Theresa: The one HUGE downfall to the campervan is that there is no heating when the van is off, so we had a very cold night! I guess we won’t be sleeping in it again unless the weather warms up drastically!
We awoke before sun rise and went back to the Twelve Apostles. The morning fog was slowly rising off the rock stacks as the sun was coming up. It was again another beautiful sight and definitely worth getting up early to see. After the Twelve Apostles, we continued on the Great Ocean Road and stopped at several other rock stacks along the way. Since the movement of the current continues to erode the rocks away, it was interesting to see how some of the rocks have already changed. One stack called the London Bridge had already lost the “bridge” part of its stack.
On the road to the Grampians, we stopped in Warrnambool, a city known for whale sightings and the end of the Great Ocean Road. Warnambool had whale nursery where many whales would journey to every year to birth their calves undisrupted by ships which were not allowed in the area. Unfortunately, we did not get to see any whales. The migration season was just beginning.
Leaving the oceans, we headed north into the Grampian mountains. I was a little nervous driving because the roads were very curvy. Plus, there were signs warning drivers to be aware of kangaroos entering the road. Although we saw some kangaroos, they jumped across the road far ahead of us and gave me plenty of time to slow down. We got to Halls Gap (the city we were staying in the mountains) just before sunset. We hiked up to the Reed Lookout and got to watch the sun set over the mountains.
We awoke before sun rise and went back to the Twelve Apostles. The morning fog was slowly rising off the rock stacks as the sun was coming up. It was again another beautiful sight and definitely worth getting up early to see. After the Twelve Apostles, we continued on the Great Ocean Road and stopped at several other rock stacks along the way. Since the movement of the current continues to erode the rocks away, it was interesting to see how some of the rocks have already changed. One stack called the London Bridge had already lost the “bridge” part of its stack.On the road to the Grampians, we stopped in Warrnambool, a city known for whale sightings and the end of the Great Ocean Road. Warnambool had whale nursery where many whales would journey to every year to birth their calves undisrupted by ships which were not allowed in the area. Unfortunately, we did not get to see any whales. The migration season was just beginning.
Leaving the oceans, we headed north into the Grampian mountains. I was a little nervous driving because the roads were very curvy. Plus, there were signs warning drivers to be aware of kangaroos entering the road. Although we saw some kangaroos, they jumped across the road far ahead of us and gave me plenty of time to slow down. We got to Halls Gap (the city we were staying in the mountains) just before sunset. We hiked up to the Reed Lookout and got to watch the sun set over the mountains.
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