Melbourne - Road Trip to the Twelve Apostles

Friday was the day we embarked along the infamous Great Ocean Road trip to make the pilgrimage to the Twelve Apostles - a full day required for this one – just brings home just how vast Australia is! The drive took pretty much the entire day with two boys keeping us entertained the whole way by their various hyperactive sing songs (pushing us to near breaking point). 


It has to be said that the trip was a scenic one packed full of coffee and  photo pit stops enroute. All was quite at the back and we thought the boys’ hyperactivity had finally burnt out when we heard a little yelp from our eagle eyed eldest “Koala” so we turned around and went to investigate. Low and behold on the opposite side of the road, hidden high in a tree amongst the leaves was a little koala having a little snooze. 

Koala

(Pub quiz fact – koalas sleep 22 hours of the day). 

Have to say, hats off to him for spotting it in the first place! So after a little photo shoot we pressed onwards. Unfortunately for the koala, a few tour coaches pulled over to see what we were looking at, so by the time we left the crowds were beginning to build marking an abrupt end to his nap.

Koala aside we also saw many Australian birds and lizards to add to our list...

Australian Magpie

Australian Top Notch Pigeon (or referred to my my boys as the Cockadoodle haired pigeon)

Despite being a long drive we saw managed to fit in a number of little stretch legs stops enroute…

Bells beach made famous where Patrick Swayze and Keanu Reeves shared a moment when filming Point Break.

Stunning scenic view sat Teddy's Lookout...

...and another one at Cape Patton...

... a short walk to Erskine Falls...

.... not forgetting the all important Australian kangaroo sign...

... finally arriving at the Twelve Apostles. 

The Twelve Apostles were amazing, I totally fell in love with them. We arrived just before sunset, so perfect timing. Not really sure what to expect, there was a walkway which lead us along the cliff edge to various viewing hot spots in which to admire the apostles… humongous tall masses of rock standing still amongst the waves crashing against them… with the sun getting lower in the sky I can’t put my finger on it but there was something magical being there – beautiful.

We then made a quick pizza pitstop before making the long 'doge the wambat' drive back to Melbourne. A full on day, but so worth it!