The Great Ocean Road travels along the coast of Victoria to the west of Melbourne. It's an area of amazing beauty and contrasts, well loved by tourists. We enjoyed the dramatic ocean views as well as the wildlife. Jeff got some amazing photos along the way.

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Cape Bridgewater -- "Petrified Forest", which is actualy limestone columns carved by the sea.

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Crashing waves.

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An ant and a bee.

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Australasian gannet, which nest in the area in large colonies.

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Australian Fur Seals, which we were able to watch after a very, very long and steep hike.

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This is a non-breeding colony of seals made up of adolescents and old males (the one toward the top of the photo).

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Jumping seals!

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Bay of Islands, Great Ocean Road.

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Bay of Islands, Great Ocean Road.

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Above the Grotto.

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The Grotto, our favorite spot along the Great Ocean Road.

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The former London Bridge formation, which used to connect to land.

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Jeff at London Bridge.

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Ingrid.

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Some of the "12" Apostles, of which there were never actually 12.

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Mama and baby, which we found by following the tourist map -- it was right when it marked koalas on the map at this spot.

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Yet another sleeping koala.

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More sleepy koalas in eucalyptus trees.