Lorne- Wednesday January 29th:
Lexie takes us on a day trip down the Great Ocean Road to a little place called Kennett River. We see koalas nestled and grumpily sleeping in Eucalyptus trees and head to the beach for some surfing! We’re lucky because her Uncle’s house has a massive supply of wetsuits and surfboards we can use. Max catches some waves and we relax on the beach for the rest of the day. Once it starts to cool down we head back home to the Jacuzzi to wind down and cook a feast. The house also has a Slurpee machine that makes alcoholic drinks. We decided this will be our first purchase when we own a home…
Lorne-Thursday January 30th:
We pack ourselves back in the car and drive 3 hours along the coast to see the 12 Apostles, Australia’s answer to the Grand Canyon. The parking lot is massive and full of every type of tourist you’d meet in the states. There are plenty of Asian Selfie photos going down left and right. Also we spot a fad that we hope to bring home; Korean couples that buy matching clothes. I’m not talking about buying the same “I Love Australia” T-shirt, I mean buying the same $130 pair of neon yellow Asic running shoes, American flag shorts, and bright pink t-shirts. The 12 apostles are large rock formations that have been interestingly shaped by large waves crashing over the Millenia. Its like the Grand Canyon where you stand there and it’s really beautiful and interesting to think about the waves and time that shaped it but you kind of go: “huh, so there it is” and then pack up and go home. We check out a real rainforest on the way home and we have a Wallabee sighting. Basically a mini jungle kangaroo. On the way home Hilary screams “STOP THE CAR!” I swerve off the side of the road barely missing a guard rail thinking its some crazy emergency only to hear her say while pointing out the back window “KANGAROO!” We all hop out and see about 10 kangaroos just chilling and feasting and they let us get about 15 feet away to snap a few shots. Time to head back to Melbourne
