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April 20 2017

Experiencing Australians Wildlife

Tobias Stricker Travel Log Apollo bay, Erskine Falls, Kangaroo, Lorne

About Kangaroos and tropical birds – Travel log no. 55

I woke up several times in the night. In the morning my toes felt like they were frozen. Probably I just need to get used sleeping outside in my hammock again.

We had cereals for breakfast and managed to warm up some water over the fire for coffee.

The first stop for today was the Erskine falls. In the middle of the eucalyptus jungle the water falls down from about 30 m into the creek. It remembered me a little bit of the scenic falls on Maui.

After that I was able to get into close contact with another native Australian animal.

Parrot, Australia — The parrots roam Australia like pigeons in Europe and they are approachable too.

Like in the Disney movies parrots just land on your hand as soon as you raise it.

Another highlight of that day was the kangaroo. I saw my first wild Kangaroos and we also had Kangaroo tail for dinner. It tastes like beef but is a little bit tougher. Overall funny to look at and tasty animals.

Kangaroo, Australia — On the way to a lighthouse I came over my first wild kangaroos. Like bucks back home they like to gras on open fields for sunset.

The campground was booked out so we had to find a decent spot in the wild.

Camp, Australia — Campground in the middle of a jungle in the wilderness of Australia close to the Great Ocean Road.

The reception and public hotspots get scarce, but at least the night sky is a good entertainment. I saw some beautiful shooting stars and the scene is completely different from the Northern Hemisphere without light pollution.

April 18 2017

Westwards along the Great Ocean Road

Tobias Stricker Travel Log Great Ocean Road, Lorne, Melbourne, Split Point

Leaving Melbourne on an adventure full of scenic views, tropical animals and camping– Travel log no. 54

I got up this day full with excitement for the up coming adventure. After checking out at 10 am I met up with my friend Florian. We packed the car and met up with our travel companions. A girl from France and a boy with the name of Tobias from Germany.

We stocked up on Aldi supplies and I finally hit the road again.

At first we stopped by Torquay to check out the Ripped Curl Surfing Cup on Bells Beach. We just hiked a little bit around and watched some impressive surfing from far away.

Finally we got onto the Great Ocean Road which we intend to take until Adelaide. The views just got more and more scenic. During lunch break at Split Point I took the following pictures.

Split Point, Victoria — Shot from the Great Ocean Road in the direction of Melbourne. We were passing through beautiful beaches which get replaced by scenic cliffs and so on.

West, Split Point, Victoria — The view westwards is not less impressive. So far the experience is topping other scenic drives I took before, but maybe because I can finally enjoy the ride as a passenger.

Lighthouse, Split Point — The Lighthouse which is overlooking the Split Point from where I took the previous two pictures.

Afterwards we drove off to Lorne where I was able to engage with native wildlife the first time.

Koala, Teddy's Lookout — A koala feasting in the Eucalyptus trees at Teddy’s Lookout.

The sunset from up here through the eucalyptus trees wasn’t less impressive.

We had our first camping experience in the wood.

Lorne, Victoria — Our campsite in the woods around Lorne with my hammock and our campfire.

Cooking was a real adventure since we were out of gas. But the fireplace was a good replacement even though it took us 2 hours to finish the pasta. But it wouldn’t be fun without the challenge.