Apollo Bay to Phillip Island

A morning of waterfalls, just outside of Apollo Bay was a small valley which abruptly started in the form of a cascading waterfall. There are little stops everywhere which one can put up a tent and spend a very quiet night - no a sole around - which does have an eery feeling, but worth it! That night we happen to spend it next to this waterfall. Staying near fast moving water rather than stagnant means there are less mosquitoes. 

Lorne is a very pretty town and where a lot of people come to from Melbourne. Also home,
well a 10 min drive, to the Erskine Falls. Another waterfall!

Moving on, we briefly visited the sights along the route up to Melbourne, including Torquay, which is where the surf competitions where born, Rip Curl Pros are held here every year and it is the surfing capital!

Inland a detour to You Yangs National Park, where there is a 12km track you can drive around a spot the local - very well hidden wildlife - you need a keen eye, or luck to see much. There is also a Big Rock - the Aussies are not very creative - which really is a big rock, huge in fact! Coming out of the park in the fields near by was a group of 40 strong kangaroos, at least it wasn’t a wasted journey.

Driving through Melbourne, not really stopping, coming out the other side is not very much.  However heading south, we went to Phillip Island, or fondly known as Penguin Island, home to 1000’s of little penguins, who without fail every night come out of the surf and up the beach to their nests on shore. So routinely everyday do they do this commute, the national park has made a spectacle out it, which is one of the most visited places in Australia, but well worth a visit. 

That evening we stayed in a place called Cowes, after driving through Brighton and then Hove!