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We turned up on the Great Ocean Road (GOR) to discover that it was pretty much mist. Exsquisite, wreathing mist, but mist nevertheless...
That was sunset the day we arrived at the 12 Apostles. The day we drove like loons to reach the 12 Apostles because we wanted the sunset view.
Oops.
I wrote very briefly about Port Campbell where we stayed that night, but we doubled back to the 12 Apostles the next day and it was a bit better. Atmospheric rather than obscured.
So, those are various pictures from along the Great Ocean Rd - lots of water, sandstone, steps down to beaches and other things. Beautiful landscape and just that touch eerie in the mornings. It got sunnier in the afternoon as we travelled along.
Second night on the GOR, we stayed in Koroit, at a place that had been the old bank, but had since been beautifully done up as an Airbnb with a lovely garden out the back.
Koroit was otherwise undescriptive save for the meal we had at a local restaurant, which was pretty nicely put together.
And the last night before Adelaide we stopped in Mt Gambier, which has this incredible Blue Lake - yes, it really is that colour quite naturally.
They claim that they don't know why it turns that colour blue. Apparently from around March to September, it's grey, and then something happens in the warmer months that make it turn blue. I don't recall them ruling out biological, but the water there is also the town's water supply, so it can't be too biologically dangerous.
There was also the Umpherston Sinkhole which originally was bought by this ultra-wealthy guy in the 1800s, who did it up as a pleasure garden with a lake that you could actually sail on. The sinking water levels mean the lake isn't more than a pond anymore, and most of the surrounding land was purchased by the South Australian timber companies, so there's the constant roar of machinery in the background, but...it's pretty stunning.
Timberyard in the background:
Every now and then we took a detour somewhere to see what was there. Although we gave up on the Otway Lighthouse when I realised it was 32km off-track. Nope. Nope. Nope.
This 'attraction' was simply labelled 'Granites'. Three granite boulders sitting in the sand off sandstone coasts. Why were they there? We don't know (although Google could probably tell us).
And then we reached Adelaide on the 14th Feb.
That was sunset the day we arrived at the 12 Apostles. The day we drove like loons to reach the 12 Apostles because we wanted the sunset view.
Oops.
I wrote very briefly about Port Campbell where we stayed that night, but we doubled back to the 12 Apostles the next day and it was a bit better. Atmospheric rather than obscured.
So, those are various pictures from along the Great Ocean Rd - lots of water, sandstone, steps down to beaches and other things. Beautiful landscape and just that touch eerie in the mornings. It got sunnier in the afternoon as we travelled along.
Second night on the GOR, we stayed in Koroit, at a place that had been the old bank, but had since been beautifully done up as an Airbnb with a lovely garden out the back.
Koroit was otherwise undescriptive save for the meal we had at a local restaurant, which was pretty nicely put together.
And the last night before Adelaide we stopped in Mt Gambier, which has this incredible Blue Lake - yes, it really is that colour quite naturally.
They claim that they don't know why it turns that colour blue. Apparently from around March to September, it's grey, and then something happens in the warmer months that make it turn blue. I don't recall them ruling out biological, but the water there is also the town's water supply, so it can't be too biologically dangerous.
There was also the Umpherston Sinkhole which originally was bought by this ultra-wealthy guy in the 1800s, who did it up as a pleasure garden with a lake that you could actually sail on. The sinking water levels mean the lake isn't more than a pond anymore, and most of the surrounding land was purchased by the South Australian timber companies, so there's the constant roar of machinery in the background, but...it's pretty stunning.
Timberyard in the background:
Every now and then we took a detour somewhere to see what was there. Although we gave up on the Otway Lighthouse when I realised it was 32km off-track. Nope. Nope. Nope.
This 'attraction' was simply labelled 'Granites'. Three granite boulders sitting in the sand off sandstone coasts. Why were they there? We don't know (although Google could probably tell us).
And then we reached Adelaide on the 14th Feb.
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