The Great Ocean Road (151 miles) was built between 1919-1932 and marks the worlds largest war memorial! It was a great source of needed income for the returned soldiers through the great depression and has since become a major tourist destination. The road goes along the coast for hours.
In the spring, the blue whales can be seen migrating in pods, often with babies! In addition, The Great Whites are often migrating to Africa...Great whites prefer the colder water, hence Victoria being a great place for them (southern part of Australia). The waves here are a very famous place for professional surfers to practice. With the wrong conditions you would easily die! We came on a calm day and I was shocked with how big they were.
Taking a little Koala detour (this is in the WILD)--I spotted 5!
Some scenic shots along the road. The pictures do not do the swells justice, they were HUGE!
Making a stop over at the National Park for the tree top walk! The trees in the rain forest were GIANT and the ferns were about the size of a truck. We are hoisted about half way up the trees here
What we had hoped would be a day trip...ended up in being a weekend trip. We had an emergency bathroom break about every 20 minutes, Olivia vomited three times in the back of the rental car. It was the road trip I promised myself I would NEVER put my kids through (When we got to the 12 apostles it was dark. We stayed overnight and in the morning we had the worst weather ever! The winds were a grade 3 cyclone (without the cyclone). We saw the 12 apostles first thing in the morning and went straight home!
The 12 apostles, on the Great Ocean Road, in Victoria Australia!
3 comments:
Pretty amazing pictures; and, of course a pretty amazing family. We love you sll so much, and always look forward to your blog up-date. Cannot believe the little ones are growing up so fast, and they are all soooo beautiful. The ocean looks so inviting, sure wish we were there. Thanks for the ocean drive; it was great!
You guys are so good to get out and see oz! The twelve apostles looked incredible! It is so beautiful there! I can't wait to see you soon! You look great by the way!
Holy cow that looks amazing. I love that you guys go to so many great places and do fun things!
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