Day 23: The Ocean Road Pt II - The Revenge
Up bright and early in our modest accommodation (the town's nightlife croaks) and we're ready to journey on what the guidebook promises to be 'the best stretch of the ocean road'. Initially we were optimistic, the first bay, the Bay of Martyrs was stunning and a change in weather for the worse from yesterday made them feel much more dramatic as the waves surged in. We were surprised to find a blow hole too, a sudden opening in the ground where the cliff had been eaten away by the sea and again you could see and hear large storm waves - this time inland quite bizarre!
Spurred on by our 'discoveries' this morning we decided to push on to the next settlement expecting to be wooed by more breathtaking sights. Sadly as the road continued we discovered that it led inland by nearly 20k, Matt and I took issue, there is clearly grounds for some sort of case to the State of Victoria's trading standards department 'Ocean Road'? What ocean road.
Maybe it was the continually worsening weather or the lack of anything to see that our initial enthusiasm was fast becoming something of a damp squibb. We pulled into Warnambool to take a look at the whale beach (not beached whales) if we had been there a few weeks later we may well have seen some of the Southern Ocean Right Whales, I thought I could see something on the horizon using my zoom lens, but it was more likely a bit of dirt!
We pushed on through a few more seaside towns, but a lack of people and the promised 'stunning scenery' had not been realised. Wanting to make the most of the remaining days light we decided to head back to the section of road near where we were staying and had had such a promising start this morning. I don't wish to be too heavy on this amazing stretch of coastline and to have one 'not so good day' is hardly a reason to complain, it just seemed to be the theme of the day, expectations driven a little higher by how amazing everything has been this holiday.
Back at Port Campbell thefinal high expectation of the day was the sight of karaoke being set up in the local bar, I really thought I had lucked in - a small town, population 200 and I've sniffed out the karaoke... it's a private function, bitterly upset!
Tomorrow, Matt consoles my broken karaoke heart!
Maybe it was the continually worsening weather or the lack of anything to see that our initial enthusiasm was fast becoming something of a damp squibb. We pulled into Warnambool to take a look at the whale beach (not beached whales) if we had been there a few weeks later we may well have seen some of the Southern Ocean Right Whales, I thought I could see something on the horizon using my zoom lens, but it was more likely a bit of dirt!
We pushed on through a few more seaside towns, but a lack of people and the promised 'stunning scenery' had not been realised. Wanting to make the most of the remaining days light we decided to head back to the section of road near where we were staying and had had such a promising start this morning. I don't wish to be too heavy on this amazing stretch of coastline and to have one 'not so good day' is hardly a reason to complain, it just seemed to be the theme of the day, expectations driven a little higher by how amazing everything has been this holiday.
Back at Port Campbell thefinal high expectation of the day was the sight of karaoke being set up in the local bar, I really thought I had lucked in - a small town, population 200 and I've sniffed out the karaoke... it's a private function, bitterly upset!
Tomorrow, Matt consoles my broken karaoke heart!
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