Left Apollo Bay early and did a short walk at Maits Rest where we found the rare and carnivorous Otway Black Snail whilst walking along the rainforest boardwalk. We drove to the lighthouse at Cape Otway (the oldest in Australia) but the highlight was the many koalas along the road. Further along the GOR we stopped at the 12 Apostles, Loch Ard Gorge, Bay of Islands, Port Campbell, Tower Hill (a volcanic crater turned nature reserve – lots of emus, skink, lizards). Went for a swim at the beach in Port Fairy to wake ourselves up – fun bodysurfing waves but not worth hiring a surfboard.
We drove inland to Grampians, only just managing to avoid a suicidal black wallaby which jumped in front of us on the highway! Louise wants a special mention to go to the cake we had on the way – it was a yellow shortbread pastry thing with apple inside and icing on top. We’re staying at another great YHA at Halls Gap – very similar to the one at Apollo Bay. They even have chickens to provide us with free eggs in the morning :-)
We went for a glass of wine at a local bar and saw hundreds of kangaroos about – mostly munching the grass off the cricket pitch.
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