The Great Ocean Road - Day 1

We couldn’t spend time in Melbourne and not do a tour of the Great Ocean Road!  We packed up our nerves and the Pal and rented a car to do the drive to Warnambool.  They drive on the left hand side of the road here, so there is a lot of things that are different in the normal flow of traffic.  Luckily, Matt has managed the driving so I don’t have to.  Ha!

On the way down to Warnambool, we stopped for directions at an information kiosk.  The guy told us that we had to make a stop at the Kennett River to see the koalas and birds.  So we did as we were told; Matt went into the little café and purchased a small bag of bird seed.  We were told to walk outside with the bird seed in our hands and simply hold them up.  Within a minute, we were surrounded by a dozen brightly colored parrots eager for the seed.  The landed on our arms, shoulders, and heads and not-so-patiently waited their turn to get at the seeds.  Pal was so excited he was beside himself.  He made friends with a duck that he followed around while Matt and I fed the parrots.

We have lots more photos on the other camera, so stay tuned for some throwback pics from this trip!