Mike and I rented a car and drove the Great Ocean Road this week. We had an amazing time (after a little patience and practice at driving on the left hand side of the road using right hand drive of course)and we stayed in two really cool little beach towns called Lorne and Apollo Bay. In Lorne we went to Erskine Falls to check out a waterfall and take a little hike through the fern gully it's in. We also went to Teddy's Lookout to check out some of the beautiful ocean views as well as a little flora and fauna that go with it. We met an enchidna (porcupine) along the way and a dead roo too, which is probably be the closest we'll ever get to the real thing. We stayed at a cool backpackers campground in Lorne where we slept in bunk beds in a rustic cabin scattered between tent sites. The next day we drove on to see some koalas at Kennett River and then to Mait's Rest Rainforest Boardwalk for a short hike through the lush foliage. In the afternoon we stopped at Loch Ard Gorge outside of Port Campbell which is part of the infamous shipwreck coast. Then we went on to see the extraordinary world wonder, The Twelve Apostles and took a pic of Gibson Beach just for Johnny Boy. There are helicopter tours that people can take to see the Twelve Apostles and we parked next to the hanger so Mike could gawk at the choppers. That night we stayed at a cozy little hostel and met some great people from all over the globe who gave us great tips on places to stay and what to see on the Gold Coast. On our way back to Melbourne we stopped at popular surfing town Torquay to check out the famous Bells Beach and snap some pics of surfers in action.