Great Ocean Road Adventure - Incredible Views, Wildlife & MORE! Victoria, Australia (Part 2)

[@SammyandTommy]

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[@PaulCarmichael-p2p]

I lived in Melbourne all my life, thanks for showing what a beautiful part of the world we live. You’ve inspired me again to explore our wonderful state again.

[@junebreheny7658]

Great video. Your photography is outstanding. I also love that you are appreciating the beautiful Victorian natural flora and fauna.

[@ggibson8356]

Your images of our native wildlife is fantastic - glad you got to enjoy this special part of Australia 🙏

[@achebwahs1111]

I grew up in the Otways and it's a special special part of the world. So glad you went to Maits Rest. It's full of glow worms of a nighttime. We're very lucky in this country

[@christinecoombs3536]

The echidna is a monotreme , along with the platypus. They are unique to Australia. ☺️

[@RefurbIshment-z7l]

I like your positive outlooks regardless of weather and so on. Great videos 🇦🇺🤙

[@Thisgreatplanet]

Beautiful photography. Lovely family . I like Dads song at Maits rest. The animal with the spines you saw was a Mammal called an Echidna. While your in that area, make sure 100% that you go inland to the Grampians . You will be amazed. Breathtaking countryside in the Grampians .

[@jounama1]

Not mammal but monotreme ( egg laying mammal).

[@JhoelandOlivia]

The koalas look like little bears 😊 Another amazing video. Thank you so much. My 9 year old son and I always love watching your videos. Sending our love from South Australia 🇦🇺 ❤️

[@CulventureTravel]

I loved this second part of the GORDi as well so much when I was there. As always it’s a pleasure to follow your adventurers 🥰

[@GaryDiamondComedy]

Another Great Video guys! You captured the spirit of the Great Ocean road and 12 Apostles Perfectly! Great family. Keep having fun 😊

[@travelstories3074]

probably the best travel channel and travel content at the moment

[@heathmcinerney4995]

The Great Ocean Road is one of Australia best stretches of scenery.

[@ourwanderingheartstv]

No matter how many times I see a koala in the Wild I get so excited! (and Im Australian and have seen SO many!) They're so sweet. Another beautiful video guys. I love seeing my own Country from your perspective

[@shannonbaron7302]

An Echidna is a very rare sight especially that close.

[@Malaka-r9p]

Yes true but i work outdoors in sth east regional Victoria near state forest and an echidna family come out doing their thing and we just watch them & leave them alone. Extremely shy

[@PlanesTrainsEverything]

Great video and congratulations on reaching 200,000 SUBS !!!

[@SammyandTommy]

Thank you so much 😀 We really appreciate it! 🥰

[@robe461]

I can remember pitching a tent in the snow above Lorne...snow went all the way to the water....rainforest looked extraordinary in white...love the video. You're a lovely family. ❤

[@MelanieLichtinger]

Awww - all these magical moments on your morning walk. No, you don't want to get kicked over by a Roo, lol. The Koalas are the best - so relaxed, and with their button eyes, they seem to look right into your soul. Loved those cliff look-outs too. All in all, a stunning virtual journey with you! Greetings from Victoria BC, Canada (gotta make it down to Victoria OZ, some day)!

[@moraut2030]

Guys. Just wanted to say congrats on 200k! Well deserved!

[@SammyandTommy]

Yay!! Thank you so much, feels like it's been a long road to get here 😅 We appreciate the support!

[@chrisdodrio2843]

Amazing nature photography - beautiful!

[@dianehghzn7670]

Australia has the most amazing coast lines in the world theres no place like it in the world I love my country Auss

[@MatthewBrown.goducks]

Great video and really cool shots of the wildlife and stunning scenery along the GOR. I just got back from an Australia trip and did much the same 2 day trip along the GOR - aww this makes me miss Australia! I’m with Dad - it was all stunning along that stretch, but the Mait’s Rest walk is unforgettable. Like another world. Great video. Cheers!

[@rexringschott]

Matt’s Rest is stunning.

[@christinecoombs3536]

Wow! I’ve lived in Australia for my entire 64 years and you guys have seen more koalas in the wild than I have! Impressive. I guess I wasn’t looking for them enough. ☺️

[@vickya8653]

The spiky animal (anteater/porcupine) was an echidna.

[@margymckenzie7417]

they're the best ❤ and they're monotremes like platypus - they are mammals that lay eggs! and they're great swimmers 😊

[@bethlef5168]

Amazing video of the birds and wildlife!!! I always love the people watching pics! So fun to watch❤

[@jillhurford4522]

BEAUTIFUL!!! ☺ Every moment would be beautiful and spectacular to me if I were there. That stretch of coastline is at the top of my list. Hopefully I will make it to Australia someday. Love all the wildlife! You saw an echidna! (spiny anteater) So COOL! Again ... awesome video!

[@suzannekeil3170]

You guys are a beautiful family and showing our young beautiful country x can’t say beautiful too much !!! All Good

[@danielodonoghue3529]

Great video guys!

[@AndrewJohnEgan]

Lucky you didn’t come across the drop bears in that area.

[@aussiekat6379]

Love how you capture our wildlife and appreciate the beautiful of our bush and our coast. Just a heads up Koalas are just Koala’s there is no bears at the end.. they are closely related to wombats and the little cute spiky animal is a Echidna.. enjoy the rest of your stay and travel safe 🥰🇦🇺

[@rowbb7525]

great video, so entertaining and beautiful

[@shelleyjubb]

If you come to the Gold Coast you really need to go to Springbrook and do the natural bridge walk it’s beautiful and unique.

[@Final_Cut_FF]

Lovely filming that you do, so talented. Looking forward to more of your journey.

[@lynfletcher7744]

i did that nature walk last xmas .. loved it

[@kazwilson425]

Now you've seen the ocean & cliffs along the Ocean Road you'll understand why its called the Shipwreck Coast - and why there were hardly ever any survivors. Those cliffs were near unassailable.

[@noelroberts8199]

The Porcupine was our very own exclusive to Oz, it is an Echidna and yes they are cute in their own way....

[@crackers562]

Try tomato sauce/ketchup on that pie... Certainly adds to the Aussie experience 😊

[@wnood]

Glad you enjoyed your time and you definetly picked a beautiful piece of Australia to cover. The key to Great Ocean Rd is not the drive along the road itself. Ive heard other tourists say they only drove along the road from one end to the other and say its so boring. I agree, because its the many many stops along the way which make the road so special. Have to call out one thing as its a common mistake by anyone whos not Australian; koalas are not bears. Please dont refer to them as koala bears. Only tourists and anyone from overseas will call them a bear.

[@prussiaaero1802]

Oh man - I'm a day too late to tell you where the Koalas are found right there at Kennett River. (up a dirt road). Glad you found your own. I used to fly down to Apollo Bay in a Cessna 172 a lot years ago.

[@hisnameisvu]

Incredible my friends

[@Robochop-vz3qm]

I love Great Ocean Road.🇦🇺👍

[@reneepope-munro8115]

It’s fitting that the Otways should remind you of Ferngully, because The Last Rainforest was based on Australia’s rainforests 🥰

[@vs123]

Wow wow Awesome my friend

[@philllynch3265]

Where is the tomato sauce(Ketchup) LOL

[@BillSaltbush]

You're all very impressive and classy too. Especially taken with Sammy, her demeanour and class - can't help but wonder if she has a sister. 😃🙄 May you continue enjoying your visit.

[@bradpeterson5299]

So much to see in Australia. Where to begin?

[@robertjames-life4768]

Geez, I didn’t know Kangaroos made that growl sound? Are you sure those weren’t Walking Dead Kangaroos? That spiked animal was an Echidna, interestingly along with the Platypus they’re egg layers.

[@dianehghzn7670]

You know what was so amazing that the 4 of you never stopped smiling and laughing thats how happy you guys were and thats the best advertising for the land down under iam so glad you all enjoyed yourselves so much and you all lookedsoo refreshed it was wonderful i enjoyed it very much bringing back all those great memories we had with the kids thankyou soo much guys i lived your trip in Australia 🇦🇺 and loved it happy 2025 😍🥰🇦🇺🦘🦘🦘🦘🌏

[@michaelrapson]

I was born in Melbourne and travelled that road many times. Probably the only thing it lacks is a truly high stretch of the road where the ocean is far below and gives a more panoramic perspective. Otherwise, it's a pleasure to drive.

[@jarrahgreensill2752]

They're actually not bears at all :) & that's totally an "overseas" term, we never call them Koala bears, just Koalas 😊 They are marsupials, with pouches & are more closely related to our other marsupials: kangaroos, possums bandicoots, wallabies etc than they are to bears. 😊 Loving your videos!

[@Nudgee-2805]

Been Aussie for 55 years, i used to call them koala Bears. So your full of shit.

[@jarrahgreensill2752]

@Nudgee-2805 well you were well and truly wrong 😅

[@BradWebsterNOXQZ]

⁠@@Nudgee-2805how ironic? Just because you call them bears doesn’t make them bears…. *you’re…

[@andiannewbea4851]

In the 18 and early 1900s, Koala's were hunted nearly to extinction, for thier furs. American president Herbert Hoover was contacted by the Australian conservation society and he agreed to stop the import of furs to the U.S. This stopped the certain extinction of the Koala.

[@wildeturkey2006]

42 lived in australia never seen a koala outside a zoo... these guys

[@devoutathiest59]

Agreed! Fantastic photography! Are you a professional? Cheers. ❤

[@tdiddle8950]

I was thinking you guys might be interested in some interesting wildlife information about Australian mammals. 1. Did you know that koolas require a very specific gut flora in order to digest eucalyptus leaves, and so, the mother koolas feeds her joeys her feces to kickstart the joey's gut flora? 2. Have you ever heard of tree kangaroos? They are exactly as their name implies. They are closely related to terrestrial kangaroos, and they look similar, but they are arboreal, and they literally jump around in the trees. They have a very small range in Queensland, a bit further north than I think you guys went, and a much larger range on the Papua island. 3. Have you ever heard of sugar gliders? They are a common exotic pet in many places, like the US...they are illegal to keep in Australia, I think...and they are native to entire Eastern Australia coast, south to north. They are an introduced and invasive species in Tazmania, if memory serves, and, like the tree kangaroo, they range into Papua. They are a nocturnal opposum, weighing around six to eight ounces. They are colonial, and when introduced early, very friendly to humans. They are very complex little things, and having been around them, I term them as an "eight ounce dog," because they are intelligent and friendly, easily bonding with their human caregivers. Although not uncommon in the areas you've visited, "suggies" are difficult to see in nature because of their nocturnal and arboreal nature and their small size, speed, and agility...but if you could see them in the wild; WOW, what a treat.

[@Malaka-r9p]

Echidnas and kangaroos & wombats are a treat at work I work up in regional Victoria sth east around 1.5 hours from the city Eastern grey male big guy stands pushing chest out looking at us protecting the young.

[@joannemurdock7899]

You ate luck u see them🥰

[@gregcoleman6670]

12:20 London Bridge fallen down😔

[@MRDARKTURKEY]

Please, koalas are not bears..

[@gillianwatt7421]

I came here to say the exact same thing. Just Koala

[@Nudgee-2805]

If them saying koala Bears effects you so much. Then why don't you just do yourself in😢

[@RyderSontaig]

@@Nudgee-2805 Bit over the top my guy, but I do agree, not sure why you would let something so insignificant bother you at all.

[@Nudgee-2805]

@@RyderSontaig im that person that doesn't think before i speak. Got me in trouble alot but i have survived. Just haven't learnt my lesson yet. Not bad for someone who was born in the 60s.

[@lt8558]

Who cares.

[@RefurbIshment-z7l]

I once walked down towards that Apostle and the tide came in super fast. I was trapped by the water. Got knocked over a couple of times. Walked back up the steps drenched 😅

[@rickwoods393]

You are lucky to see a koala

[@shaundgb7367]

The Port Douglas mistake made me laugh. I never been there but I think you out by about four or five days driving for that location.

[@LaurieVaughan]

Not sure where it is but somewhere around where you are some tourist company operates a zip-line through the trees, as I said not sure of its exact location but I’m certain that it would be a good experience if found just ask around. Make sure to wear glasses for the wind

[@rickwoods393]

It’s not a bear it’s a marsupial

[@robertl6823]

A little fact. Great ocean road is one on the largest war memorials on earth. Commisioned by the governemt to help returning soldiers from ww1 commemorate their fallen mates during the war.

[@lynfletcher7744]

not a koala bear . koalas are marsupials

[@gregirwinwallace8706]

I love watching your adventures in Australia, one comment I would like to make is Koalas are not related to bears it's a common mistake made by overseas visitors.

[@erwinzyx]

Great video. I was going to say beautiful, but apparently you guys have said that word too many times. Just some info about the wildlife in the video: - The large, muscular kangaroo looked like the alpha male of the group. He keeps a harem of females, which only he is allowed to mate with. The coughing/growling sound he was making is used as a threat to other males, when fighting over the females in the group. He was most likely asserting his dominance, so keeping your distance from the group was a good idea. - The small porcupine/anteater you saw is an Echidna (pronounced e-kid-na). The echidna and platypus are known as monotremes, which are the only group of mammals which lay eggs, instead of giving birth to live young. The echidna is sometimes referred to as the spiny anteater. Young echidnas are known as puggles. - No doubt you have already seen this multiple times in the comments, but koalas are not bears. They're not even related to bears. They are marsupials, and have more in common with kangaroos, wombats, Tasmanian devils, even the North American opossum (Virginia opossum).

[@noway5347]

Hello...where have you gone?😢..

[@SammyandTommy]

Hi 🤗 unfortunately, we had a brutal flu that took us out over the holidays. We are FINALLY feeling better and working on a new video for Sunday . Thanks for checking in 🥹

[@noway5347]

@SammyandTommy ..oh thx for saying...hope you had somewhere comfy to rest up. Nothing worse than travel & being ill. Take care. Look fwd to next installment. :)

[@mark-vp4yc]

I think that you would love to live here and we would be so happy to be a great a family 😊

[@michaelmayo9048]

Koalas where we camp at the murry river were moving around l think teenage male was hassling younger female. They did not sleep they were just above our tent.they moved for more than 8 hours from morning to afternoon. I don't know what they did at night.so 20 hours sleep no not all.

[@anthonywhelan5419]

Sexually active male Koalas are called Old Man Koalas and can hurt you when they're angry. The females are called Sheilas. One old man can have three or four Sheilas on the go. BTW They aren't bears. They're no Koalas in Tasmania, most of South Australia, Western Australia, or the Northern Territory.

[@anthonywhelan5419]

It's an Echidna, a monotreme. It lays eggs like the only other monotreme, the platypus.

[@anthonywhelan5419]

That Otway walk you went on is spectacular at night when all the glow worms come out.

[@shannonbaron7302]

Just a wet grey kangaroo there

[@ImagineMySurprise510]

Kangaroos think of height as dominant and seeing humans walking around upright can sometimes be thought by the dominant male as a challenge. Best thing to do if one comes to pick a fight is to crouch down so you are not seen as a threat.

[@AbderrahimHajjaj]

I was the first who liked

[@cezardobre3262]

👍

[@tomfrombrunswick7571]

Not a bad video but should be perhaps entitled video essay on the drop bear. The Loch Ard Gorge has a story. There was a ship wreck and a young guy saved the life of a young woman by dragging her from the wreck and then through the waves to the beach. They never met up again as the guy was to lower class to be associated with the girl. Rumored origin of the name Kangaroo. British sailor says to Indigenous person "What is that?:" pointing at hoppy animal. Indigenous person responds "Kangaroo" which meant "I don't understand the question"

[@chvxjv]

就回家好好

[@MelodyMan69]

12:00. Why nearly everybody Chinese. 😮

[@petermcculloch4933]

Tourists

[@cameronhickey7771]

The chinese run their own tour buses (sometimes they even have the necessary permits)...

[@daniellerichard1385]

Glad you are enjoying the most wonderful country on planet earth (not that I am biased!). Ya gotta brush up on your pronunciations!! For example it is not Kwala it is KO AR L A.

[@joeblow9467]

Love your videos guys but don't call Koalas bears 🤣because they are not . Have fun .

[@colmastro4373]

OMFG stop saying Koala BEAR!!!! it's just Koala.

[@biernut8723]

Growing up in Australia it was quite common to hear them referred to as koala bears. We also call our bats flying foxes even though they're not foxes.

[@AjanthanAji-v2j]

Very beautiful videos I need ten dollars to pay my education can you help me I ask you for help as Jesus please reply 🙏

[@Malaka-r9p]

Lol

[@Noneyabusiness-x7o]

I don't live too far from there. $8.50 a pie??????????????. I wish their business to shut down, pies are usually $4.50-$5.50 tops..f..k that place.

[@iambenadam]

The 12 apostles is a contradiction and an insult to the actual12 apostles! The actual 12 apostles where totally against worshipping idols, calling those rocks the 12 apostles is literally worshipping idols, and if you know this yet do it anyway that's even worse, sorry can't help it if the truth hurts it's still the truth 😊

[@galaxyexplorer6189]

You should do some great white shark cage diving if you visit Port Lincoln. 😃✌️🦈🦈🦈

[@glenod]

mention to ya mum its just koala/s, they are not bears. their closest relative is the wombat, also a marsupial.