We started our morning at the Cape Nelson Lighthouse. We were the only two there, but it's a pretty sweet lighthouse. It was nice to bypass all the tourist stuff. The museum was closed for renovations but the lighthouse grounds were still open to the public. So we wandered around and headed back on the road.
Our next stop was Estuary Beach where the water was slightly warm and we ran around barefoot, climbing sand dunes and collecting seashells, while staring out at the crazy pelicans that we couldn't figure out how to get to.
The sand dunes were unreal and led to a beautiful ocean beach as well. I love that all over Australia there are just beautiful spots that haven't been over-commercialized like many have in the US. Or at least it seems easier to find them and for almost an hour be the only ones on a massive beach. Not to mention you can leave your shoes behind and they are still there when you get back.
We saw a lot of rainbows on our trip. This one is on the hill in Mt. Gambier. It doesn't go over, but go IN to Blue Lake, which is actually and old crater from a dormant volcano. Pretty cool. The rainbow is much cooler, which appeared as we were jumping out of the car. Since I have been in Adelaide, I have seen two on my way to work. Before that, at least four or five. Australia must be lucky.
This is why they call it Blue Lake. This isn't the bluest it gets. That's in October or November for a few days. But it was incredible. After our stint in Mt. Gambier and getting rained on, we headed for Adelaide. It was strange to finally reach the city we'd been journeying too, but I wasn't sure I was ready to leave the Great Ocean Road behind.
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