We woke up early today because we had to catch a 3 PM bus from the 12 Apostles. We made it out of the campsite a little past 8:30 AM and bid farewell to the school group. The morning was along dirt roads again—the realignments here were not complete either. At ~11:30 AM we passed Princetown Camp Ground and made a side trip to the town centre. We stopped at the Talk of the Town pub for a real meal. I had a burger with the lot and a cold VB. Delicious.
After lunch we continued down dirt roads with the sun beating down on us. At this point the hike started to get tedious—toiling away under the hot sun—but soon the road turned to a path and then at the crest of a hill the 12 Apostles came into view, all in a row off in the distance.
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| Apostles ahead. |
The image left me revitalized, and glimpses of the Apostles kept me going the rest of the way. Before long we broke out onto a parking lot off the Great Ocean Road. On a wooden post someone had scratched “End GOW.” Not a very ceremonious end to the hike, but that’s okay because it was more about the sights along the way.
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| Black wallaby spotting. |
We continued down the Great Ocean Road for about 2 kms, walking on the side of the road, until we reached the 12 Apostles car park, which was packed as usual. As we headed down to the viewing platforms a sudden downpour started, sending all the tourists in search of cover. We stuck it out with a couple other brave souls and got soaked, but we had the platform to ourselves. Then as the rain stopped we headed out to the bus stop as everyone came streaming back. It seemed a fitting end to the hike.
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| A little wet. |
I’ll put up a post soon with a little debrief about the Great Ocean Walk and a list of the wildlife we spotted. I’ve done so much since the Walk too that I have to catch up on.
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