The Great Ocean Road has been on our bucket list for some
time now. In fact I think it was the
first thing to go on the bucket list. Tonight
I can tick it of as well and truly done and dusted. Today on a bright sunny CALM cloudless day we
toured up and down the Great Ocean Road calling into all its nooks and crannies and did every single look out there
is to do. Some look outs we share with just
three other cars , some we had to
ourselves and others we shared with busloads of Asian Tourists all colourfully dressed armed with their
phones , camera’s and selfie sticks. In
fact at the Twelve Apostles we found ourselves ducking and weaving in amongst all the camera gear and
selfie sticks. It is a bit hard to
appreciate an Iconic Australia natural wonder with so many people. I would much rather it be just us Red
Elephants. We took a packed lunch but to
my amazement no picnic tables where supplied on route. We sat and had our lunch at a park bench on a
viewing platform in Princetown overlooking a wetland.
The coastline is absolutely amazing, sheer rock faces
dropping straight down into the ocean below.
The colours in the rock are something to see. Sometimes we were able to walk down stairs to
beaches below and walk along the beaches and sometimes we just took in the
views from above. It made us all realize
what a big old ocean is out there going as far as the eye could see to the end
of the horizon. The colour of the water
was a beautiful sparkling turquoise. We
all thought it was funny how the colour of the sea/ocean water is different
where ever you are on the coastline. Why
is that so? Do you know?
I must tell you about
the road. It is single lane each way
windy and hilly. Sometimes it hugs the
coastline and you find yourself looking out for whales and Shipping boats. Sometimes it goes through temperate rainforest
with the tall tall trees and lovely big ferns that I would never be able to
grow. Other times we pass the lushest greenest
hilliest paddocks you ever did see. With
healthy looking cows and sheep sitting down taking in the view from their
paddock as they have had their fill of tender grass. I do not think they know how lucky they
are. Other times along the Great Ocean
Road you find yourself looking with terror at a bus that has cut the corner and
is intending to wipe out all Red Elephants at once and send Willow the Caravan
hurtling over the precipice to swim with the whales.
WAIT. I must tell you
about our park we are staying in. It is
opposite the beach the Red Elephants go
to sleep and wake up to the sound of waves rolling in. Much preferable to the wind. We
have wild King Parrots that swoop down to join us for every meal. Eating outside is news in itself up till now
it has been to cold and windy to eat outside.
Tonight I had one Parrot help me cook dinner he sat on my hand while I turned the meatballs in the frypan. At nightfall we have Jack the Kookaburra come
to say goodnight. His like Prime
Possum. That is not all!! In the tree across from us is a Koala, soccer
boy has named him Kevin!! He pops up and
down the tree between snoozes and contemplates changing trees. He is not alone; Sporty Red Elephant has
counted nine koalas in total including a baby Joey on his mothers back. Is that not awesome?
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