We were up and at em early by our holiday standards after our early night Sounds a bit weird but when you’re away for this long it gets a bit much eating out all the time so a pizza and tv was great. We grabbed another picnic from the super market, had a quick dip down at the beach (although I’m still really scared of the waves!) and then continued on the rest of the Great Ocean Road and onto the Princes Highway.

We had a quick stop in Port Fairy just outside Warannbool which was an old whaling town. Lots of historic buildings here and then drove a long stretch through Mount Gambier and onto Portland. The terrain change as we went inland for a while and it became much more deserty with loads of pine plantations. We saw a lot of kangaroos and koala warning signs on the roads but didn’t see the real thing (alive or roadkill!). We stopped at Bridgewater Bay which had a beautiful white sand beach and some amazing blowholes in the cliffs and a petrified forest which was quite amazing

Finally we made it into Robe and it is a fab spot to stay for a couple of days of proper R&R. Confusingly now we are in South Australia the time moves back by half an hour (we need to get this right to avoid missing flights from Adelaide in a few days!!). We are staying at a traditional Australian Victorian hotel and have a lovely terrace overlooking the sea.

Robebalcony

We have spent all day on the beach so are a bit pink but extremely relaxed and happy. Hoki and Red Snapper and chips for lunch – how exotic!! Tonight we are off to the pictures the crazy middle-aged kids we are. Missing home, friends and family a bit – hope you are all doing ok and hear from you soon! xxx