On our little excursion this weekend we went down to the bay and drove along the coast line. It was so beautiful!! The weather was perfect and it wasn't too windy. We stayed in a cute little beach town called Port Campbell in a great beach house. The coastline where we were was made of limestone. The waves come from Antarctica and the Australian coast line is the first land that the waves hit. Because the waves are so strong it erodes the limestone and it leaves these many different formations. The Twelve apostles were so beautiful. There used to be twelve but because of erosion there were only eight pillars left. We also saw several arches made by erosion and another place called The Bay of Islands. We learned that there were several ships the wrecked in this area about a hundred and fifty years ago. A ship named the Loch Ard sunk in June of 1878, there were 54 people on board but only two survived. We think that were must some kind of a reef around that part of the coast because of all the ships that sunk.
2 comments:
W O W. What breathtaking views!
It is so fun to check your blog
and see the sights along with you.
I loved your Koala pictures too.
thanks for sharing your trip
with us. Keri.
That is really neat. I enjoy the history tid bits you share about the country. The 12 apostles pictures and information was really interesting. I am so glad you are blogging and sharing your vacation.
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