Portland to The 12 Apostles

Now in Victoria, we based ourselves at Warrnambool to explore the area from the 12 Apostles in the east to Portland/ Bridgewater in the west. We headed down early on the first day to the 12 Apostles because the weather was sunny in the morning but would deteriorate during the day. So glad we did because this part of the coastline - the Great Ocean Road - is really spectacular. It's rather clichè, but the photos don't do it justice. Check out the rather surprising photo/s of fishermen.

The next day we headed west to Portland and Bridgewater, where the protected bay had sets of small perfect waves that looked quite inviting (if it wasn't so cold). On the exposed side there were Blowholes and petrified forest which was quite interesting. It looks like tree trunks turned to rock, but it is actually hollow limestone pipes.

The final day we checked out the sights around Warrnambool. Tower Hill is like driving into a volcano - something different. Much smaller than the caldera we live near at home.

Our intention was to continue along the Great Ocean Road to Apollo Bay, but the weather for the next week is still windy, wet and cold, so we will bypass that for now and head inland to Ballarat - we'll see how that goes.Read more