Days 3 and 4 Roadtrip - Great Ocean Road & Nissan Navaras

On the third day, we went from Anglesea to Port Campbell, all along the Great Ocean Road, which stretches from Torquay to Warrnambool (243km). Always following the two Nissan Navaras, which we eventually lost.. Along the road, there are several lookout points, such as Teddy's Lookout, from where you can see the sea, but also an unsightly brown river/puddle that leads into the sea. When we arrived at the lookout platform, we met the Navaras again. But by the time we finished looking around, the two were gone again. But they say all good things come in threes, right?

After that, we went to the Erskine Waterfalls, which were only a few kilometers away. Here there is a lookout point from above and another one from below. Many steep steps led down to the bottom, which we later had to struggle up again. The waterfall was beautiful and the temperatures were unusually pleasant. But no day passed without rain. November seems to be the German April here..

We continued along the Great Ocean Road towards Port Campbell, where the once 12 Apostles stand. The 12 (now only 9) Apostles are large rocks or stone pillars in the sea near the coast. On the way there, we passed through the Otway National Park, which also houses a lighthouse. That was our next destination. However, it seemed to me that the journey was the destination here. When we arrived, we had to realize that the guidebook had withheld some price information from us. Discouraged by the entrance fees, we turned around. But the way to the lighthouse parking lot was really beautiful. Lined with eucalyptus trees (which we didn't know on the way there), we were surprised by a parked car and a woman taking photos. Curiously, we stopped and behold, a koala with a baby on its back crawled over one of the trees right by the roadside.
Of course, hundreds of photos were taken with all sorts of devices.

We continued, now back towards the 12 Apostles and the Gibson Steps, a few kilometers before them. From there you can already see part of the rocks that make up the 12 Apostles. There are many steps going down and later up again to get this view. It was super windy that day, so we didn't stay on the beach for too long and made our way back up the steps as the rain began.

At the lookout for the 12 Apostles in Port Campbell, we waited until the rain stopped and then walked the 500m from the Visitor Center to the lookout.

To see the other rock formations, such as the collapsed London Bridge, we waited for the next day and better weather. So we set out to find our campground near Port Campbell. At first, it was a bit confusing because there was a separate entrance for vehicles and still no sign of where to pay. But this confusion was cleared up when we were in the 'camp kitchen' where the registration took place. We wrote our name, license plate number, and number of nights on a piece of paper and put the money in an envelope. And behold, standing next to us on the campsite were the two Nissans, which we had seen several times that day.

For dinner, we talked to an Australian who is interrupting his teaching career for a year and doing a bike tour around Australia, and a German who is traveling through Australia and New Zealand for 4 months with his wife and 8-month-old child. It's also a way to spend your parental leave..

On the fourth day, we visited The Grotto, The Arch, and The London Bridge. The London Bridge simply collapsed at some point, and some people even had to be rescued from the current 'island'. But when we looked at the now collapsed bridge, everything was still in place.

The rest of the day was spent in the car, as we drove to Kingston SE, where we set up camp directly by the sea.