Sunday, July 6, 2008

Who knew bones could be so beautiful?




Perhaps the most notable seascape along Great Ocean Road is the Twelve Apostles.

These rock formations are comprised primarily of animal bones and are constantly eroded by the sea.

We had to walk a bit before we came upon the Twelve Apostles. It was really weird because it was incredibly windy out--I wouldn't be surprised if the winds exceeded 60 mph--so we could hear the sea from pretty far out. It was a cool foreshadowing of what was to come.

When we finally made it to the cliff, the Twelve Apostles seemed to sprout from nowhere. The waves crashed like crazy upon them and the sun was gently peeked through the thick layer of clouds. It was heavenly. Really, if I were to picture heaven, this might be it. I don't exactly know why, because it wasn't necessarily breathtakingly gorgeous. It was just something about the light and magnitude of it all. I'd never seen anything remotely like it.

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