The Tiki tour has started

Raewyn arrived last Thursday, so we headed off down to the Great Ocean Road and watched the little sunset at the Twelve Apsotles, with all the other tourists.

we stayed at Port Campbell

And stopped for a look at Gibson's Steps and walked down the steps and then had to come back up!! Phew!

                                                        Nearing the end of the 86 steps 

The cliff behind Reawyn was 70m high

We then drove along the coast to the Otways Lighthouse, the light house is closed because of damage in the earthquake October 2023.

We could only see the light house from a distance,but had a good bush walk to get this view.

We finished our day at Apollo Bay.

And had a walk along the beach

                                                             Tourist on the rocks 😁

Pohutukawa flowers on a tree by the beach

Loved this sign in a shop window.

Today we travelled along the Great Ocean Road to Lorne

Part of an Adventure Lab and outside an old guest house,  Coral and Lynn.

                                   Local Lorne resident enjoying a pear

We had a walk along the beach

Then went to the Information centre- this caravan.park is over the river and looked really peaceful.

We read about the making of the Great Ocean Road, it was very moving

The road was made by hand by returned servicemen from WW1.

They enjoyed the outdoor work but the blasting of the rocks brought back the trauma of being in the trenches in the war.

The entrance way to the Great Ocean Road, third structure, one collapsed and one was burnt down in a bush fire.

The memorial to the men who built the road by hand.

I am off to bed, I will correct the photos that are the wrong way around tomorrow.

Happily yours.

Great Ocean Road.

The next day we started to wend our way back home along the Great Ocean Road,

We had a look at the Arch

Then London Bridge, which used to be a bridge until the centre fell into the sea, leaving two people stranded out on the piece in the sea, fortunately they were rescued and no one was hurt.

We stopped at Lavers Hill for a cuppa

and I got some photos of the locals.

They were not bothered by people looking at them at all.

From there we drove out to the Cape Otway Lighthouse, on our way we came around a corner and found many cars parked on the side of the road.

This was why, I am not sure who was more interested, the koala looking at us, or us looking at the koala!

We saw three in the area

This one was further away. The the camera battery went flat so no more photos for me on the camera. I think I have a light house photo on the tablet, will check soon.

I took Ann back to the airport on Friday morning, after enjoying a sewing ladies lunch on Thursday.

We walked along the cliff path to get a view of the light house .

On the way back we had a quick stop at Apollo Bay

We enjoyed the sunshine after a few cool days.

This week I have quilted  and bound these two quilts made by Ingrid

She has donated them to the SJOG oncology ward, which is very generous of her. I hope there is a patient who loves Christmas!

Happy stitching.