Wednesday, December 26, 2012

Monday, December 24 The Grampians to the Victoria Coast

     In the morning we had breakfast, packed up, and headed out towards the coast.  There was one surprise along the way.
Low clouds over the Gampians
What's she doing here?  If Australia gets to have some of our deer, I think we
should get a few of their roos wandering around the US.
      We spotted this volcano while driving through the countryside and decided to check it out.

 Mt. Rouse, an extinct volcano
(photo borrowed from Google)
Whew, there's some kind of weird gravity thing goin' on up here!
OK, if you hold on real tight to those metal bars,
maybe you won't float up into the sky.
Back on firm ground, Dan treats the gang to shakes and ice cream. 
      We got to the ocean in the afternoon.  Australia has over of 66,000 kilometers of coastline, most of it pretty impressive.  But the shore along southern Victoria is especially beautiful.


The 12 Apostles sea stacks

Nice view of London Bridge formation
Uh oh, looks like we've got gravity issues again
      We were lucky to find a place to camp near Princetown.  Again, lots of space and nature.  After setting up our tents we enjoyed our traditional Christmas eve dinner of lamb, flat bread, hummus, apricots, almonds, olives, and cheese, even if the setting was a little unusual.

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