We're going on a bear hunt .....

Lucy: Hi we have seen Koalas , Kangaroos , Galahs and Crimson Rosellas in the wild. Today we are going to robe.
Still missing you all Lucy

Annabelle: Hi we started the Great Ocean Road on Saturday, after five days in Melbourne.
On Saturday we hired a car from Hertz in Melbourne and drove to Apollo Bay. We stopped many times to look at the waves, they were 3m high. When we arrived in Apollo Bay in the afternoon then we had hot chocolate and cake in a coffee shop while we played chess. On Sunday we went to then gym for about half an hour while we were watching the marathon. Then we went on a bear hunt, i was the first person to see a koala. We eventually we saw about 10 koalas. On the way back to the Apartment we saw 3 kangeroos, their brains are about the size of a peanut. On Monday we drove to Port Fairy. On the way we did a Tree-Top walk. It was alright but we walked over 2km. The next stop was at the 12 Apostles however most of the Apostles had collapsed into the sea. Then we stopped of at Loch Ard Gorge there was a ship wreck there but you couldn't see it. Then we stopped of at London Bridge there is a story about a couple who walked across the arch 2 minutes before it collapsed and were rescued by a helicopter - problem was they were having an affair so didn't like the media attention!

Geraldine: Sorry we haven't blogged for a few days - wifi connection has been dodgy down under! Great to see all your posts on the blog. Keep them coming:)
The Great Ocean Road is awseome - you should put it on your list of things to do before you die! The rock formations are far more impressive than you can ever appreciate on a photo. Annie was giving us a geography lesson about coastal erosion (so she did lern something at school!).
Lucy thought the waves in Colonsay were bigger than these 3m waves in the Southern Ocean. You certainly woiuldn't catch me in the sea at the moment - it looks cold & wild.
We took the girls on a bear hunt - they didn't want to go until they realised we were looking for koala bears. The smell of the eucalyptus trees in the forest was very refreshing. We were lucky to see the koalas at feed time, one guy was fairly active (as active as koalas can be) and determined to get to his leaves. We did try to persuade them that there was a nice eucalyptus tree in Sandbach that they might like to inhabit, but to no avail (sorry Sally & Dave).
We saw a flock of galahs sitting on telegraph wires - how bizarre. They have grey backs & pink breasts. There used to be a galah on Neighbours many years ago, you may remember.
We're now in Port Fairy - not quite what you think from the name. We had a traditional pub meal in the Caledonian Inn last night....
One great revelation is that the Clangers are alive & well on the south coast of Australia! In Apollo Bay & Port Fairy we have definitely heard Clangers. Not sure what they are but they sound like Clangers. I'll let you know once we find out.
We're driving up to Robe today & will arrive in Adelaide tomorrow. Once I get a connection lead for the camera we'll load some photos from our trip.

Take care everbody - missing you lots
Geraldine x