Laurence and Henry's Big Adventure: November 2010

So between Adelaide and Melbourne along the southern coast of Australia picturesque the Limestone Coast and the dramatic coastline of the Australian Bight. So in order to take this in we once again rented a car and headed down the highway on yet another road trip.

Southern coast of picturesque the Limestone Coast

Along the Southern Ocean the Limestone Coast has magnificent coastal scenery, amazing beaches and abundant wildlife; we saw an echidna in the wild. Here we stopped along the way at the Pelican Sanctuary of the Coroong National Park, the pink lakes of Meningie and the endless sand beaches of Kingston. We then stopped the town of Robe with its picture perfect harbour and small resort town atmosphere. We made a pit stop at the Woakwine Trench, a engineering feat done by one determined farmer in the 1930s to drain is swamp land from water so it could be fared. We finally arrived at Beachport, probably one of the most beautiful small towns I have ever visited in this great country, with wonderful sand dunes, quiet beaches, dramatic coastline and friendly people, we stayed for the day.

Amazing roadside flowers

Environmentalist would have a heyday now

This is how the field looks now

From there we headed inland a bit to Mount Gambier, a city in the centre of the logging forests of the area. Here we took in the Unmpherston Sinkhole, a formal garden in the centre of a natural sinkhole created by the limestone caves in the area.

Unmpherston Sinkhole

But our main objective on this part of the journey was to experience the sights of the world famous Great Ocean Road. This amazing stretch of roadway gives you the most dramatic views of a coastline anywhere in this country. The incredible formations are along coastline are a result of the limestone in the area that is being deteriorated by the sea water, creating wonderful islands and caves. We stopped along the roadway at many of the key formations from the unique shape of the Grotto, to the one remaining arch of the London Bridge to the islands in the Bay of Martyrs. Each stop had its own unique features and Laurence was taking pictures nonstop. And our final stop was the famous Twelve Apostles jetting out from the dramatic coastline. Here pictures are better than me describing it.