The 13th member

Uploaded by m_hagen.

We've been down on the very South Coast of Victoria - and we're now driving the 'Great Ocean Road' on our way to Melbourne.
Now call me hard to please, but I don't know if I'd say it's better than the California coast in Big Sur.... But it is a beautiful drive.
The West side of the coast is much more rugged, and you can feel the power of the brutal Southern Ocean. It's here that the 12 Apostles are being battered by the waves. We visited in the afternoon, at the same time as the tour buses from Melbourne pulled in - so we decided to come back the next morning.
The morning was grey and stormy, and we drove through hail (HAIL) to get to the Apostles. Sitting in the van, we made coffee and had some breakfast. 15 minutes later the sky was blue and we had the 12 Apostles to ourselves, with a little wind to keep us on our toes....