SA/Vic Travels

After leaving Kingston we headed for Mt Gambier on the SA/Vic border and passed on through to camp at the Princess Margaret Rose Caves. These beautiful limestone caves were formed due to the Glenelg River passing through limestone. The slow seepage of water through the limestone has formed some strange stalagmites and stalactites. We enjoyed the cave tour and then spent the evening on wombat watch. To our delight a lovely slow, fat wombat was just feeding in the picnic ground. Slow enough for Doug to get some video, however too dark for Sue to get a photo. They come out at dusk which in Victoria is about 9pm. We still haven’t got used to the twilight here and often feel that it is dinner time when in fact it is 8pm.

We followed bush tracks along the Glenelg River and then rejoined the coastal road to Cape Bridgewater and Portland. They call this area the Shipwreck Coast due to many lost vessels in the past. It is also extremely windy and we have passed quite a few wind farms on the way. We spent the night in a bush camp just out of Portland and then headed for the lovely old coastal town of Port Fairy. Lots of lovely old cottages and a lovely little seaside town. Since we had some car servicing to do, we decided to head on to Warrnambool which is a large service town on the coast. We have spent a couple of days relaxing by the beach. It is very warm and sunny during the day (we both have a bit of sunburn), but at night it is freezing. We have been in winter clothes and beanies, then back to shorts and t-shirts.

We will head off tomorrow on the Great Ocean Road to view the Twelve Apostles, before heading toward Melbourne.