Boxing Day.

Today was mostly driving as we wanted to get to the other side of Melbourne and be at the eastern edge of The Great Ocean Road.

We departed McLaughlin Beach and headed west for Melbourne via Phillips Island.

We stopped by Meeniyan where we had coffee and bought locally made cider and marmalade.

We made to Phillips Island before lunchtime and decided to see the Koala Conservation Centre near Cowes. At the centre, we saw more Koalas, a wallaby and a another echidna. Think Sanna enjoyed this more than most other activities so far. Also, Sanna bought me a new book mark as an early birthday gift.

We had lunch in Cowes before pretty much solely driving the rest of the day. We drove past Melbourne and Geelong and arrived at the Big Hill Campground near Lorne in The Great Otway National Park. Next to a winding country road, we spotted two kangaroos. Sanna tried to get a picture, but wasn’t stealthy enough so they hopped off as soon as they saw her. We will stay there the night before embarking on The Great Ocean Road in the morning.

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