Footy Feaver

 21/7/2012

Paluulippu ostettu. Lahtopaiva on 31.7 ja paivat hupenevat. Silti viela niin useita asioita, joita haluan nahda ja kokea. Ehdottomana ykkosena oli paasta nakemaan footya. Tuota ihmeellista urheilulajia, josta itsellani ei ollut hajuakaan. Laji on kuitenkin suosituin urheilulaji koko maassa ja olin asustanut kyseisen lajin syntypaikassa jo nelja kuukautta, niin oli aika menna paikan paalle ottamaan selvaa, mista kyseisessa lajissa oikein oli kyse. Paikkana tietenkin piti olla Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG), joka on ehdoton ykkospaikka pelin nakemiseen. MCG on Australian suurin stadion, nayttamo useille ja tarkeimmille urheilutapahtumille ja sita pidetaan "henkisena kotina australialaiselle urheilulle". Yksinkertaisesti, jos haluat menna katsomaan footya, MCG on se paikka.

My return ticket to Finland has been paid. The days are almost over. And still so many things I want to see and do. The absolut number one thing to do was to go see footy. This strange sport which I didn't understand or knew about it at all. Anyway footy is the most popular sport in Australia and I have been living in the birth place of this sport for almost 4 months now so it was time go and see what is it about.The place of course had to be Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) which is the definitely the number one place to go see it. MCG is the biggest stadium in Australia and it hosts many big events like AFL finals. It is also referred to be "the spiritual home of Australian sport". Simply MCG is THE place to go and see footy.

Local match : Collingwood vs. Hawthorn

MCG stadium

Olen maininnut kyseisen lajin muutaman kerran aiemmin, mutta kerron viela kerran, mita itse olen saanut naiden neljan kuukauden aikana lajista selville. Footy on australialaisten oma versio jalkapallosta ja huippusuosittua ympari mantereen. Laji on yhdistelma eur. jalkapalloa, amerik. jalkapalloa, rugbya, kasipalloa seka koripalloa. Rugbypallon nakoista pelivalinetta voi kuljettaa potkimalla, heittamalla (handballing) tai sitten kuljettamalla, mutta palloa taytyy talloin pompauttaa aina maan kautta eteenpain kulkiessa kuten koripallossa. Maalin voit tehda potkaisemalla pallon kentan paadyissa olevien paalujen valista. Peli on erittain fyysista ja suojuksista ei ole tietoakaan. Eli jalleen vain uusi versio sille, etta miehet saavat juosta paattomina ympari kenttaa ja taklailla toisiaan. Joka tapauksessa laji on enemman kuin suosittua Australiassa ja tallakin kertaa MCG:lla oli yli 83 000 katsojaa seuraamassa pelia !!! Aikamoinen kokemus likalle, joka on kotoisin 1300 asukkaan kunnasta.


I have mentioned about the sport few times earlier but let I tell you once more what I have found about the sport during these four months. Footy is Australia's own version of football and very popular through the whole country. The sport is mix of soccer, American football, rugby, handball and basketball. The allowed methods to move the ball are kicking, handballing and running with the ball. But for example the player running with the ball must bounce the ball like in basketball. The score can be done by kicking the ball between the goal posts. The game is very physical and there's no word about shields. So just one another game for men to run around th efield and tackle each others. Anyway it's more than popular in Australia and at MCG was more than 83 000 people watching the game !!! Quite an experience for a girl who comes from a town where there are only 1300 people ..

Where all these people come from?

Kun nain suuren stadionin aukeavan edessani ja yleison hurraavan ja kannustavan oman joukkueensa pelaajia, melu oli huikea. Mahtavaa ! Suomessa ei ikina paase kokemaan mitaan tallaista. Suurin stadionimme Helsingin olympiastadion sallii istumapaikat vain 40 000 ihmisille ja koska paikalla ei pelata jaakiekko ne paikat harvoin tayttyvat. Sen lisaksi, etta olin innostunut, minusta tuntui kuin olisin astunut keskelle Harry Potterin maailmaa ja huispausmatsia. Footy-kentta nimittain muistuttaa mielestani kovasti huispauskenttaa ja se kaikki melu ja pauhu rinnalle, niin olin keskella taikamaailman mitteloa. Meno oli muutenkin melko mystista minulle, silla minulle lajin saannot olivat edelleen hepreaa. Onneksi sain kaksi miespuolista irlantilaisherraa seuraksi (tai he suostuivat ottamaan minut mukaansa), jotka avarsivat minulle footymaailman salaisuuksia.

The athmosphere was great when we entered in. Big crowd and everybody were cheering. Awesome. In Finland you can never experience anything like this. For example our biggest stadium in Helsinki have seats for 40 000 people and anyway .. As they don't play ice hockey there the seats get full rarely. Besides that I was excited it also felt like I was in the middle of Harry Potter movie. The field reminded quidditch field and the bir roaring crowd who was wearing their own team's colors .. Also the rules were mystireous for me as I didn't understand them at all. But luckily I got company from two Irish guys (or they let me come to the game with them) and explained little bit the rules for me.

It looks like quidditch field doesn't it?

My Irish escorts

Probably I asked again silly footy question and David thinks ..

Ennakko-odotukset pelillisesti olivat myos kovat. Pelaavat joukkueet Collingwood ja Hawthorn ovat talla hetkella neljan parhan joukkueen joukossa talla hetkella, joten tiukka ja kovatasoinen ottelu olisi pitanyt olla tiedossa. Lisaksi molemmat joukkueet ovat Melbournesta kotoisin, joka takasi kuuman paikallisottelun tunnelman. Ennakkoasettelu ei siis olisi voinut olla parempi. Urheilussa kuitenkaan mikaan ei mene kaavan mukaan ja ei myoskaan talla kertaa. Hawthorn osoitti melko selvasti paremmuutensa talla kertaa ja Collingwood jai melko selvasti jyran alle. Harmin paikka. Olin nimittain sattumalta pukeutunut Collingwoodin mustavalkoisiin savyihin ja sen vuoksi paatin kannattaa kyseista joukkuetta. Tosin, koska en pelista paljoakaan ymmartanyt, hurrasin melkein joka tilanteessa kuin vain oli mahdollista (Collingwoodin tai Hawthornin hyvaksi), joten tappio ei sattunut kovinkaan karvaasti ..

Expectations of the game's quality were also high as the playing teams were in top 4 in the league. So I was waiting for tight and upscale game. Also the both teams are from Melbourne which increased the tension and the ambience. So the preview of the game couldn't have been better. But in sports nothing goes like it should go according the statics and happened also then. Honestly saying Hawthorn kicked Collingwoods ass. Shame as I was kind of supporting Collingwood. I had accidentally choosed black and white shirt and those are Collingwoods colors so I decided to support them. But in the end as I didn't understood much of the game I was cheering almost always (was it good for Hawthorn or Collingwood) so the lost didn't felt too bad ..

Excited Hawthorn fan

I could see more brown and yellow colours that day (Hawthorn's)

Kunnon urheiluhengen mukaisesti hoidimme oman pelimme loppuun asti ja totta kai suuntasimme jalkipeleihin laheiseen baariin The Corneriin. Tassa kohtaa kuitenkin sensuuri iskee ja taman illan lopputulos jaakoon avoimeksi muille ..

In sports the players should always play until the end and also we did that. We had after games in the local bar close to the stadium and .. Well now the censor strices and the end will remain mysterious for everybody else.

Winter and hanging around on the beach, possible? - St. Kilda Beach

16/7/2012

Talla kertaa kuvapainoitteinen postaus ihanan aurinkoisesta paivasta St. Kildan rannalla. Voih, kaipaan sinua kesa.

This time picture loaded post from a sunny day in St. Kilda beach. Oh Summer, I miss you.

Luna Park, St. Kilda

St.Kilda beach

This guy had little bit something to tell us ..

St. Kilda bulevard

And they hit the road again - Great Ocean Road 2/2

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Aamu Apollo Bayssa sai hyvan alun, kun aurinko lammitti sateillaan ja saimme infokeskuksessa kuulla, etta laheisella rannalla on bongattu vaeltavia etelanmustavalaita. Aloitimme siis aamumme bongailemalla naita Antarktikalta saapuneita vieraita. Itse nain jo edellisena paivana autosta yhden yksilon ja en malttanut odottaa, etta voisin bongata muutaman lisaa ! Valaat pakenevat Antarktikan kylmaa talvea Australian lampimammille vesille ja palaavat takaisin kevaalla, kun ankara talvi on helpottanut. Paras aika nahda naita mahtavia yksiloita on kesa-elokuussa, mutta valaita on nahty myos jo maaliskuussa ja myohaisimpaan marraskuun paikkeilla. Ilmeisesti onni suosii kulkijaa, silla talla kertaa emme nahneet edes pyrston pilkistavan vedesta, kun oikein yritimme tiirailla.

The morning in Apollo Bay was good as the sun was shining and we heard that the Southern right whales had been spotted from the nearest beach. I was excited as I had already saw one day before and I couldn't wait to see more ! So we started our morning by trying to spot these visitors from Antarctica. Whales come to this coast from Antarctica as they are running a way from the cold weather. They come to Australian coast earliest on March and leave around October-November. It seemed like that I wasn't too lucky as we didn't see even a tail this time .. Better luck next time !

Pitkan autossa istumisen jalkeen oli aika saada vahan liikuntaa ja kontteihin liiketta. Seuraava maaranpaamme oli Otway Flyn kanssallispuisto ja sen pusikoissa sijaitseva Treetop Adventure -kohde. Otway Fly Treetop Adventures tarjoaa vierailijoille mahdollisuuden paasta kokemaan ja nakemaan sademetsaa korkeammissa sfaareissa. Sademetsan keskelle on rakennettu 600 metrin pituinen teraksinen kavelysilta, joka vie vierailijan korkeimmillaan 47 metriin ja ihastelemaan sademetsaa puiden latvojen tasolta. Kavely muistutti Malesiassa Taman Negaran sademetsassa olevaa Canopy Tree Walkia, jonka teimme Katen kanssa. Jalleen kerran latvuston ylapuolelle nouseminen oli hieno kokemus ja oli upeaa ihastella 47 metrin korkeudessa edessa aukeavaa sademetsaa. Muuten kokemukset poikkesivat taysin toisistaan. Malesiassa sai pyyhkia hikea kostean ja kuuman ilmaston vuoksi vahan valia, kun taas Otwayssa oli parempi pitaa vain pipo paassa ja vauhti ylla, ettei kylma paassyt yllattamaan. Tosin kylman saan vuoksi paikalla ei juuri ollut muita ja saimme nauttia kavelysta rauhassa ja kuulla vain tuulen havinan puiden oksissa. Puiden, joiden ika voidaan laskea vuosisadoissa ja joiden rungot olivat useamman sylin kokoisia ja saivat itseni tuntemaan muurahaiseksi niiden rinnalla. Kavelyn loppupuolella eksyimme pienelle polulle, jossa vastaamme tuli jos monennakoista otusta. Kyseessa oli esihistoriallinen polku, joka esittelee metsassa 280 miljoonaa vuotta sitten asuneita asukkeja. Itse suosin metsissa nykyaan asuvia sopoja porroisia koalakarhuja, kuin naita lisko-otuksia ..

Our legs started to feel numb after sitting long time in the car so it was time get some exercise. Our next destination was Otway Fly national park and Otway Fly Treetop Adventure. Otway Fly Treetop Walk is a 600 metres long walkway made from steel and it's 30 metres off the forest floor and the highest point takes the walker until 47 metres. The walk reminded me from the Canopy Tree Walk which we made with Kate in Taman Negara in Malaysia. Again seeing the forest from the higher ancle was an amazing experience and seeing the whole forest opening in front of your eyes was great like in Taman Negara. Otherwise the experiences were totally different. In Taman Negara I had to wipe sweat off my forehead because of the heat but this time it was better to keep the woolly hat on. In the other hand because of the cold weather there weren't much other people and we could enjoy the walk in peace and hear birds singing on the branches of the trees.Trees which are centuries old and their trunks are so huge I felt like an ant next to them. In the end of the walk we straggled to a smaller path and met some weird little creatures. It was the prehistoric path for the kids which introduces the habitants  who lived in the forest 280 million years earlier. I must say I prefer todays fluffy koala bears than those lizards ..

"Damn that's a big tree .."

Walkway

Otway Fly is cool temperature rainforest so the plantation is little bit different than in "traditional" rainforest

IIK !

Yep, I prefer koalas.

Kavelyn jalkeen kadet tarisi kylmasta ja maha murisi nalasta, joten oli aika pysahtya lounaalle. Ajoimme Beech Forestiin, jossa pysahdyimme The Ridge Cafeen, joka tarjoaa paikallista luomuruokaa (!!). Ravintola on perheyritys ja meita itseasiassa palveli kassalla ihanan suloinen n.10 -vuotias perheen pellavapainen tytar. Ruoka oli mahtavaa ja nakymat ravintolan ikkunasta melkein yhta upeat. Ja kun sisalla viela lammitti puulammitteinen hella .. Olin taysin myyty. Upea paikka. Upea ruoka. Yksinkertaisesti taydellista.

After the walk my hands were shaking because of the cold and my stomach growling of hunger. So it was time to stop for lunch and we drove to Beech Forest where we stopped at the Ridge Cafe. Restaurant offers food made from local organic products. First of all points from the concept ! It's also family run business and actually the family's cute little daughter was serving us at the counter. The food was delicious and the views from the window awesome. And when there was a warm fireplace warming the cold hands .. I was impressed. Great place. Great food. Simply perfect.

Are we in Scotland or South Australia ?

This guy I liked !

Roasted pumpkin, caramellised onion and camembert cheese tart with salad - big YUM !

Syopottelyhetken jalkeen oli aika aloittaa kotimatka kohti Torquayta, missa pysahtyisin yoksi ja sen jalkeen jatkaisin matkaa Melbourneen seuraavana aamuna. Kotimatkaan sisaltyi mutkittelevia ja kapeaakin kapeampi metsateita, upeita rannikkomaisemia Great Ocean Roadia pitkin ajaessamme seka sokerina pohjalla .. Kenguja ! Naimme naita suloisia otuksia Angleseassa. Ensin nakoalapaikan vieressa tienvarressa ja myohemmin useita kymmenia golfkentalla. En tieda, mita kenguruilla mahtoi olla mielessaan. Olikohan niilla swingi hukassa? Se jaakoon arvoitukseksi. Matka kuitenkin saapui paatokseen, kun Torquayssa viettamani yon jalkeen matkasin jalleen bussin ja junan avulla takaisin Melbourneen ja Southern Crossin asemalle. Roadtrip oli paattynyt ja kontit olivat selvinneet ehjina ja onnellisina matkasta jalleen monta kokemusta rikkaampana.

Then it was time to began our home trip first towards Torquay where I would continue next morning to Melbourne. Trip included twisting and narrowest roads ever through the forest, beautiful coast views on the Great Ocean Road and the icing on the cake was .. kangaroos! We saw these cute creatures in Anglesea. First couple close to a viewpoint and then a whole pack on the golf course. I wonder what they did there .. Perhaps they came to practise their swing? You never know .. After spending one night in Torquay I travelled with the bus and train back to Southern Cross Station in Melbourne. The roadtrip had ended happily and I had many new happy memories to remember.

Hi mate !

Two buddies more !

There can't be too many pictures from these cuties ..

Anglesea

Roadtrip - Great Ocean Road 1/2

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Pari paitaa, housut, alkkarit ja pikkarit ja sukat reppuun ja eikun menoksi ! Edessa oli roadtrip pitkin Victorian rannikkoa ja kuuluisaa Great Ocean Roadia. Sharon nappasi minut kyytiin aikaisin lauantaiaamuna ja lahdimme huristelemaan kohti ensimmaista pysahtymispaikkaamme Camberdownia. Moottoritie oli kuumana ja rokki soi ! Noin 50 km rannikolta sisamaassa sijaitseva Camberdown ja sen kujilla sijaitseva Loaf Lounge tarjosi meille ihastuttavan lounaan. Purjo-perunasosekeittoa (, joka sisalsikin harmikseni myos pekonia)seka kasvisfoccaciaa ja perunalohkoja. Nailla evailla oli hyva jatkaa matkaa.

Couple shirts, pants, undies and socks to my bag and I was ready to go ! It was time for a roadtrip at the coast of Victoria and Great Ocean Road. Sharon picked me up early on Saturday morning from Wanda Road and then we left towards our first stop: Camberdown. First we took the inland route as it was faster and we would come back Great Ocean Road anyway. About 50 km inland from coast Camberdown and the cute little lunch place Loaf Lounge offered us terrific meal. Potato and leek soup, veggie foccacia and wedges. Bellies were full and it was time to continue.

Sharon thought I'm funny as I take pictures from everything ..

Cakes, macarons, cookies .. Everything what you can think of

Camberdown

Rannikolle saavuttuamme ymmarsin, miksi ihmiset jaksavat nahda vaivaa ja ajella Melbournesta tai kauempaakin rannikolle. Peterboroughista kaannyimme kohti Port Campbellia ja 12 Apostolia. Talla valilla alkoi suuri valokuvausurakka. Meressa sijaitsevat kalkkikivet olivat kuin ihmisten muokkaamia kivimuodostelmia ja maisemat olivat yksinkertaisesti henkeasalpaavia. Suuret kivenmurikat eivat kuitenkaan ole ihmisten aikaansaannoksia vaan ovat muovautuneet eroosion johdosta ja ovat nain luonnon omaa taidetta. Joidenkin mielesta tylsaa nahtavaa, mutta itsellani leuka pysyi loksahtaneena pitkan tovin.

When we arrived to the coast I realised why people are ready to drive from Melbourne or even from further down here. Between Peterborough and Port Campbell and 12 Apostles my camera became busy. The limestone stacks off the shore were amazing and beautiful. They looked like unreal and human work. But they are not. They are nature's own art and that made it even more amazing.

London Bridge

And again without the weird tourist in the picture

Loch Ard Gorge

Loch Ard Gorge

Henkeasalpaavat maisemat eivat kuitenkaan helpottaneet meidan kahvihampaan kolotukseen ja pysahdyimme Port Campbelliin kupposelle. Port Campbell sijaitsee vain n. 15 km paassa 12 Apostolista, joka on ehka rannikon kuuluisimmista nahtavyyksista ja kalkkikivimuodostelmista. Alunperin eroosio on erottanut kallioista yhdeksan (Nii'i, samaa mietin minakin ! Mista se 12 apostolia tulee!) 45 metrin korkuista kalkkikivea, jotka myohemmin ovat tulleet suosituksi turistinahtavyydeksi. Osa apostoleista on kuitenkin sortunut samoista syista kuin ne muodostuivat ja nykyaan niita on jaljella enaa muutama. Vaikuttavaa ja jalleen epatodellisen oloista. En voinut uskoa, etta luonto on sattumalta voinut luoda jotain tallaista. Ihminen on saanut maapallolla aikaan paljon kaunista, mutta useimmiten tamankaltaiset luonnonihmeet lyovat taysin laudalta ihmisten tuotokset. Ihmisista puheenollen ..  Epatodellista oli myos kaikkien niiden japanilaisturistien maara - mista ne kaikki oikein tulevat hienoine jarjestelmakameroineen?


Despite the breathtaking views our need for coffee wasn't satisfied and we stopped for a cup in Port Campbell. Port Campbell is just 15 km drive away from the main turist attraction 12 Apostles so we didn't waste much time and sipped our coffees and then continued our way. The Twelve Apostles is a collection of limestone stacks off the shore formed by erosion. The stacks are about 45 metres high and many of them has collapsed and nowadays there are few left. The view was anyway impressive and unreal. How something like that has been able to form without human help? Humans have created many beautiful things but this kind of miracle of nature wins definitely human outputs. Speaking about humans and people .. The amount of Japanese tourists was also quite unreal. Where they all come from with their fancy systems cameras?

Kauniiden rannikkomaisemien lisaksi matkanvarrella onnistuin bongaamaan valaan meren kuohuissa. Naky oli itselleni uskomaton ja en voinut ensin uskoa silmiani, mutta kun valaan pyrsto valahti useamman kerran aaltojen joukossa en voinut kuin todeta nahneeni valaan ensi kertaa elamassani paljain silmin. Upean Avara luonto-kokemukseni lisaksi matkan varrella nakemani pelto- ja niittymaisemat olivat ihastuttavia. Down Underista olin yhtakkia hypannyt keskelle suositun saippuasarjan Emmerdalen maisemia, kun vihreilla niityilla laiduntavat lampaat toivat mieleeni Englannin maaseutumaisemat. Kaikki vihreys ja suuret tilat yllattivat minut, silla olin aiemmin ajatellut Australian olevan hyvin kuiva ja luonnon olevan variltaan saven ja hiekan ruskeaa. Sen sijaan naen edessani loputtomasti jatkuvia karjatiloja vihreine laidunmaineen. Itseasiassa australialaiset maitotuotteissa on paljon betakaroteenia (A-vitamiinia), koska lehmat saavat laiduntaa ympari vuoden niityilla ja nauttia suoraan maan antimia. Sen sijaan meilla Euroopassa lehmia joudutaan pitamaan sisalla navetoissa ja ruokkimaan viljalla. Taman johdosta mm. australialainen voi on keltaisempaa kuin eurooppalainen.

Besides beautiful coast views I succeeded to see a whale swimming in the ocean. First I couldn't believe my eyes but when the tail flashed several times from the ocean foam I just had to tell myself: I had seen a whale first time in my life with naked eye. Despites the whale the green and beautiful field landscapes were fascinating. When I saw sheeps pasturing on the green fields I felt like I had jumped suddenly in the middle of scenes of Emmerdale (popular English soap opera). All this greenery and big farms surprised as I always thought Australia is very dry and nature's colour would be brown. Instead I saw infront of me endless fields with big herds pasturing there. Actually Australian milk is rich in betacarotene (vitamin A) because cows are mostly pasture fed. Whereas in Europe we have to house cows in barns most of the year and cows are commonly grain-fed. That's why the Australian butter is more yellow and the European butter is more pale in colour.

Are we in Oz or England?

Cattle outside pasturing

Kun vihdoin ja viimein saavuimme Apollo Bayhin takana oli useampi kilometri ja olimme olleet tienpaalla melkein 10 tuntia. Siksi oli hyva kohta pysahtya yoksi ja antaa kuskin lepuuttaa kaasujalkaansa, silla muuten kotimatkasta olisi tullut liian pitka ja puuduttava. Majapaikkamme oli Apollo Bay Backpackersissa, joka tarjosi viihtyisan omakotitalomajoituksen. Hinta oli 25 dollaria per henkilo kahden hengen huoneessa sis. aamupalan. Aamupala sisalsi muroja, myslia, puuroa, kahvia, teeta seka paahtoleipaa useine eri levitteineen: hilloja, vegemitea, nutellaa, voita ym. Ihan hyva hinta siis Australian maaperalla. Kaakkois-Aasian hintoihin oli kuitenkin matkaa .. Voi etta kaipaan niita paivia, kun 10 dollaria oli kiskurihinta huoneesta ! Mutta palataan takaisin Down Underiin .. Kun olimme saaneet tavarat leviaksi menimme illalliselle Ilukaan, paikalliseen kreikkalaiseen ravintolaan, jonka hassu kreikkalainen tarjoilija George tarjosi meille makunystyroita hivelevan illallisen (sienirisottoa kauden yrteilla, nam !). Jalkiruuaksi saimme mandariinit ja naurut, kun George kysyi tosissaan tiedammeko, mika hedelma se on. Illallisen jalkeen menimme yohompsyille paikalliseen baariin, jossa syvennyimme footyn eli aussijalkapallon saloihin, kun paikalliset olivat keraantyneet seuraamaan kyseista matsia televisiosta. Seuraamme liittyivat myos USA:sta kotoisin oleva sisaruspari, joiden kanssa jaoimme paivan kokemuksia ja saimme pienen juttelun jalkeen huomata, etta olimme koko paivan ajan seuranneet toisiamme.  Kun lasin pohja alkoi pilkistaa esiin eli yohompsyt oli nautittu, oli aika palata takaisin Apollo Bay Backpackeriin ja valmistautua kauneus unille seka seuraavaan paivaan ..

When we finally arrived to Apollo Bay we had droven many kilometres and there were almost 10 hours behind on the road. That's why it was good to stop on Apollo Bay and stay over the night and let our driver rest. Our accomodation place was Apollo Bay Backpackers which offered us a cosy room in an actual house. Price for night was 25 dollars including breakfast which was porridge, cereals, muesli, toast with all different spreads like jam, vegemite, nutella, butter etc. So pretty good price in Australia. Still it had a long way for South East Asian prices .. God I miss those days when 10 dollars for a room was exorbitant price ! But now we are in Australia .. After spreading out all our stuff we went out for a dinner. Local Greek restaurant Iluka and it's delightful waiter George offered us delicious dinner. For dessert we got mandarins and good laughs when George asked seriously do we know what fruit it is. For nightcap we went to a local pub where we watched footy game with two American sisters. We also found out that we had been travelling the same route with them the whole day. Funny coincidence. After night caps were over it was time to return to Apollo Bay Backpackers and have our beauty sleep.

Our bedroom

Living room and kitchen

Apollo Bay Backpackers

Girls ready to go out - Apollo Bay just wait !

 Ja mita tapahtui seuraavana paivana,kun roadtrip jatkui .. ?  And what happened the next day when the roadtrip continued .. ?