The Places We've Been

Friday 16 December 2011

Bye SA, hello Victoria... Portland (11/12/11 - 13/12/11)

Today we said goodbye to SA.  We absolutely loved SA - so diverse and so many beautiful places.  Too hard to pick a favourite.

1st stop in Victoria - Portland.  A gorgeous coastal town with a population of around 11,000.  Beautiful foreshore, some really nice shops, parks and koalas!  We saw our 1st koala in the wild in Portland - up a tree in the caravan park.  Such a treat - the kids were very excited.  Our 2nd sighting was at the Botanic Gardens.

Simon got RBT'd - came up zero of course!  The policeman gave us a great recommendation - definitely go to Bridgewater Bay, 18kms away.  WOW!  So beautiful.  The protected beach was awesome - the nicest beach we have seen outside of WA (WA still has the best beaches!).  Plus we had it all to ourselves, not another person to be seen.  Too cold for swimming unfortunately, but the kids had a ball.

Checked out the blowholes and petrified forrest.  So cold!!!!!  On to Cape Nelson and their lighthouse.

Bridgewater Bay Beach
Cape Nelson Lighthouse
Our 1st koala sighting!
Portland Foreshore - it is all about the parks!
Portland Foreshore

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