A Week Along the Great Ocean Road No 2

we took a few different day trips from our little home in anglesea.

on the second day there we went out to appollo bay to visit one of narelle's old college friends and explore the town a bit. along the way there were stunning coastal views and numerous little seaside vacation towns that seem to be very similar other than the fact that the further away from melbourne you get the more charm they've retained.

we stopped for a washroom break and not two steps out of the car greg points out a koala streaking across the parking lot! it was screaming and moving at an incredible pace. i managed to get a shot of it just before it disappeared into the thick leaves. apparently i got extremely lucky as they sleep 20 hours a day.

apollo bay has a permanent population of under 2,000 that probably swells to five times that during peak season (this week). beatiful beach and lookout point that we hiked part way up to the top. there we were greeted with a rolling grassy hillside that gave us a panaramic view of the area.

two days after apollo bay narelle and i went to lorne (another seaside town along the great ocean road). we took a beatiful hike to a waterfall. it was very similar to a hike in bc but the vegetation was decidedly different. i have about 20 pictures of this place i could post but i'll limit myself to two.

another stop we made was at a golf course near anglesea. this golf course is inhabited by wild kangaroos from the surrounding hills. there were groups of them everywhere you looked. on the three holes that we checked out i probably saw close to 100. CRAZY! they'd let you get pretty close too.

as i look at the thermometer i notice that the outside temp is 44.1 and the indoor temp is 31.8. i'm sitting at the dining table with a fan blowing at my back. quite comfy actually. i'm just going to relax at home today as the high tomorrow is only 29. then it's finally time to explore melbourne. plus i over did it today with what i thought was going to be a pleasant jog at 10am. well lets just say that what i thought as going to be 20 mins was actually an hour with the temp rapidly rising in the middle of the arid hills.

until next time.