CK was the designated driver today, as it was the most winding section of the Great Ocean Road with lots of hairpin bends. As a passenger she feared she would leave her stomach behind at the first bend, so much preferred to drive! We spent the morning driving along the spectacular, but dangerous, Shipwreck Coast which featured arches, gorges, blowholes and the famous 12 Apostles (at least there were 12 originally but now down to 8!) Stopped at Princetown for lunch - cute little place consisting of not muc
h more than a General Store, Post Office & Cafe (all in one building!) and a Tavern! Then it was on to Cape Otway for some koala spotting! Did we see any? Not even one! Undeterred we had a quick pit stop at the beautiful Apollo Bay and then drove a little further along to Kennett River where at last we saw some Koalas! Yippee! Hard to see unless you know where to look, as they sit very high up in the trees on what looks like the most precarious of branches!
Our patience was rewarded though when we saw a mother and baby koala high up in a tree. Ahh! So cute! CK managed to get a fabul
ous photo of them! Kennett River was also Parrot City! We got swooped upon as soon as we arrived and as you can see by the photos - a couple of them got quite intimate with us! Satisfied that we could finally tick the "Saw koalas in the wild" box, we headed off to the Coachman Inn in Lorne for our last overnight stop on the road! We have already checked out a fab place for
brekky tomorrow morning so, having only had crisps for our tea tonight, we will go to bed dreaming of scrambled eggs and bacon - Mmmm!
(JK for the K Team)
CK was the designated driver today, as it was the most winding section of the Great Ocean Road with lots of hairpin bends. As a passenger she feared she would leave her stomach behind at the first bend, so much preferred to drive! We spent the morning driving along the spectacular, but dangerous, Shipwreck Coast which featured arches, gorges, blowholes and the famous 12 Apostles (at least there were 12 originally but now down to 8!) Stopped at Princetown for lunch - cute little place consisting of not muc
h more than a General Store, Post Office & Cafe (all in one building!) and a Tavern! Then it was on to Cape Otway for some koala spotting! Did we see any? Not even one! Undeterred we had a quick pit stop at the beautiful Apollo Bay and then drove a little further along to Kennett River where at last we saw some Koalas! Yippee! Hard to see unless you know where to look, as they sit very high up in the trees on what looks like the most precarious of branches!
Our patience was rewarded though when we saw a mother and baby koala high up in a tree. Ahh! So cute! CK managed to get a fabul
ous photo of them! Kennett River was also Parrot City! We got swooped upon as soon as we arrived and as you can see by the photos - a couple of them got quite intimate with us! Satisfied that we could finally tick the "Saw koalas in the wild" box, we headed off to the Coachman Inn in Lorne for our last overnight stop on the road! We have already checked out a fab place for 
brekky tomorrow morning so, having only had crisps for our tea tonight, we will go to bed dreaming of scrambled eggs and bacon - Mmmm! (JK for the K Team)
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