Month: February 2026

The “Twelve” Apostles

Thursday morning we woke to clouds but no rain. We headed out for an area that was likely to get busy so we wanted a good start to the day. This was an area where we would see more dramatic action from the waves. This area is called The 12 Apostles. Originally there were 12 rock stacks, but over the years some have collapsed with the action of the winds and water.

Some of the apostles. The wind was even stronger today.
Quite the viewing platform over the rocks.
More apostles.
Called London Bridge, this rock was connected to the piece on the left edge of the picture at one time.
As we left the coast, we headed to some more hills.

Our stop for the night was yet another cabin with beautiful surroundings. They had some farm animals including alpacas and invited people to meet them at 8:30 each morning to feed them. It was our breakfast time so we passed on it, but Paul went out after we had arrived and got some nice pictures.

Lots of kangaroos
Indian Peafowl
Australian Wood Ducks
Alpaca

Friday was an uneventful drive to a beautiful B & B in a small town just south of Ballarat.

The Great Ocean Road

Tuesday morning we left to head to the ferry which we had decided to use to get to the Great Ocean Road instead of driving up through Melbourne. Paul really didn’t want to drive through the mess of roads in the city of over 5 million.

The ferry ran every hour and we arrived and was able to get on to the next ferry that was arriving soon.

Leaving Sorrento for the 45 minute boat ride.

We had a short drive on the other side to our stop for the night.

We ate a nice dinner of fresh salmon from the Tasmania Sea.

The next morning we began our journey along the Great Ocean Road. It was built by WWI veterans between 1919 and 1932 and is the world’s largest war memorial. It follows the ocean a great deal of its 243 km length. Wednesday we had beautiful weather for driving.

The start of the road
Some awesome cliffs.
We had some awesome waves!
Paul captured photos of some sulphur crested cockatoos at one of our stops.
Phenomenal wave action at Apollo Bay

We finished our day with about 45 minutes to go the end of the road. Once again we had full kitchen facilities so I took advantage and did some cooking ahead for the next days. Then I was able to freeze it since we wouldn’t need it for a day or two.

Tomorrow we’ll finish the road and head north.