Apollo Bay (14/12/11 - 16/12/11)

Further west along the Great Ocean Road to Apollo Bay.  Poor Simon, so hilly and windy.  Apollo Bay is a much bigger town than Port Campbell and there is so much accommodation.  It was busy... Great caravan park with ocean views (thanks Libby and Colin for the recommendation).  We met another WA family who we discovered live around the corner from Mum and Dad (small world!).  Plus Enzo, Shaye, Zara and Sienna from Adelaide.  The kids had great fun together and we all enjoyed a few drinks and dinner at Enzo and Shaye's campsite.  Thanks guys for a great night.

The Otway National Park was beautiful.  First stop Otway Lighthouse, which is the oldest mainland Australian lighthouse to have operated continuously and the first telecommunication link with Tasmania.  The lighthouse was great, but the highlight was definitely the road into the lighthouse.  The trees were alive with koalas - there were literally hundreds of them.  We eventually gave up counting.  We were lucky enough to see a mum and its baby - gorgeous.  How lucky we were to see so many koalas in the wild.  A definite highlight.

Next stop the Triplet Falls - beautiful waterfall and a lovely walk in the rainforrest.

Apollo Bay Caravan Park