{"id":1404,"date":"2010-10-03T21:14:59","date_gmt":"2010-10-04T04:14:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thejohnsonsjournal.com\/?p=1404"},"modified":"2010-10-04T03:07:03","modified_gmt":"2010-10-04T10:07:03","slug":"the-great-ocean-road","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thejohnsonsjournal.com\/?p=1404","title":{"rendered":"The Great Ocean Road"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Since the weather was sunny and warm we decided to get out of the city and take a trip to the Great Ocean Road with\u00c2\u00a0friends, Rachel and Carl. \u00c2\u00a0The Great Ocean Road is one of the most scenic and well-known\u00c2\u00a0stretches\u00c2\u00a0of coastline in Australia and its just south west of Melbourne.<\/p>\n<p>We headed out after work on Friday to the town of Lorne, where Carl&#8217;s boss had let us stay in this vacation home for the weekend. \u00c2\u00a0We settled right into the three bedroom house complete with ocean views.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1420\" style=\"width: 490px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thejohnsonsjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/DSCF0658.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1420\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1420 \" title=\"DSCF0658\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thejohnsonsjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/DSCF0658.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"480\" height=\"361\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thejohnsonsjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/DSCF0658.jpg 800w, https:\/\/thejohnsonsjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/DSCF0658-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1420\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Living room in the beach house (I could get used to this!)<\/p><\/div>\n<p>On Saturday morning we set out to do some sightseeing along the Great Ocean Road. \u00c2\u00a0Our first stop was the Otway National Park for a stroll on the beach and a stop to check out all of the native koalas. \u00c2\u00a0This was the first time we have been able to see koalas in the wild. \u00c2\u00a0Usually they are high up in the trees or away from the roads. \u00c2\u00a0These seems to not mind eating right by the parks major roadway.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1409\" style=\"width: 490px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thejohnsonsjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/DSCF0665.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1409\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1409 \" title=\"DSCF0665\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thejohnsonsjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/DSCF0665.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"480\" height=\"360\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thejohnsonsjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/DSCF0665.jpg 800w, https:\/\/thejohnsonsjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/DSCF0665-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1409\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Walking on the beach at the Otway National Park<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_1410\" style=\"width: 490px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thejohnsonsjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/DSCF0669.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1410\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1410 \" title=\"DSCF0669\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thejohnsonsjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/DSCF0669.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"480\" height=\"360\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thejohnsonsjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/DSCF0669.jpg 800w, https:\/\/thejohnsonsjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/DSCF0669-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1410\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">We saw lots of wild koalas in the trees<\/p><\/div>\n<p>After a quick stop for lunch we went to see the famous Twelve Apostles, which are limestone stacks off the shore of Port Campbell National Park. \u00c2\u00a0Due to erosion there are now only eight stacks left, but they are still very impressive to see.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1412\" style=\"width: 490px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thejohnsonsjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/DSCF0690.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1412\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1412 \" title=\"DSCF0690\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thejohnsonsjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/DSCF0690.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"480\" height=\"362\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thejohnsonsjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/DSCF0690.jpg 800w, https:\/\/thejohnsonsjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/DSCF0690-300x226.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1412\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">At the Twelve Apostles lookout<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_1411\" style=\"width: 370px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thejohnsonsjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/DSCF0680-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1411\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1411 \" title=\"DSCF0680-1\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thejohnsonsjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/DSCF0680-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"360\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thejohnsonsjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/DSCF0680-1.jpg 600w, https:\/\/thejohnsonsjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/DSCF0680-1-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 360px) 100vw, 360px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1411\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">There are only eight left<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Sunday was a lazy day. \u00c2\u00a0We cooked up a big brekkie, read on the sun deck, and took a long walk on the beach before heading back to Melbourne. \u00c2\u00a0A great weekend to start off spring!<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1408\" style=\"width: 370px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thejohnsonsjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/DSCF0661.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1408\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1408 \" title=\"DSCF0661\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thejohnsonsjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/DSCF0661.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"360\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thejohnsonsjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/DSCF0661.jpg 600w, https:\/\/thejohnsonsjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/DSCF0661-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 360px) 100vw, 360px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1408\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Barista Scott<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_1413\" style=\"width: 490px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thejohnsonsjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/DSCF0697.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1413\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1413 \" title=\"DSCF0697\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thejohnsonsjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/DSCF0697.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"480\" height=\"362\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thejohnsonsjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/DSCF0697.jpg 800w, https:\/\/thejohnsonsjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/DSCF0697-300x226.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1413\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Rachel, Scott and Carl sitting down to a big home cooked brekkie<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_1414\" style=\"width: 490px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thejohnsonsjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/DSCF0698.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1414\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1414 \" title=\"DSCF0698\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thejohnsonsjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/DSCF0698.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"480\" height=\"371\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thejohnsonsjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/DSCF0698.jpg 800w, https:\/\/thejohnsonsjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/DSCF0698-300x231.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1414\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Enjoying our mimosas and the view<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Since the weather was sunny and warm we decided to get out of the city and take a trip to the Great Ocean Road with\u00c2\u00a0friends, Rachel and Carl. \u00c2\u00a0The Great Ocean Road is one of the most scenic and well-known\u00c2\u00a0stretches\u00c2\u00a0of coastline in Australia and its just south west of Melbourne. 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