12 Apostles and a Rain Forest Walk

Yesterday we got up and continued our way down the great ocean road.  As we left Apollo Bay the road took us further inland with only occasional glimpses of the ocean.  We did stopped along the way and took a quick rain forest walk which was very cool.  The trees were ginormous and everything was very green.

After our little hike we headed on down the road.  We came across a sign at a cross road telling us of a winery only 27 K away.  So we took the side road hoping to do a little wine tasting.  Well after a little drive through farm country we found the winery to be closed.  Since this is their fall many wineries seem to be closed.  We really aren’t in wine country yet, so we still hope to get the chance for some tasting later in our trip.

We headed back to the Great Ocean Road and ended up at the 12 apostles.  These are some amazing rock formations out in the ocean.  Lare towers of limestone that haven’t eroded away yet.

A little ways down the road from here we came across “London Bridge” which definitely has fallen down.  Rumor has it there used to be a viewing station out on it.  A group of tourists had just walked out there when the land bridge collapsed behind them.  They needed to be rescued off by helicopter.  Needless to say there is no longer a look out station on there.

After our coast line viewing we hopped back on the Great Ocean Road and ended up here in Warnambool which is also on the coast.  We walked down by the water at sunset.  It is really amazing to see how clear the water is.

We are now heading back on the road.  I think we’ll be heading to Portland from here.  Here’s hoping we can find a decent internet connection when we arrive there.  😉