We started at the most famous surf beach in Australia, Bells Beach. It’s surrounded my massive cliffs and looks very intimidating if that were to be the first place you learn how to surf! They hold the annual surf competition there and apparently the small town swells with people and the farms become populated with tents.
Passed the beach we saw about 30 wild kangaroos jumping around , we couldn’t stop for pictures because we were on a strict time schedule that had already gotten off to a late start. So although I don’t have a picture of a kangaroo, at least I saw a whole bunch in the wild of Australia.
The coastal drive was incredibly beautiful and everyone on the bus was in really good spirits, dispite the morning cold and windy weather. Our next stop was at a naturally inhabited Koala Park. They were hanging in the trees eating eucalyptus with no sort of captivity. It was really difficult to capture them in a picture because they were so high up in the trees. They looked so cuddly and cute!
Just off the main road on the drive was a beautiful rainforest called the Otway. We got out of the bus for a short walk around part of the Otway. I’ve never seen such beautiful trees before. It looked like some place where Big Foot lives. The smells and sounds in this rainforest were delightful and I would have loved to have seen more.
The main attraction was the 12 apostles. There are actually only about 8 left now but they are large parts of the cliff that got separated and stand alone on the beach. They are being demolished at at fast past due to the waves, rain and windy. The Australian government are thinking of replacing the missing ones with some sort of fake plastic modelling, so I feel lucky to have seen at least some of the real ones. Standing down on the sand and looking up at them was a magnificent way to view them.
Yes! we even saw a Koala!
It looks just beautiful! I want to visit there!
ReplyDeleteI really hope the Australian government don't put up fake apostles - that would be silly.