The original houses in Apollo Bay were built with materials from shipwrecks that washed up on shore.
We then left the coast and headed slightly inland, where we went for a short hike through a temperate rain forest, in the Great Otway National Park. It is the home to the Otway Carnivorous Black Snail, the only carnivorous snail in the world. We didn't locate the snails but the Mountain Ash and the ferns were incredible!!
We worked our way back to the coast, to the Twelve Apostles. This was the whole reason I was on this tour!!
It is the most fragile coastline in Australia, a limestone and sandstone mixture. I wish I could explain to you how these "apostles", parts of the cliffs that have become detached from the coastline, were formed, but the minute I saw them, my ears turned off and I didn't hear what Tom was telling us; I was just too awestruck by the scenery!
It was later in the afternoon when we arrived, so facing East the pictures are a bit dark, but just being there was unbelievable!
We continued to Loch Arch Gorge and then to the London Bridge. This was the highlight of the whole trip for me! We arrived just before sunset and stayed until the sunset. Listening to the waves crash, watching the beautiful scene, freezing, but loving every minute of it.
The reason we stayed so long, was because we wanted to see the Fairy Penguins come into their burrows. We got to see the first raft of penguins come in and then went on our way, to first warm up and then get to our accommodation in Warrnambool for the evening.
So, this is the end of Day 1 on the Great Ocean Road
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