Day 2 of the trip starts with visiting various Apostles. These are small islands just of the mainland which are being worn away- many were joined by bridges to start with but these have all fallen down now. They used to be called the Sow and 18 Piglets but The 12 Apostles was thought to be a name that would encourage more tourists. At the time the name was changed 10 remained. Go figure. Now there are 8! Before the area was a national park people crossed "london bridge" onto one of the Apostles. A couple were stranded on it when the bridge collapsed and the first helicopter to reach them was from a News Channel, unfortunately they were having an extramarital affair and were publicly exposed!
There's a chance for a helicopter flight- the only way to see all the Apostles at once- and I can't resist. It's a 7 minute whizz- beautiful and unstable feeling!
The day starts to heat up, later it will reach 38 degrees away from the coast, and a swim on the way is welcome. We stopped to see more Koalas and some Emus too then onto Hall's gap in the Grampians, yep it's a National Park too, to stay for the night. Citronella candles just about control the mosquitoes which more or less swarm at dusk, there's a BBQ, more stars and a valiant attempt on the part of the other English girl to teach Swiss and French backpackers drinking games!
Up early again on day 3 to take the walk which it was too hot to do the day before. The Grampians only reach about 600m and we don't climb that high to reach The Pinnacle- an overhanging view point. However, they stretch roughly 50x150miles so that's impressive! After a stop at a waterfall it's a 5 hour drive onto Adelaide where I wash up hot, stiff and dishevelled!
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