Sunday
20th December
Great
Otway National Park
Back
down south today after another sumptuous breakfast at the B&B.
The sun is out and the air is warming up again so it's back to the
coast.
The
main highlight of the trip south was driving through the vast Otway
Forest. About halfway through the forest we came upon a stand of
Giant Californian Sequoia trees that had been planted in 1938.
Brilliant. Surrounding the trees were huge man ferns and a bubbling
creek.
Our
destination tonight was a camping spot on the tip of the Otway NP,
but unfortunately it was full by the time we got there. But there
was room at another camping site so we've set up camp overlooking
Point Franklin and it's good to be back in the van again (and saving
money).
On
the way to the campsite we had the joy of meeting a mother Koala bear
with her baby on the back - just ambling along the road. For Jim,
it was the first time he had ever seen a koala in the wild. Probably
the same for the six cars that stopped behind ours to get up close
and personal with the cuties.
