Apollo Bay to Port Fairy 10^th December 2014

Apollo Bay to Port Fairy

We started the day with a game of golf on the coastal 9-hole course at Apollo Bay. The clubs had to be hired from the sports shop and they only provided 6 clubs for the princely sum of $6, (Mike managed to get 2 putters as part of his deal). The cloudy morning soon brightened up and we didn’t need the additional apparel that we had taken on the round. Mike even dashed back to the car to pick up his sunglasses but should have also picked up his hat to keep the sun off. The club was holding a “Shot Gun” tournament at noon. This approach has all tees being occupied at the start so it required that we finish golf at noon, which we did by 11.58!

We made an attempt to seek out some waterfalls off the beaten track but ended up running out of time so decided to go more directly to Port Fairy. However, we stopped for lunch in a wooded clearing and spotted a kookaburra sitting in a tree, which then flew down closer into the grass.

Kookaburra

We completed the 241km of the Great Ocean Road and the landscape started to flatten out.  We eventually arrived at the site of the 9 Apostles on the coast, which was crowded out with Japanese tourists. 

Two of the Apostles

Further along the road there is one feature called the London Bridge, where the erosion of a rock, separated from the land, has left an impressive arch.  Along this coast line the sedimentary layers of the cliffs were very evident.

London Bridge

Port Fairy is a relatively small town mainly with single storey buildings and wide roads but with enough shops to service the locals and visitors. We were relatively late for Australia to find a restaurant, starting our search just after 7pm. We eventually decided on the L’Edera restaurant that was recommended on Google but the service was slow. However, the food was very good apart from the parsnips, which were as hard as nails in the centre and even though we sent the parsnips back three times they never succeeded.  After a few “words” they eventually gave us a small discount – not the best of experiences.