A good nights sleep despite the wind and rain, the bedding was lovely and warm, unlike the chalet! Which to be fair warms up quickly once the fire is on. We had a pretty leisurely start to the morning, having. Wander and making breakfast. We were joined for Breakfast by several Cockatoos and some Australian Crow/magpies, who were pretty friendly and allowed us to hand them some food, they seemed quite fond of the cheese twist not so much the crusts of bread, fussy!
The weather looked a little mixed, with some blue skies and also clouds.
We headed off in the direction of Lorne and to check out Erskine Falls. On the way we stopped at Teddy’s Lookout to get a fantastic vista of the forest and the Ocean.
Erskine Falls were beautiful, falling from quite a height through the forest. There was a walkway and steps down, and I decided to go approx 3/4s of the way down, it was very steep, wet and slippy!
We then stopped in Lorne for a coffee and to get some WiFi (no wifi for over 12hrs and we were getting twitchy!!) Great little Coffee Shop, with a very Cute Barista!! We stayed long enough to update all of our social media, let people know we were still alive, then we set off again on The Great Ocean Road towards Apollo Bay. The drive was absolutely gorgeous! The Ocean was much wilder than the day before and the colours were stunning, we passed alongside rugged cliffs and then lush green fields. Apollo Bay is a beautiful town, right on the Ocean, with beaches and a lovely selection of shops and cafes. We had an obligatory rifle through the Opp Shop, Grantley found a very cool Diesel Jacket and 2 shirts for $17 Bargin….he was extremely chuffed. We picked up some provisions from the supermarket and set off again. The Great Ocean Road takes you inland at this point, through the Great Otway National Park, it’s very scenic but quite windy and twisty. I had offered to drive, which was fine until we got stuck behind some complete moron, who’s driving was atrocious. He was all over the place then breaking for no reason, slowing down, then speeding up at any overtaking spots…arse. I eventually managed to overtake approx 2ks before we arrived at our destination 😃😃
Our Accommodation for the next 2 nights is the cutest little Cottage, called ‘Whoop Whoop’ it has a stunning view across the valley and down to the sea. It’s also had a lovely little flock of sheep and lambs, some wonderful birds and an amazing starry sky.
We made dinner, sausages, tomatoes, avocado and bread! Played a couple of games of Snakes and Ladders then we all got a very early night.
Rebecca and I had set an alarm so that we could be up in time to,see the sunrise (7.06) unfortunately due to the low cloud and rain we saw naff all!! It did mean that we got to have a fab chilled morning, chatting and drinking tea. 😍
Our plan for today was to go and see the 12 Apostles, a series of large Sandstone and Limestone Cliffs that have been eroded over time by the wind, rain and the sea, to create these towering rock stacks. Then we were going on an Artisan Food Tour.
The 12 Apostles are magnificent, the colours in them are beautiful, the sea was pretty wild today as well which was great in one way not so good for us, as it meant, rain, strong winds and coldness. We are hoping to go back tomorrow first thing when the weather is better (fingers crossed)
After our damp visit we drove to Port Campbell for coffee and to warm up. Then we were off on our Artisan Food Tour, first stop a Cheesery!! Yes! It was great, some interesting cheeses, with a German origin (not a bit of cheddar to be seen! 😬) From here we drove to a small town called Timboon and their fabulous Timboon Railway Shed Distillery. Wow, fabulous. A Whiskey Distillery, so Grantley was very happy! I didn’t try the Whiskey, but instead I had some Lemoncella, Strawberry Schnapps, and a Coffee Cream..Yum! We then had a gorgeous lunch here, lots of sharing nibbles, which were delicious, my favourite were the Arancini Balls! After this, because clearly we needed more to eat! We stopped and had some local Ice Cream, Maple and Cinnamon for me, Raspberry & White Chocolate for Becca and Whiskey Cream (no surprise there) for Grantley. After this we got a little lost on our way to the next stop and drove 30ks to find our way back! Was it worth it?? Well it was a Fudge Shop, so I’d say Yes. 😂😂Our last stop was another Cheesery, some real crackers here, we bought a Garlic Havarti and a kind of Camembert. So tonight’s dinner is sorted.
We are now back in the cottage, watching the rain and listening to the wind howling round the cottage.
We have another early start tomorrow as our next accommodation is a fair drive away and we have stops to make, pictures to take, walks to walk and views to admire.
That’s all for now.
Xxxx
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Who doesnt want to stay at somewhere called whoop whoop.
Sounds amazing xx
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Sounds like my kind of tour!! It is just such a lovely experience to have with Rebecca and Grantley can not wait to hear the next adventure! Keep safe xx
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