Movin' Right Along in Search of Good Times

After the bird bonanza, we continued on our journey to Apollo Bay, Victoria along the Great Ocean Road. This is the first time we encountered signs like these, reminding us where to drive. Apparently, we're one of many tourists in these here parts.



We checked into the Infomation Center in Apollo Bay and learned that our most preferred hike to Marriners Falls that included "cross[ing] the creek via very large stepping stones" was closed due to weather. So, we settled for Shelly Beach that "[a]t low tide an alternate loop walk is accessed 400m west via rock platforms". Either way, slippery wet rocks were involved and this one had the element of wondering if the tide was coming in or out as we walked. 4/5 Conlins were completely unconcerned about any of these threatening options. The mom stands alone, but doesn't want to be thought of as a chicken. It isn't easy. Here's the first reassuring sign we came to near the water:
Along the way Daniel and Molly chanted "Adventure" and Charlie chanted "Attack". Uh huh, I'm just reporting the facts here.

Here's me looking nervous, right after I "made" Molly fall by reminding her to be careful. She tried to pull it together for the picture, but I guess the blood dripping from her scraped hand was a distraction. A bandaid from the camera bag cured it pretty quickly - although she was still blaming me...


I'm sure fun signs exist all over the world, but we're enjoying spotting them in Australia...

And reenacting them, when possible, in the rainforest. Mike says this is a Dickert picture, which I'm sure he means as the highest complement - are you with me Dickerts?! It is true that Holly Dickert once knocked over the Christmas tree and we reenacted it in pictures for years after that.




"Movin' right along, We've found a life on the highway." Kermit and Fozzie from 1979