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No idea how to explain this in words...

This place is like something out of Riven...

semi-overcast 20 °C

I don't know where to start....
Summary of events, I guess...
Got out of Adelaide... took the bus threough the Coorong down to the limestone coast, Mt Gambier.
Funny story... Got there after dark. Asked the busdriver where to stay. he reccomended hostels and things... but they were far. I asked about "potentially free places" and he pointed to the hill behind us. said it'd be alright. so I set up camp under a beautiful Eucalyptus tree and made myself at home in the city park. Climbed up a tree and nearly fell asleep under the stars. That was my first real time alone since I left. Beautiful. Perfect.
Spent the next day wandering abuot the town. Lots of fascinating geological sites in Mt. Gambier..(a little geologist rubbing off on me) beautiful Blue lake, a lake in the crater of and old Volcano. lots of sinkholes around there. Took a tour in some Caverns underneath the city. decended about 28 meters under downtown. Used to use them as a garbage dump but decided theyed make a better tourist attraction. Spent the day checking around. lots of beautiful sinkholes and things (some girl just game me two beers - what is not to love about this place?) annny how... Walked 10 km out of town later that evening. no rides. understandable. the sun was going down. Set up Camp along some old abondoned railroad tracks just past the "10km to Mt. Gambier" sign. Exellent nights sleep and up bright I got picked up by a nice elderly coulple. Locals. They drove out of their way to show me the sights along the way, insisted on buying me lunch and took me to the grocery store for supplies before dropping me off at the start of the "great ocean road", just accross the border into the province of Victoria. which I continued to hitch on. Next ride was from a Young local guy, about my age on his way to his Job milking cows at a local farm. He offered me to stay with his family after he was off work but I turned the offer down, in favor of continuing on. Dropped me off into a cloud of pesky flies which stuck to me like glue for the next near half hour... I swatted them, never killing a one (the flies are fast here... and annoying as hell) untill a young german couple picked me up in a really sweet camper van. They were there for the sights too... so we stopped at every viewpoint along the way. wonderful people... drove me to a nice (fly free) drp point - where I caught a snack and continued thumbing until I got picked up by ocal surfer in a Van loaded full of surfboards and gear who was headed for where I was shooting for - Port Campbell, which is where I am presently staying. Beautiful viewpoints here. I can't wait to post photos - which is not often possible at these internet terminals...
That is just a summary of events - happenings... it does not reflect my real experiances of these events with any degree of accuracy - this is where the limitatations of my grasp of the english lauguage and the cost of this internet terminal, leave all you readers in the dark.
What to say in the minutres remaning... The ecology of this coast as compared to the Adeladide area is completely different. First off, it's refreshingly cooler here... about half the temperature. There are some variety of grassland snail which is attached to almost everything along the road, even 50km inland. wierd. Oh - and I saw about a dozen Kangaroos and a few Emus on my busride out here - really funny critters, they are. Lots of funny little furry critters running quickly into the bush as I walk. god knows what they are...
Been meeting lots of locals - all are very fascinatred by me for some reason. Can't say that's not a good thing. Everyone reccomends a few things to check out - so I'm making an average of them all and biding my time accordingly.
All in all, excellent Journey so far. Very hard not to enjoy this coastline. I've tried to photograph it... but even a series of a dozen photos pieced together would not even cover the full scope of these beautifulo limestone cliffs and archways. phenomenal part of the world.
Alright. time is almost up here. and internet acess is exceedingly expensive here, so I should cut it short, although I'm sure I culd ramble on four hours.
I'm thinking of you all back home - but enjoying myself too much to think too much. (that's a really great thing) I'm being safe and all that jazz. I will put up another entry when I have an oppurtunity.
cheers.

Posted by fenderson 3:06 AM Archived in Hitchhiking | Australia

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Absolutely lovely description of your travels Nathyn. I like that geology comes into the picture and had a good laugh over those funny little furry creatures scuttling into the woods and god only knows what they are. I have been meaning to ask about the roos! Happy travels..

Love/Dad

24.01.2006 by ziggyzip

Hi Nathyn,

I read your blog with total wonder. It just seems like you're in such a different world! But you're just on the other side of ours! Terran read your entry too and told me when he grows up he wants "to be just like Uncle Nathyn!". I have no doubt that he'll be a traveller too one day. Your writings are very inspiring! Thanks for the time you take to write them!

Love, your sis

24.01.2006 by Bloomin

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