Melbourne to Port Campbell

Back to Melbourne!

A 'brief' stop in Sorrento

Fort Nepean

Lorne YHA!

The lorrikeets at Lorne YHA

Koala!!!!!

The 12 Apostles

The view from Loch Ard Gorge

The sunset whilst waiting for the fairy penguins!!

We waved goodbye to beautiful Tasmania and returned to Melbourne for a quick one night rest before the next leg of our trip. This time we were heading to Adelaide along the Great Ocean Road. Rather than heading West straight away we ventured South East onto the Mornington Peninsula. We stopped at a nice little town called Sorrento where we camped for the night (free!). The following morning after Nic managed to burn our breakfast (eggs and beans) we headed to Fort Nepean National Park, right on the edge of the peninsula. The beaches along the tip of the peninsula are extremely dangerous but very pretty. We explored the various gun emplacements and underground tunnels used to defend Melbourne and the harbour over the decades - eeire but very interesting!

We then caught the ferry West to Queenscliff and joined the Great Ocean Road. We made it to Lorne where we stayed at David's first ever YHA - though Nic thinks he was spoilt slightly what with the lorrikeets sitting on the balcony! The following day, we hit the road again and headed to Port Campbell. On the way we spotted koalas high up in the trees having a snooze and scratch! We also looked in on the 12 Apostles and Loch Ard Gorge, both were very impressive, very beautiful and very busy! In the evening we headed along the road a little further to London Bridge, another rock formation, in the hope of spotting some of the fairy penguins that lived here. We watched the sun set and waited for two hours as the temperature dropped. Were we successful we hear you ask? Well Nic spotted one making his way into the sea and David spotted one pottering around on the beach about an hour later. Let's be fair it could've been the same one......