Gellibrand VIC , Ottway Fly, 12 Apostles

Today didn't start out looking too good. Grey, raining, cold, windy. We had come to see the Ottway Fly, a suspended boardwalk out over the treetops. We went straight there but it was miserable looking with a lazy drizzle making a walk out in the open less than inviting. We decided to go down the coast and see the 12 Apostles first, then by the time we got back it would be clear. Right? Wrong. The weather down at the big 12 was pretty rubbish: really raining now, a freezing, hard sleety rain that was coming in sideways. We rugged up and walked down to all the lookouts anyway, but it was really cold and now we were wet from the bottom-of-the-coat downwards.

We headed back up to the Fly, not really expecting much except lunch at the Black Snail cafe, which would be the only thing open for a meal for miles around. We sat quietly and ate our lunch, keeping a beady eye on the rain out through the picture windows. It got heavier and heavier. We wasted time, looked around the shop, stood in front of the ‘fire’, watched the slide show a few times. Sadly, it was not to be, the rain was unrelenting and the cloud cover was making visibility about 10 metres at most. We decided to give it a miss; we can always pick it up next year…

Back up on top of the mountain, we drove past our van at Gellibrand and ended up in Colac, mainly to get a tankful of diesel as we had used our emergency 20 litres down on the coast as town after town displayed a ‘No diesel’ sign. Finally, back at the van, it’s still pouring, so we have hunkered down inside with the heater on and amused ourselves with a glass of wine.

Twelve Apostles. Great Ocean Road. Victoria

Twelve Apostles. Great Ocean Road. Victoria

Twelve Apostles. Great Ocean Road. Victoria

Twelve Apostles. Great Ocean Road. Victoria

Eskimo Judy and The abominable Snowman. Twelve Apostles. Great Ocean Road. Victoria