My partner and I didn’t know what to expect. I mean, of course we’d seen photos of them (which always look amazing) but seeing them for yourself paints a different picture all together.

Despite the bush fires in Lorne being blown not far from us it was a pretty chilly summers day and the wind was so strong we had to hold onto the railings going down to the beach.

The beach was buzzing with tourists coming down to see the Twelve Apostles, and although I grew up in Victoria even I felt like a tourist. To be honest I really enjoyed it, especially because I live in Auckland now it’s a great privilege to come back home and make the most of the beautiful landscape Victoria has to offer.

We saw the top of the first one from the car on our drive down and once we reached the sand we realised just how spectacular they were. We stopped to take some video and a few selfies (of course) and continued our walk. As the sand tickled our feet and the wind played with our hair, another giant emerged.

If you’re thinking of cruising down the Great Ocean Road, DO IT. It’s one of my favourite places in the world and I’d recommend it to anyone.

It’s true that only eight of the 12 Apostles remain due to erosion over the many years and we felt lucky to see a couple of them.

A GIANT HISTORY

– These crowns were formed over 12 million years ago as a result of surf and salt gradually eroding these rugged limsetone cliffs away.

– There are only eight left because they’ve collapsed over time.