end of the day we opted to try and find it.
Koala in the road
The lighthouse from Round the Twist
Finding a supposedly sealed road and nearly running over a koala we stumbled upon a countryside rural campsite at Blanket Bay. After we had established it was free to stay, we set about dinner and I tried to make myself calm enough to get over the insects that came from the self composting toilet I had tried to use - sorry but I am high maintenance and animals coming from a toilet are not high on my list of luxurious!
It didn't matter though - the beach we were parked next to was spectacular. Deserted and immaculate, spotlessly clean, amazing colours, and a sea that smelled fantastic.
This was the Australia we came for.
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