2012, October 25- Streaky Bay to Coffin Bay Nat Park (Yangi Crek)

Luke and one of the many scuptures along the
Great Ocean Drive heading toward Elliston

Trip Meter Reading Start –  10787
Trip Meter Reading Finish –  11160 (373 kms)

Filled up Elliston Roadhouse
LPG @ $1.02 / litre;  64.84 litres; $66.14

Accommodation
Yangi Creek, Coffin Bay National Park
$10 per car and camping for up to 8 people per night.
Private spot on a water way / lake – not really suitable for swimming; drop toilets were clean; water was available from a tank (not suitable for drinking).  Plenty of wildlife – roos and emus here.

Comments – Luke

Today we went to a seal colony and watched seals from a small cliff this is were they breed I saw one calling so I called back and it tried to get up the small cliff but couldn’t. After that we drove to Venus Bay and met some people that were travelling in a large bus and whoed us inside we also walked on the beach there were heaps of pelicans.  We then did a drive along the cliffs looking over the water near Elliston and saw some cool sculptures my favourite one was the guy riding a push bike.  After that we went to Coffin Bay and camped near Yangi.


More of the scuptures along the Great Ocean Drive - Elliston

Comments – Mum and Dad

Sea Lion Colony overlooking Searcy Bay – located 17km (one way) along Sceale Bay Road South to Point Labatt we observed the only permanent Australian sea lion colony from a 50 metre high viewing platform.  The sea lions are one of the most endangered marine mammals and the world’s rarest sea lions as they cohabitate with New Zealand fur seals.  We saw approximately about 50 of them lazing and swimming around the shoreline. 

Looking 50 metres down to the seals

Murphys Haystacks – located east on Calca Road toward Flinders Highway.  The stacks are a 1,500 million year old pink granite boulders that had previously been buried by dune sand approximately 30,000 years ago.

The Haystacks

Venus Bay - Gorgeous little seaside village; we saw a mass of pelicans lazing on the beach and met a beautiful family from Benalla (Alan, Freda and their gorgeous son Stephen)...Alan had spent a full year converting his beloved bus into the most amazing holiday home on wheels we have ever seen.  The set out was really functional and we couldn't believe the view through the windows; just that little bit of extra height you get in a bus makes such a difference.  Stephen was so proud to show us his Lions collection and even his bed was kitted out with his Lions doona cover.  Good on ya mate!  What a great supporter he is! 


Luke, Freda, Alan, Stephen and Mark in front of their house on wheels! 
It's meeting people like this that make travelling even more wonderful!

 

Elliston – Is a picturesque seaside town nestled along the shores of Waterloo Bay.  We took a drive along the Great Ocean Tourist Drive where we found sculptures dotted along the coastline and popular surf spots off of Blackfellows Point...magic on a sunny day (we were blessed again!)

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Heading south we drove through Coffin Bay which was a gorgeous village bound by Kellidie, Mount Dutton and Port Douglas Bays.  We set up camp at Yangie Bay which is part of the Coffin Bay National Park.  We met and spoke to an amazing woman from Perth, Jennie.  Jennie was travelling from Perth to Brisbane so her daughter could sell her camper trailer as her husband who is 62 has dementia and Parkinsons.  She was driving the entire trip herself; setting up camp and caring for her husband – what a woman! She deserves a medal because she is also her father’s carer (he is 92!).

 

Our camp complete with fire place - Coffin Bay National Park