The first thing we did this morning was make reservations for our next couple of nights, and then we drove back along the road a bit to some rock formations called the Twelve Apostles. We were hoping to see them at sunset last night but we missed it by a couple of minutes. The limestone coast here has been eroded by the sea and wind to form some lovely shapes, and the view from the top of the cliffs was remarkable.

Next stop was about 40 miles down the road at Warrmanbool to see some southern right whales, and we did manage to make out some black shapes in the distance. One of the best things about our mini road trips are the number of random things we find along the way. One of these was Cheese World, so of course we had to stop. It was a large supermarketselling cow food, ear tags and straw in one section, normal food in another and a small annex off to one side just selling cheese. We tasted about eight different types of cheese, my favourite was the tomato and bacon one, and then we left. A weird stop. Then, after lunch, we just drove to Mount Gambier, about 200 miles away. There is a famous colour-changing lake in the town, which goes from turquoise to grey-blue in March and back again in November. It's actually a volcanic crater, so we had a look and went for a small walk, and then drove to our hostel, a prison until 1995. It was closed and although the signs indicating we should raise the alarm to attract reception or head through the (locked) gates, we couldn't get in. So we went into town to check e-mail and buy some fruit and vitamin tablets (our makeshift meals are probably not the most balanced possible, and Mikey seems to be feeling a bit under the weather). Back at the prison we waited for about an hour until a grumpy guy walked in and told us to wait for another ten minutes. He reluctantly showed us our room, made a fuss about all sorts of things and stomped off to watch Dr Who. His weekly fix attained, he was slightly more pleasant and left us to our own devices all evening. Our room is a prison cell, with a bed, a chair and a sink, and a loo in a tiny dark room. The showers are next door. It's pouring with rain and very cold. The door is made of thick metal with a sliding viewing window and the window (which doesn't close properly) has bars on it. It's actually quite cool. We're right next door to the exercise yard, so I'll make sure Mikey goes for a run in the morning before breakfast!