Monday, January 26, 2009

The Twelve Apostles

I promised more photos of these amazing sights - and here they are. Nothing prepared us for the huge-ness and grandness of these rock formations. They were simply breathtaking. We splurged and took a helicopter tour over the coast and got to view them from above as the sun was setting. Definitely one of the highlights of the entire trip. Really spectacular.
In truth, there are only 8 'apostles' and they are disappearing bit by bit, as they are eroded away by the tides. In the bottom right hand photos, you can see where an apostle used to stand. It fell over just a few years ago. Sad to think that one day the entire lot of them will be gone. At the same time, crazy to think that at one point, the cliffs extended out that far!
This sight is - in my books - one of the wonders of the world.
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