Oceans

I went on an amazing drive along The Great Ocean Road yesterday. This goes along the coast west of Melbourne towards South Australia. It was exhilarating to see the waves crashing on vast sandy beaches, empty apart from a handful of surfers. There are some astonishing rock formations, in particular the Twelve Apostles, huge pieces of cliff cut off from the rest, towering out of the sea. Only nine remain now. London Bridge (broken) is also spectacular: a flat piece of rock isolated from the cliffs with an arch underneath it. It used to have two arches and be attached to the mainland but a few years ago one of the arches collapsed to the dismay of a couple of tourists who were stranded in the sea on top of the second arch and had to be rescued by helicopter. I'll try to post some photos when I get back home. I couldn't resist the opportunity of going back to San Francisco so am flying there for one night tomorrow. My old friend Matthew and his wife Amanda are very kindly hosting a dinner party for me and I'm very much looking forward to seeing all the old crew whom I used to party with and my erstwhile landlady, the charming Sally, is treating me to lunch at her club which overlooks the Golden Gate Bridge. Should be a blast!