Warrnambool

There was a thunderstorm last night and I woke up to heavy rain. I had planned to go to the lighthouse at Cape Otway but a sign at the turnoff advised it was closed due to severe weather. So instead I stumbled upon Maits Rest rainforest walk which was beautiful- even in the rain. It is a rainforest after all! I was glad a couple of other people were doing the same thing. The walk was about 30mins through the fern forest with eucalyptus trees so high that I would have needed binoculars to spot any koalas. 

As I drove towards the 12 apostles (there are about 7 left now!) a miracle happened and I got a break in the rain! In fact there was even some sun. So I got some great views of the famous sea stacks after all. It wasn't quite as sunny as my phone photos make out, I think my phone cheats a bit. It was also blowing a (literal) gale but I had a great time seeing the sights of the coast nonetheless. 

The weather closed in during the afternoon and I missed a couple of the seastack sights near the end of the Great Ocean Road due to driving rain and low visibility. The worst thing was the wind gusting up to 130km according to the weather apps. 

So I was happy to make the wonderfully named Warrnambool safely and hide away in a lovely little lodge room courtesy of some friendly airbnb hosts. The weather looks 'mixed' for the next few days but hopefully the worst has passed and I was so lucky today to get a break in the storm at just the right time! 













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