And we're on the move again, but this time our mode of transport is the more pedestrian and user friendly automobile. We're traveling down the Great Ocean Road with friends Hugh and Jo after spending a couple of nights at their home en route to a few days of exploration of Kangaroo Island.
After a few hours of driving through rural Australia to get to the coast, passing through farm and ranch land that is unbelievably and uncharacteristically green and lush, we hit the Ocean Road just a couple of kilometers from a coastal formation known as the Twelve Apostles, great spires of rock thrusting out of the ocean. But now it is really more like Eleven Apostles because one of them just recently succumbed to the ravishment of the waves. Like pretty much all of our earth, it is an evolving, living landscape.
This is actually not part of the Twelve/Eleven Apostles but a bit further along the coast. But I'm putting it here because I just posted it as my new homepage photo.
The Apostles area looks pretty similar and was just as interesting to photograph.
Our gracious hosts and guides, Hugh and Jo.
As you can see, the cliffs/bluffs at the ocean's edge are quite high and steep. And, as mentioned, the whole thing is still a very active and dynamic environment. Which led to the sign below being prominently posted.
No polite, carefully worded warnings or subtle requests for the Ozzies. They don't mince words.
I'm trying not to over do it and some would say, "You've seen one Apostle, you've seen 'em all." But I think you can get different feelings for the same place by looking at it from different perspectives. So, a couple more shots. Actually, the day was hardly ideal for taking pictures and I'm pretty happy with how well they come out despite the grey, cold, wet and windy conditions.
From there, we continued down the coast and finally reached our destination for the night, a little coastal town called Port Fairy. We are comfortably billeted in what claims to be the oldest inn of the area is proving to be a wonderfully cozy haven on a blustery night.
Another day of promise tomorrow in all regards but the weather. Shower chances are slightly diminished, but the wind and cool will persist. After several years of serious drought conditions, no one here is complaining about the rain and the area is looking great.
So beautiful. Reminds me a little of the western US coast line. Thank You!
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