Half Moon Bay

Today we spotted a koala in the wild doing what they do best... sleeping! We left our hotel in Apollo Bay, heading for our next stop, an AirB&B in Jan Juc, near Torquay, which is at the end of the Great Ocean Road. One of our stops was at a place called Kafe Koala, which we thought would just be a cafe with some koala pics on the wall. Turns out there was a trail which, they told us, may have 🐨 in trees. We were lucky enough to spot one high up in the tree, sleeping. I was able to zoom in enough with my Nikon to allow us to determine that it was, indeed, a koala. It just looked like a blob with the naked eye. Friendly ducks were lounging around on the Koala trail. They look like green winged teal, only bigger. Maybe some of my hunting buddies can ID this one. Many twists & turns on today’s drive, as well, & mostly along the ocean. We read where the building of the road was commissioned to provide employment for soldiers returning home from WW1, and that no blasting was used because many vets had PTSD, & couldn’t tolerate loud noises. Therefore much of the work was completed with an axe & shovel. We drove through a number of surfing villages, including Skenes Creek, Kennett River, Wye River, Lorne, Aireys Inlet, & Anglesea. It was a much cooler & overcast day today. The local shop keepers complained that many of the days this summer were much like today. The surfers definitely need wetsuits here!Read more