From there we drove to the Otway Lighthouse but chose not to go in (didn't want to pay the ridiculous fees!) - Mars took a quick pic from the distance.
We continued driving into the Otway National Park looking for koalas! We quickly came to a stop when there were a number of cars parked on a bend (!!!) and the cameras were out in force! We did see a few koalas so we really enjoyed that!
Mum and baby koala off to the left
We had to backtrack a little to head to our next camping spot - Beauchamp Falls. As there are limited FREE camping areas along the Great Ocean Road it's necessary to get there early to secure a camping spot! We arrived about lunchtime and were enjoying some lunch when a van pulled up. Chad says, 'That girl was counting how many kids we had!' Turns out it was a family with 5 kids from Mt Barker in WA - the Ritchie family. Our kids thought it was fantastic!
We went for a walk down to the waterfalls with the Ritchies. At the base of the waterfall was a swimming hole but no where to put your towel so we couldn't get too comfortable.
Some of us did go for a swim, just so I could say I stood in a waterfall (haha). The water was breathtakingly COLD. Halfway across from the waterfall I thought I wouldn't be able to breathe anymore! Was definitely refreshing!
The boys did a bit of rock climbing down the creek for a while until the leeches found them! Then it was time to go back up.
We spent the afternoon chatting and watching the cars keep rolling into the carpark. The kids enjoyed some painting and then some cricket. We heard the last few come in about 11pm, a total of 24 cars in a small carpark!
Dinner / Bath time
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