Saturday, December 22, 2012

Adelaide & The Great Ocean Road



Trying to catch up on blogs before Christmas, so please forgive this Readers Digest version.  Ok, here we go.  Thursday 22 Nov:  Adelaide.  I had a migraine so we didn't go out that night and see 8 Ball Aitken.  Bummer.
Friday 23:  Walk along the natural creek behind our Caravan Park, then off to the cricket.  I did a split shift and hung out with the fur girls at lunchtime in Keith's aircon.
Saturday 24:  Bus to the city, checked out Museum and I got a great haircut from Edward Scissorhand's oriental cousin.  (RIP Danny's folks mini foxie, Basil 15yrs!)
Sunday 25:  Fueled up in the oldest German town in Australia, Hahndorf, lunch at Meninge (gateway to the Coorong) and found a free camp in Kingston and a big lobster!  We went for a walk and found an antique shop and shed - was an old courthouse and police station.  The owner is a 5th generation blacksmith.  Lovely bloke and the next day he helped us out with a modified oil cap.  Ours was left somewhere...
Noice dinner that night at the local pub.
Monday 26:  Next was Robe for a cooked breakfast, a walk around Beachport and a great camp behind a sand dune at Southend.  We found men's clothes in the bin and Danny scored a fab corderoy coat and some fishing jackets.
Tuesday 27:  On the road to Mount Gambia and breakfast at the Blue Lakes.  A walk around Portland
and then onto a free camp at Fitzroy River Reserve.  Lots of rubbish around, so we didn't stay and instead went on to Port Fairy. 
The first caravan park had a $20 a night special and grass.  I like grass for the girls.  We went for a big walk via the waterfront to town and as usual, we got a bit lost following my directions...lots of cute, old stone buildings. 
Wednesday 28:  Walk into Port Fairy for some supplies, then later on to the very english Caledonian Pub.  The Automobile Club was having it's touring 80th anniversary vintage car rally, so we watched about 30 old beauties go by.  Dinner at the thai restaurant out the back courtyard so the dogs could join us!
Thursday 29:  Breakfast in Warranbool (it's big) and then it was time for my long awaited trip along...
THE GREAT OCEAN ROAD.  Lots of wonderous natural wonders, even if the 12 apostles are really only about 9 or 10 now...
We finished a great week at a free camp:  Johanna Beach Reserve.  Big, beautiful, rough seas. 













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