Despite our reservations about more driving for the sake of driving we really did enjoy this road. The coastal scenery is beautiful as the road follows the coast around. Then as the road dips inland through the forest the scenery changes but is equally beautiful.
We had been told by several people to look out for Koalas as there were a lot in the area that you can see from the road. We didn’t see any, but we did see an echidna munching on some very angry looking ants (a physical description, not an emotional one – they looked angry before the echidna started trying to eat them)
Right when we got to the 12 Apostles and were contemplating getting out of the car to appreciate the scenery, big rain did come! So we drove on to the next town and had lunch and waited for the rain to pass.
The rain did pass, right until we were out viewing the 12 apostles and were as far away from any shelter as we could get! Then it poured. The camera bag had its rain coat on, Gem had Dunc’s rain coat on (which Dunc had generously donated) and Dunc, well Dunc got soaking wet!!
So our appreciation of this beautiful landmark, was, one might say, brief!
The drive back to Melbourne was very wet, which put a dampener (ha, I am funny) on the whole bat watching thing. But it did provide us with the perfect excuse to stay indoors while Jeff and Cecile went to their BBQ with two friends I like to call: Fish and Chips!!
