(Arrgh - falling behind again! Time for some more quick updates.)
We left Apollo Bay to drive to Port Fairy via the Triplet Falls in the Great Otway National Park and the famous limestone rock formations on the Great Ocean road – there were a number we could have stopped at but we went for the Twelve Apostles and the Gibson Steps (which are right next to each other).
It was a particularly cool and rainy day which didn't detract from the gorgeous walk through the giant mountain ashes to the (quite) small falls. The huge trees and the giant ferns were the real attraction on the hike - and it was interesting to learn about the history of logging in the area.
Back on the Great Ocean Road, the Gibson Steps gets you down onto the beach to see some of the rock formations up close and gave a bit of respite from the hundreds of tourists flocking to see the 12 Apostles. The Great Ocean Road is such a popular tourist attraction (particularly with the Chinese tourists it would seem, who arrive by the coachload). The 12 Apostles reminded us of the Hopewell rocks down in the Bay of Fundy, although there wasn't the same urgency to get up off the sand when the tide was coming in.
We left Apollo Bay to drive to Port Fairy via the Triplet Falls in the Great Otway National Park and the famous limestone rock formations on the Great Ocean road – there were a number we could have stopped at but we went for the Twelve Apostles and the Gibson Steps (which are right next to each other).
It was a particularly cool and rainy day which didn't detract from the gorgeous walk through the giant mountain ashes to the (quite) small falls. The huge trees and the giant ferns were the real attraction on the hike - and it was interesting to learn about the history of logging in the area.
Back on the Great Ocean Road, the Gibson Steps gets you down onto the beach to see some of the rock formations up close and gave a bit of respite from the hundreds of tourists flocking to see the 12 Apostles. The Great Ocean Road is such a popular tourist attraction (particularly with the Chinese tourists it would seem, who arrive by the coachload). The 12 Apostles reminded us of the Hopewell rocks down in the Bay of Fundy, although there wasn't the same urgency to get up off the sand when the tide was coming in.
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| Giant mountain ash |
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| One of the Triplet Falls |
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| Gibson Steps |
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