Monday, 23 April 2012

07/04/12 - Bye bye Great Ocean Road

4 of the 12 Apostles
The unusual shaped bump -
shouldn't really be there...

No rest for the wicked on the GOR. A quick cup of tea/Nesquick (for those that don’t know, Tony isn’t the biggest fan of coffee/tea) on Johanna Beach was followed by tearing down and up the Gibson Steps (spotting only 4 of the 12 Apostles).



Hanging out at the Grotto
We then headed to our first visit to the Grotto, before heading inland and up into the Grampians. Stopped off for an impromptu lunch at Mt Sturge(on) and Mt Abrupt, and then enjoyed a leisurely afternoon drive into Halls Gap.







Great name for a mountain!
Mt Abrupt










Fire, beer and food. Good friends!




Rich and Becky provided fire, food, beers and camping spot, but it wasn’t long before we set about trying to assist the Beaut’s clearance and ease off on the ol’ suspension by tucking into a few bottles of recent acquisitions in Victoria’s wine counties…

Key learnings:      


Rich. King of Fire
1. Ray’s Outdoors stocks a good standard length pole for a 2-person Salewa tent. Not as light, or sturdy (even though it had just broken…) bit of kit, but it works. At the moment.
2. Tony needs to learn how to make fire. Enter Rich.

1 comment:

  1. Key learning 3. If it can't be fixed with gaffa tape, it can't be fixed.

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