For those of you who occasionally read the blog and also like consistency and chronology, I apologize - my brain currently feels like a super-charged and mixed-up mess. My posts jump from life in Holland, to past adventures in Australia and to current road trips in Wyoming. If things don't make sense and don't appear to follow any particular order it's because they don't; I feel so messed up in time zones, trip preparations and the busyness and fun of seeing friends and family that we've missed for so long that I can barely keep my head on straight. These days I am feeling a little overwhelmed and I'm blaming the high altitude and lack of oxygen here on the inability to calm down and breathe (or is that just another anxiety attack? Ahh!)
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| The beach at Gibson's Steps |
Blogging is especially fun during these crazy transition times because it reminds me that once you decide to click "Buy Ticket" on the Expedia webpage it's always worth it. Sean and I weren't sure we would be able to swing Australia but looking back I am so glad that we made the decision to go. One of my favorite parts of our Australia trip was doing the Great Ocean Road tour and the last stretch of scenery was pretty terrific. It included dramatic limestone cliffs, blue sky and aqua-green water. Many of the rock formations have eroded away from the shore and the more famous ones are part of the Twelve Apostles.
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| A few of the 12 Apostles |
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| Loch Ard Gorge - site of two survivors coming ashore of a major famous shipwreck in 1878 |
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| This is how the waves slowly erode the cliffs and separate them from the mainland |
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| London Arch (formerly called London Bridge where some tourists were stranded) |
Our guide stopped at all of great viewing spots of the beaches and cliffs that the GOR provides. He also told stories of shipwrecks, survivors and political scandal. He relayed that one of the formations used to have a thin bridge of rock leading out to it. A prominent Australian political figure was out on the rock one day with his mistress (not publicly known at the time) when the rock bridge broke leaving the embarrassed couple stranded for hours until they could be rescued in front of a crowd of very curious onlookers. We learned quickly after only being in Australia a few days that you could always count on the country for tales of death, scandal and intrigue.
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