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December 28, 2021
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Day 1
Tuesday, December 28, 2021 at 1:59 PM
☀️ 22 °C
Altitude: 90 m
Australia Winchelsea -38.242328, 143.99102838°14’32” S 143°59’28” E
Winchelsea & Apollo Bay
December 28, 2021 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 22 °C
Stopped off at Winchelsea before giving Ace a run on the beach at Apollo Bay.
We then drove to Cape Otway where Jen had booked a remote cabin for a couple of nights.
Only wildlife we saw was a koala who decided to inhabit a tree close to the cabin and occasionally remind us of his presence with a growl.Read more
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Day 3
Thursday, December 30, 2021 at 1:05 PM
⛅ 23 °C
Altitude: 144 m
Australia Wild Dog Creek -38.721375, 143.67887838°43’17” S 143°40’44” E
Forrest
December 30, 2021 in Australia ⋅ ⛅ 23 °C
It seems that I lost interest in taking photos here :( as I only captured two both on the drive up.
We met with Steigs and Mandy and enjoyed lunch with them at the Forrest brewery where I enjoyed a favorite dish of mine chicken karage which is fried chicken done in a Japanese style.
Steigs wanted me to take a photo of him in his Aston Martin which I did and you can just see it…with a beautiful shot of Apollo Bay in the background.
Glorious day.Read more
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Day 3
Thursday, December 30, 2021 at 4:07 PM
☀️ 26 °C
Altitude: 288 m
Australia Otway Ranges -38.668397, 143.58013838°40’6” S 143°34’48” E
Beech Forest & Redwood Trees
December 30, 2021 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 26 °C
We travelled to see the Californian Redwood trees at the behest of Steigs and glad we did as they are such an amazing tree…so straight and tall.
I have included some extra information below:

Redwoods of the Otway Ranges is a small sheltered grove of Coast Redwoods, Sequoia sempervirens, about 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) south of Beech Forest in the Otway Ranges in southwestern Victoria.

The trees, known by some as Californian Redwoods, were one of many conifer species planted experimentally at different locations in what was to become the fledgling Aire Valley Plantation.

The trees, planted in 1936 by the Forests Commission Victoria, were initially slow to establish but have thrived and grown to a height of over 60 metres (200 ft). Measurements in 2004 show the trees have the potential to reach as tall as their Californian counterparts if left undisturbed from bushfire, pests and disease, or trampling by tourism.Read more
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Day 4
Friday, December 31, 2021 at 10:26 AM
☀️ 26 °C
Altitude: 25 m
Australia Glenaire -38.782197, 143.42756738°46’56” S 143°25’39” E
Pre Johanna
December 31, 2021 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 26 °C
Some beautiful vistas on our drive toward Warrnambool.
The great ocean road walk passes through this area…which got Jen and I thinking about doing it ourselves someday.
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Day 4
Friday, December 31, 2021 at 11:38 AM
⛅ 34 °C
Altitude: 10 m
Australia Kensington Station -37.792519, 144.93141237°47’33” S 144°55’53” E
Port Campbell
December 31, 2021 in Australia ⋅ ⛅ 34 °C
We arrived in Port Campbell on a stunning day…32 celsius and no clouds in the sky.
Port Campbell would have to be one of the most picturesque places and a beach that is pristine and perfect for developing a love of the beach and safety.
One aspect of this beach that I did not understand was the presence of a surfing break that exists just outside the mouth of the small bay that comprises the beach.

The port and the town are named after Captain Alexander Campbell, a whaler and colonist of the Port Fairy region.

The town was settled in the 1870s, with the first wharf being built in 1880. Port Campbell Post Office opened on 19 March 1874. It was renamed Port Campbell West in 1881 when a new Port Campbell office opened near the wharf. There were hopes of a rail connection when the Timboon line opened in 1892 but the state government vetoed the idea in 1916.

The town became a centre of infamy in 1970 when the bodies of a family from Melbourne were discovered in a car that had fallen over a cliff, see Crawford family murder

The town used to be the centre of a football competition known as the Port Campbell Football Association that operated from 1927, it reformed after WWII as the Heytesbury Football League and ran until 1991.Read more
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Day 6
Sunday, January 2, 2022 at 2:07 PM
⛅ 19 °C
Altitude: 38 m
Australia Hopkins River -38.385158, 142.50345538°23’7” S 142°30’12” E
Beauchamp Falls
January 2, 2022 in Australia ⋅ ⛅ 19 °C
We walked into Beauchamp Falls with Ace which was fun and worth the effort at the end when you see the falls.
This area is in the middle of a coup of forest trees that are regularly harvested for timber so driving in was quite an experience as we had to pass through quite a few hectares of cleared forest 🌳 before arriving at the campsite and the walk to the falls.Read more
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Day 7
Monday, January 3, 2022 at 9:40 AM
⛅ 16 °C
Altitude: 16 m
Australia Lake Pertobe -38.386142, 142.47877538°23’10” S 142°28’44” E
Warrnambool
January 3, 2022 in Australia ⋅ ⛅ 16 °C
We spent sometime at Warrnambool which is a coastal regional town.
Probably the highlight was coming across a Macaw 🦜 that one of the locals had as a pet and understanding more about the habits of these magnificent birds.
As you might imagine they require an extraordinary amount of time and care for them to be happy and healthy as a pet.

The name "Warrnambool" originated from Mount Warrnambool, a scoria cone volcano 25 kilometres northeast of the town. Warrnambool (or Warrnoobul) was the title of both the volcano and the clan of Aboriginal Australian people who lived there. In the local language, the prefix Warnn- designated home or hut, while the meaning of the suffix -ambool is now unknown. William Fowler Pickering, the colonial government surveyor who in 1845 was tasked with the initial planning of the township, chose to name the town Warrnambool. The traditional Indigenous owners of the land today are the Dhauwurd Wurrung people, also known as the Gunditjmara.Read more
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Day 10
Thursday, January 6, 2022 at 1:06 PM
⛅ 22 °C
Altitude: 7 m
Australia Port Fairy -38.382105, 142.23997538°22’56” S 142°14’24” E
Port Fairy
January 6, 2022 in Australia ⋅ ⛅ 22 °C
Pretty limited photos of Port Fairy due to weather and also prevailing mood :(
Also some photos of surrounding town…name escapes me.
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Trip end
January 10, 2022