Koalini on the Fair Ocean Walk
Back to Australia after 9 years - Part 2 of 2. On the signs you can read: Great Ocean Walk, but we think that "great" is too much: about tree times per day we got on places where people could arrive by car, and this spoiled a bit the trekking. But the coast is really beautiful and we met the koalas! So, the right name should be "Fair Ocean Walk".
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Here we are at the second trekking, this time it's me (fratellino) and Scott (fratellone). Where are we?
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We are at the famous 12 Apostles. Actually now they are 10, as sadly two of them are gone (you can see what remains of them behind the first one).
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The coastline here is very impressive: several inlets among high vertical rock walls...
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...Where high waves crash.
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This is the only beach. About 100 years ago there was a shipwreck and the poor sailors swam to the coast and its many inlets. Only two of them won the lottery and got to this inlet, the only one with a beach, all the others died.
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20 Km faraway we leave the car and begin the famous Great Ocean Walk !
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Eventually there is a sign that says that you should start the trail ONLY with the low tide. Actually there is not only the high tide, but the king high tide!
I hold the rocks and climb as I can while Scott... -
...While Scott feels more positive and invite me to follow him.
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...Then, suddenly, he changes his mind. Why? :-)
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Beautiful rocks along the beach.
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Obviously there are the amazing signs to alert the trekkers of all the hazards!
You may think that the first one is excessive.... -
...But not, it's quite realistic!
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Sometimes we leave the backpack on safe place and venture on the rocks to see the waves crashing.
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Sometimes Scott goes a bit too far...
Please look at the rock on the bottom right corner of the picture and consider that the photo was taken at 16:17 and 37 seconds.
I say this because... -
Because this is the same photo (can you see the rock?) taken at 16:17 and 38 seconds: yes, just 1 second later! Yes, Scott was still there.
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Scott is quite tall. But the tree too.
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Tall indeed!
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We meet a wallaby. A wallaby is a bonsai kangaroo.
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The track goes on among forests and beaches.
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Here lives the world ugliest lizard.
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Walking on the beach.
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Walking in the forest.
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Were we aware of the great hazard we were facing?
Do you know that a snake can strike down a tree on your head? -
No, it's not tea. The colour is because of the tannin from the forest.
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A sign suggests to visit some famous waterfalls.
Well, we didn't expected to see something so great in this low landscape... But... Well... -
Beautiful :-)
Click on Full size: it deserves it. -
Enjoying Autumn sun on the beach.
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Who's there?
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The Koala!!! Finally, seen from a short distance!
I can now say for sure that this is the most funny and cuddly animal in the world. -
On the tree there are two koalas, this one is Koalino, the most active and adventurous one (from a koala point of view).
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This is Koalone and acts more like an average koala: it does nothing :-)
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The next morning it rains and Koalino rolled in the shape of a ball to get some protection.
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Walking under the rain
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Spider's jewellery
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Yes, the drops on the spider net are beautiful, but I'd like better a sunny day.
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Here ends our trekking: The Fair Ocean Walk.
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Here we are at the second trekking, this time it's me (fratellino) and Scott (fratellone). Where are we?
- - Cover |
We are at the famous 12 Apostles. Actually now they are 10, as sadly two of them are gone (you can see what remains of them behind the first one).
- - Cover |
The coastline here is very impressive: several inlets among high vertical rock walls...
- - Cover |
...Where high waves crash.
- - Cover |
This is the only beach. About 100 years ago there was a shipwreck and the poor sailors swam to the coast and its many inlets. Only two of them won the lottery and got to this inlet, the only one with a beach, all the others died.
- - Cover |
20 Km faraway we leave the car and begin the famous Great Ocean Walk !
- - Cover |
Eventually there is a sign that says that you should start the trail ONLY with the low tide. Actually there is not only the high tide, but the king high tide!
I hold the rocks and climb as I can while Scott...
- - Cover |
...While Scott feels more positive and invite me to follow him.
- - Cover |
...Then, suddenly, he changes his mind. Why? :-)
- - Cover |
Beautiful rocks along the beach.
- - Cover |
Obviously there are the amazing signs to alert the trekkers of all the hazards!
You may think that the first one is excessive....
- - Cover |
...But not, it's quite realistic!
- - Cover |
Sometimes we leave the backpack on safe place and venture on the rocks to see the waves crashing.
- - Cover |
Sometimes Scott goes a bit too far...
Please look at the rock on the bottom right corner of the picture and consider that the photo was taken at 16:17 and 37 seconds.
I say this because...
- - Cover |
Because this is the same photo (can you see the rock?) taken at 16:17 and 38 seconds: yes, just 1 second later! Yes, Scott was still there.
- - Cover |
Scott is quite tall. But the tree too.
- - Cover |
Tall indeed!
- - Cover |
We meet a wallaby. A wallaby is a bonsai kangaroo.
- - Cover |
The track goes on among forests and beaches.
- - Cover |
Here lives the world ugliest lizard.
- - Cover |
Walking on the beach.
- - Cover |
Walking in the forest.
- - Cover |
Were we aware of the great hazard we were facing?
Do you know that a snake can strike down a tree on your head?
- - Cover |
No, it's not tea. The colour is because of the tannin from the forest.
- - Cover |
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