First we went by bus to downtown Melbourne. We wondered why there were so few people in the city. Later we learnt that it is Australia Day, the national holiday. But in exchange the queue at the counter of the car rental company was a bit longer. With the car we drove towards Anglesea. It seamed that the Melbournians also wanted to leave the city and we had sometimes traffic jam. After we reached the coast, we used to stop on the lookouts. In early afternoon we saw a sign pointing to the Seoak Falls. A nice little hike lead to it, but there was not much water, it was just dripping a little. Our next little walk was in the rain forests at Maits Rest. It is unbelievable how big trees can get. Now the main attractions of the Great Ocean Road were awaiting us. First at Gibson Step we went down the cliffs to the beach and enjoyed the view to the wild cliffs. Not much later welcomed us the 12 Apostels, which are rocks standing in the sea. OK, there are only 8 left. Unfortunately the sun was hiding behind the clouds. We continued to the Loch Ard Gorge. After the beautiful sunset we drove to Port Campell. Konrad said that I should tell him when I see a Kangaroo. We just started as one was standing on the road. Now it is sure: we are in Australia!
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