apollo bay + otway national park | sisters head east

We spent two days in Apollo Bay - or really, we spent three nights there & two days in the Otway National Park.

I think we worked the hardest during this part of the trip - lots of walks down to waterfalls & then back up to the car - but totally worth it.  The walks varied in length, gradient & ease - from a fairly gentle stroll, to heaps of stairs, to scarily steep + one extremely wet/soggy/mushy path - difficult to walk down & even worse to go back up. All the waterfalls were gorgeous though - Hopetoun was the most picture-perfect, but they all had a beauty about them.

Still - lush, ferny greenery, cascading water, tall (tall!) trees, birdsong, fish & chips on the beach, stunning views, a tree-top walk...it all made for a wonderful (if tiring) couple of days.

1. Triplet Falls \\ 2. Phantom Falls \\ 3. Beauchamp Falls \\ 4. Apollo Bay beach \\ 5. Otway Fly \\ 6. Hopetoun Falls \\ 7. Triplet Falls

// 2 by Kathryn / 6 by Amy //

a few good things | sisters head east

1. walking around the blue lake in Mt Gambier.

2. the utterly amazing scenery along the Great Ocean Road.

3. lush forest & stunning waterfalls in the Otway National Park.

4. fish & chips on the beach at Apollo Bay.

5. gourmet picnic in the grounds of Como House.

6. browsing, wandering, eating & shopping in Melbourne.

7. the Conservatory in the Fitzroy Gardens - full to the brim with spring blooms.

photo 3 by Amy
photos 5 & 6 by Kathryn

there & back again...

We're home from our sisterly (ad)venture - we had a wonderful time, saw some stunning scenery, did plenty of walking (some parts more difficult than others), ate some really good food, laughed alot, did a bit of shopping & just generally enjoyed ourselves.

There are plenty of photos to share, but I thought I'd start by posting a few of my favourite iPhone shots, as posted on my instagram/tumblr. Lots of other images on our trip tumblr too.

1. Blue Lake, Mt Gambier \\ 2. Umpherston Sinkhole, Mt Gambier \\ 3. Bay of Islands, Great Ocean Road \\ 4. Twelve Apostles, Great Ocean Road \\ 

5. Hopetoun Falls, Otway National Park \\ 6. Lindt Cafe, Melbourne \\ 7. Royal Botanic Gardens, Melbourne.

splash, ripple & flow | queensland

water, water everywhere - ponds, streams, waterfalls, pools & fountains...

twin falls | queensland { part 2 }

Down in the valley, where the Twin Falls tumble into a wide pool - we walked behind, stood next & wet our hands in the cool falling water. Only one of the twin falls was actually falling when we were there - Queensland is in need of some rain & the second fall was barely a trickle.

{ part 1) 
second to last photo by Amy