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Wednesday, March 21<\/u><\/h3>\n

\"\"<\/a>We woke up to a very windy day.\u00a0 Luckily, our travels were mostly inland and our walks would be rainforest walks in sheltered areas.\u00a0 We couldn\u2019t have timed it better.<\/p>\n

First up was Mait\u2019s Rest.\u00a0 This was a little 30-minute walk with big trees, ferns and a nice boardwalk.<\/p>\n

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\"\"<\/a>Next was Triplet Falls.\u00a0 Many would include this in the waterfall loop we had done the previous day.\u00a0 We did the 1-hour loop in the direction suggested.\u00a0 Oddly, while it seemed we went down hundreds of steps, the ascent was not that bad. The falls were unimpressive.\u00a0 As the name implies, the falls drop in three stages and each lookout only looks at one section, and from a distance or through trees.\u00a0 We ran into a New Zealand couple at one of the lookouts to the falls.\u00a0 They said they went to the \u201cTreetop Adventure\u201d location nearby, and because of the high winds, they were closed.\u00a0 I had seriously considered this for our next stop because the treetop walk sounded interesting.\u00a0 But had my reservations about doing it in high winds.\u00a0 Fortunately, I didn\u2019t have to make that call.<\/p>\n

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\"\"<\/a>Next up was Melba Gully.\u00a0 This was a 35-minute rainforest loop walk.\u00a0 It had a lot of interesting features.\u00a0 But I had to laugh at Annie\u2019s Cascades, only a 5-foot drop at best and then the feature they touted as the \u201cBig Tree\u201d.\u00a0 The Big Tree had fallen in 2009 and all you see is the back end of the root system.\u00a0 The tree itself fell into the gully behind it and out of view.\u00a0 You are cordoned off quite a distance to the root ball and it didn\u2019t seem all the big.\u00a0 Then you walk up 100 feet and there\u2019s another fallen tree with a root ball system that seems huge!\u00a0 So although a nice walk, some things fell short.<\/p>\n

Next we visited Gorge Chocolates.\u00a0 This was a far cry from GORCI!\u00a0 It was a small place with few visitors.\u00a0 Oddly, the cashier at GORCI seemed to know nothing about Gorge Chocolates when asked.\u00a0 Gorge was very much a boutique chocolate shop. They still had tastings of popular products, but very low-key.\u00a0 It was a win for us.<\/p>\n

A short way down the road was Apostle Whey Cheese, another boutique shop.\u00a0\u00a0 Their tasting is hosted, explaining how the cheese is made and why it tastes the way it does.\u00a0 We noticed they had platters they put together with crackers, 3 cheeses of your choice, and either sweet or savory accompaniments.\u00a0 We ordered a platter and asked about the winery down the road and they said the winery was converted to a brewery.\u00a0 When I asked about wine-tasting in the town of Port Campbell (something I had recently read about), they didn\u2019t know anything about it.<\/p>\n

We made our way to Daysy Hill Country Cottages, just outside of Port Campbell.<\/p>\n

Thursday, March 22\u00a0<\/u><\/h3>\n

\"Twelve<\/a><\/p>\n

So if you know anything about Great Ocean Road, it\u2019s because you\u2019ve seen pictures of the 12 Apostles.\u00a0 There are several sights around the 12A and it took an entire day to see them.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Since the 12 Apostles is so popular, we decided to head directly there.\u00a0 Helicopter flights commence at 9am and we were first in line \u2013 and got seats next to the pilot!\u00a0 It was an unforgettable experience.\u00a0\u00a0 We did the mid-priced flight that went up as far as the Bay of Islands.<\/p>\n

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\"\"<\/a>We then scouted around the 12 Apostles NP and went down to the beach at Gibson Steps and wandered around.\u00a0 There were photo opportunities everywhere.<\/p>\n

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\"\"<\/a>Then we headed to Lock Ard Gorge.\u00a0 Lock Ard was a ship in the 1800s that grounded and only 2 survived.\u00a0 It\u2019s one of many shipwrecks in the area.\u00a0 The National Park goes for miles and has many asphalted tracks, lookouts, beaches, coves, and even a cemetery.\u00a0 You can spend 4 hours here alone.<\/p>\n

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Further up the coast are 3 other sites: The Arch, London Bridge, and The Grotto.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>The Arch was interesting and had a couple of different viewpoints.\u00a0 London Bridge was \u201ceh\u201d, although it has the interesting story of how the land link fell a few years ago, stranding visitors until a helicopter airlifted them out.<\/p>\n

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\"\"<\/a>But the Grotto was beautiful!\u00a0 Don’t wimp out and decide to only view it from one of the upper lookouts. Go down the steps and see what it is really all about. There was a couple swimming in the Grotto and they made for nice photos when we were there. Even if no swimmers, you need to go down those steps!<\/p>\n

When heading back to Port Campbell, we decided to see if the wine bar I read about was open.\u00a0 And it was!\u00a0 This is Newton Ridge Estate’s newly relocated “cellar door”. If you have old information and think wine tasting is inland, that property has been turned into a beer distillery. This is the place to go – the wines and tasting experience were fantastic. We got a lot of great info for our Grampian days to come as well as wineries to visit east of the Grampians. I’m sorry we didn’t get the name of the woman who served us. She obviously was a founder of Newton’s and had great info about making wine and farming grapes.<\/p>\n

We had an interesting evening at our cottage at Daysy Hill.\u00a0 We saw a group transported in 3 huge vans arrive and we know part of the group housed in the two larger cottages on either side of us.\u00a0 Fred thought to lock the front door and sure enough, twice our door handle was rattled.\u00a0 They grouped in the front veranda of one of the cottages and partied until late, not really concerning themselves with the fact that our bedroom was only a few feet away.\u00a0We found out later that it was a class reunion of sorts.<\/p>\n

Friday, March 23<\/u><\/h3>\n

\"\"<\/a>We headed out of the Great Ocean Road this day to the Grampians.\u00a0 Before we left the coast, there were still some sights to see and experience.\u00a0 We stopped at Bay of Martyrs and walked to Halladale Point.\u00a0 It was early morning and the light on the cliffs was amazing.\u00a0 It was such a beautiful view and a highlight.<\/p>\n

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\"\"<\/a>Bay of Islands, just beyond that was also beautiful.\u00a0 When we arrived, the sun was higher and the area was a bit misty.\u00a0 We walked out to the point, but didn\u2019t walk the track along the coast to the beaches.\u00a0 I think after all the walks, bays, and beaches from the day before, we were over it.<\/p>\n

I didn\u2019t expect much of anything to see or stop for as we left the coast.\u00a0 But lo and behold, Cheeseworld appeared!\u00a0 We stopped and looked around.\u00a0 They had a shop with all sorts of local foods.\u00a0 If this had been early on in the trip, we would have really stocked up here.\u00a0It was fun seeing Apostle Whey Cheeses in the mix.\u00a0 We did get some of the softest blue cheese for our lunch sandwiches.\u00a0 There appeared to be some sort of museum on the property, but a bus of tourists was just pulling up.\u00a0 I later found out there are two small museums, one on local history and the other a small engine display. Across the street, there were hundreds of white parrots on top of the stainless steel silos.<\/p>\n

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\"\"<\/a>Our last stop was at Tower Hill in Warnambool.\u00a0It\u2019s a wildlife reserve in the middle of an extinct (or dormant?) volcano.\u00a0 The location itself is interesting enough and the reserve is almost an island surrounded by a lake within the volcano rim.\u00a0 I had read there\u2019s all sorts of wildlife to see there, but we only saw a couple of emus, one koala, and a few birds.\u00a0 There was a nice boardwalked wetland walk, but I was disappointed in wildlife sightings.\u00a0 I\u2019m sure it\u2019s much better at dawn and dusk.<\/p>\n

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