Days 14-17



Days 14 -17 – Port Fairy



Koala!

Emma getting a close up look

Whale watching and very cold

We have thoroughly enjoyed out stay in this coastal town. It is picturesque where ever you go. I was previously known as Belfast and it gives the impression that the real Belfast would look very similar. The town is surrounded by farms and stone fences and small Irish pubs in surrounding towns. You can easily see whales frolicking and playing close to shore along the coastal. The Big 4 caravan park has been very rewarding. The girls had a couple of visits to the heated pool and played table tennis for ages. The staff have been extremely kind and generous with us, given free DVD’s to watch and free activities to keep the girls entertained when it rained and they even cooked everyone at the park free pancakes for breakfast on Sunday! Port Fairy is 30 minutes from Warnambool which we also visited. The weather was the worst on that day and really made it hard to go anywhere. But we still got to see it and watch the wild ocean. On the way there we stopped at Tower Hill and climbed to the top, a very steep walk, on the way we saw a lot of wallabies. We then stopped at the Worn Gundidj Visitor Centre, which had koalas walking around and climbing eucalypts, rabbits and many emus which were a highlight for Emma, our resident animal lover. In between it all the girls have enjoyed milkshakes and lollies and hot chocolates, all the good things small towns have to offer. We even attended the local Saturday market here which had the best macaroons and other treats and trinkets. Yum!

 

Loch Ard Gorge

Next we were off to Apollo Bay. We started along the Great Ocean Road and got about half way before deciding to go straight to Dandenong as our caravan suffered a blown tyre which we changed for the spare which was bald so we didn’t want to risk any further journey away from repair places. We stopped in Colac which was a lot larger than what I thought and had 1 tyre replaced. We have now arrived in Dandenong and will be staying for a week and enjoying the sights, sounds and smells of Melbourne and its surrounds.