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Feeling: Great Ocean Road

Gepubliseer: 07.11.2016

During my Great Ocean Road trip, I thought for a long time about how I could package my experiences into the most presentable story. But actually, I don't want to turn my journey along the south coast of Australia into a report that resembles more of a checklist than anything else that would do justice to this trip. So many people travel the Great Ocean Road, taking a quick selfie at each spot and driving on to see as much as possible in the shortest amount of time. But amidst all the tour groups and tourist buses, I always felt that the most important thing was escaping these people. The places we visited, the things we saw, and the people we met were amazing experiences. But ultimately, this 10-day trip was nothing less than a new way of life. I'm talking about a feeling that makes you feel alive from head to toe. I'm talking about moments when you drive along the winding roads along the coast in the car and tears well up in your eyes. You can't believe it. You try to become aware of how valuable this moment is to lock it deep in your heart and keep it. But it just doesn't work. All you can do is shake your head. Laugh. And simply be fucking unbelievably happy. I soaked up every minute of this trip, let myself be overwhelmed by a wave of impressions, and enjoyed every single moment. Breakfast every morning at the campsite. Cruising along the south coast of Australia. Conversations by the campfire. As much as I would like to hold onto these moments and bring them back to university days, unfortunately that doesn't work. All I hope is that I preserve these moments, in which I could hardly believe my happiness, and take them deep within me into the adventure of life.

Beautiful Spot: Beachport
Beautiful Spot: Beachport
This small island is Penguin Island and actually: through the telephoto lens black-and-white and waddling dots can be seen!
This small island is Penguin Island and actually: through the telephoto lens black-and-white and waddling dots can be seen!
Little Blue Lake. Close to Blue Lake, just 100 times more beautiful!
Little Blue Lake. Close to Blue Lake, just 100 times more beautiful!
'The Sinkhole' Something has sunk. And it became a garden. Somehow like that, definitely nice to look at.
Ostriches directly on the road, how cool is that? :)
Ostriches directly on the road, how cool is that? :)
Exciting road into the Mt Richmond National Park.
Exciting road into the Mt Richmond National Park.
Actually we wanted to go hiking. Our path wound through dense ferns and we hoped that the native snakes would have a good day today. But then we heard an incredibly loud grunt. Fuck! Just for your information: Our last conversation was about how dangerous it is to encounter a wild boar while jogging. We immediately turned around and quickly walked back to the car. Suddenly we heard that grunt again. So, driven by curiosity, I went along a small path and lo and behold: no wild boar, but a koala! In the evening in the tent, we laughed tears about our panic attack because of a grunting koala baby.</figcaption><figure><img src=

First attempts to approach. In that moment, I cancelled the item on my to-do list of going to a park and petting a koala. In these minutes, all I had to do was reach out my arm and I could have touched the koala. But why? We were able to have the great experience of experiencing a wild koala up close. And that is worth 100 times more than holding a koala that is passed from tourist to tourist every day.</figcaption><figure><img src=
After Pia suddenly got up, our koala jumped onto the tree with a clap. Not bad! Pia's comment: Oh sorry, I didn't mean to.





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