We are now in Warrnambool, a beautiful little town along the Great Ocean Road. Since Dave last posted to the site, we had our best day yet (or at least it was for me!). We started a bit earlier than previous days, so we could fit in a hike/walk to Triplet Falls. It was so worth it! We were astounded by the size of the trees, by the tree ferns, by the cool air; it was as peaceful beautiful as any of our parks. Then we headed to the Otway Fly...a steel walkway in the tree canopy of the Otways. After experiencing the forest floor in the morning, we got to walk 25-47 meters in the air, among the upper reaches of the trees. Anyone who was afraid of heights would NOT have enjoyed it! I wish we had similar canopy walks in area! Ben's favorite part was the portion of the trail with the dinosaur sculptures, as you'll see in the pictures.
From there, we headed to the private farm of Rotarians Laurie (male) and Jan Shaw. They fed us a delicious lunch of quiche, homemade bread, roasted vegetables and potatoes, and by far the most heavenly dessert we've had: berries, shortcake, and ice cream (perhaps Ben will post his pictures of that later?).
Yesterday we left Colac, where we'd already gotten attached to the people. The Camperdown Rotarians hosted a BBQ lunch for us in the Camperdown Botanic Garden, and then Brian and Bill drove us along the Great Ocean Road, stopping at all the viewpoints along the way and giving us time to take lots of pictures, stretch our legs, and enjoy the sand on our bare feet in one place where there was a famous shipwrech survival story.
Today we had lunch at the Timboon Distillery and a few of us sampled their spirits, then went cheese tasting, then strawberry picking. The evening was our presentation to a few of the local Rotary members, and I believe the others are all out enjoying a drink at the pub, while I came home with Anne (she lives a way out of town...too far to walk home!).
Hope you are all doing well. Enjoy the few pictures!
From there, we headed to the private farm of Rotarians Laurie (male) and Jan Shaw. They fed us a delicious lunch of quiche, homemade bread, roasted vegetables and potatoes, and by far the most heavenly dessert we've had: berries, shortcake, and ice cream (perhaps Ben will post his pictures of that later?).
Yesterday we left Colac, where we'd already gotten attached to the people. The Camperdown Rotarians hosted a BBQ lunch for us in the Camperdown Botanic Garden, and then Brian and Bill drove us along the Great Ocean Road, stopping at all the viewpoints along the way and giving us time to take lots of pictures, stretch our legs, and enjoy the sand on our bare feet in one place where there was a famous shipwrech survival story.
Today we had lunch at the Timboon Distillery and a few of us sampled their spirits, then went cheese tasting, then strawberry picking. The evening was our presentation to a few of the local Rotary members, and I believe the others are all out enjoying a drink at the pub, while I came home with Anne (she lives a way out of town...too far to walk home!).
Hope you are all doing well. Enjoy the few pictures!
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