Port Campbell

The rain has stopped and the exploring begins.
The coastline of the Great Ocean Road is now visible without the fog of yesterday. It's nice and cool and the crowds are still few as I venture out to The Grotto and Loch Ard.
The sun still refuses to show itself and the 12 Apostles is the main attraction. I was dying for a toilet by then and far from being just a car park the buses were lined up and the toilets were numerous. There was even a squat toilet; an indication of the origin of a number of the tourists.
There is an underpass so you dont get run over. This leads to the well known sight of the Apostles.
The Otway Ranges were also on the agenda for today and so I set off and soon struck the fog and rain that I thought had disappeared yesterday. The road wound its way up through tall trees and eventually tree ferns.
I found the Triplett Falls after deciding not to climb the Suspension bridge called the Otway Flyer.
To reach the falls I took the most beautiful walk down into a valley of mountain ash and tree ferns. It was broad steps most of the way and I had to nurse the knees on the way down. The mountain ash are enormous and the ferns tall enough to be over your head.
I think it took about an hour going down and then back up again, but it was well worth it with the falls and a stream being the reward.
The clouds filled a lot of the valleys on the way but had cleared by the time I came back.
As I am staying a 2nd night at Port Campbell I was able to revisit the Apostles. It was warmer, busier but still the sun refused to break through the clouds.