Monday, October 20, 2008

October 18th, Drive Left in Australia

We left Melbourne today. We drove through Geelong into Anglesea where we met two more of my mates from Utah, Tristan and Millie. It was equally as good to see them. We had lunch and then headed out again.

We stopped by Bell's Beach, which is the most famous surfing beach in Australia. Then we headed onto the Great Ocean Road.

On our way, we stopped at a trail to hike back and see a cool waterfall. The road was winding around the cliff edges all along the ocean. It was incredible. Towards the end of the day I spotted a koala high in a tree above the road. We stopped to take some pictures and realized they were everywhere! I guess it's pretty big because most everyone I know has never seen a koala in the wild!

We stayed the night at Otway NP. On our way in, we saw about 30 more koalas. We even saw a mama koala, with a baby on its back, get in a fight with another one. Again, National Geographic.

We went back, way off the main road, through a closed gate and onto a beach, where we set up camp and stayed the night. It was called Blanket Bay and it was such a good spot. I hope to make it back there again.

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