Portland 27 March 2007

Drove onto Portland, which surprised us by being an attractive town overlooking a harbour. Had a enjoyable day jumping around and recalling how to use an umbrella again - showers on and off all day like Melbourne weather! Moved out of town to Cape Bridgewater and camped on the waters edge yet again. We were surprised to be looking at another very unusual geological feature. This time it was a cylindrical sandstone tubes that looked like hollowed tree trunks caused by a chemical reaction of water, lime and sand. It is called a petrified forest indicating the confusion that people had about the causes of the hollow tubes. It spread over the cliff for about a square km and yet again intrigued us.