Puppy's South West Adventure

Ben dropped Pup and I back at camp while we went for a woolies run. Pup snoozed and I planned our stops for tomorrow, it's a pretty big day in the car, so we need to get moving early. I also found a Cable Tram we can go on in Portland and am hoping we can fit it in. We all ended up having an arvo snooze before getting ready for dinner. We booked in at Mount Gambier Hotel, hoping their outside area would be a little warmer, even though the rain has finally slowed down. We were a little early and still had the Cave Garden/Thugi on our list for Mount Gambier and it was right next to the pub. Another bizarre and amazing sinkhole in the middle of the city. Pup is allowed in this one so that was a nice bonus. Dinner was great, Ben got the duck and I got the chicken carbonara. They had little blankets and the heaters pumping, so that was really nice. A quick fuel up, then back to camp to pack as much as we can before tomorrow.Lue lisää

Today is a brown sign day and tomorrow will be similar if something catches our attention we'll stop off. The first stop was The Crags, we got pup out and went for a short wander to the lookout. The coastline is similar to what we saw on the Great Ocean Road 6 years ago (so my google maps tells me). We pulled into Port Fairy not long later, we had a bit of a wander around and found the Star of the West pub for a feed, schitty and fish and chips. Had a look around at battery hill and the beach, and we think this would be another good spot to stay. Another quick stop at Tower Hill lookout, where there were 2 emus just walking next to the road, as you do. We didn't realise how big Warrnambool was, took forever to get through the city and it wasn't like it was traffic holding us up. Kept cruising through to the western end of the Great Ocean Road, stopping at many spots along the way. People were irritating us, walking 5 in a line across a pathway or taking forever to take their photos while people waited patiently. Get your photos, I absolutely get that, but honestly, some people were taking their sweet time and clearly had no consideration for others who are trying to do the same. At the bay of Islands, an older lady dropped her sunnies over the viewpoint, and there was a cliff to stand on, she carried on a bit so her husband went around the fence to get them, stumbling along. Now when I say older, they seemed to get around as confidently as someone who could probably do with a walking stick, if that makes sense? Anyway, he got the sunnies and struggled to climb back over. Then she had a good laugh with her friend about how he retrieved her old, $25 sunnies for her. Could've easily fallen off the edge, but no worries 🤦‍♀️ We stopped off at most lookouts along the way, taking turns with Pup staying in the car, he was very comfortable and not overly concerned. We also saw 2 echidna, one shuffling next to the road and another in a bush, that was exciting! Our last stop before our campsite was The Twelve Apostles. Stunning as always and still super busy considering it was getting quite late. It looks like a cantilever viewing platform is being built, good idea to give more space and options for the many visitors.Lue lisää