10月23日早晨出發前往參觀十二門徒石（Twelve Apostles）景點。今天是良光(Jason Le)生日。大家在車上給他唱生日歌。祝他年年有今日，歲歲有今朝！Oct/23 morning departure for the Twelve Apostles sightseeing. That day was Jason Le’s birthday. We all sang him birthday song, wishing him longevity another 100 years.
十二門徒石是一組穿出南大洋水面巍然聳立的巨型岩石，形成於海水對石灰岩懸崖的侵蝕。在過去的幾萬年裡，南大洋的風暴和充滿爆炸力的大風，慢慢侵蝕著鬆軟的石灰岩懸崖，並在其上形成許多洞穴。洞穴逐漸變成拱門，而當拱門坍塌後，這些高達45米的巨石就從大陸岸邊分離出去。The Twelve Apostles are a group of giant rocks surfacing from the water. Facing storms and gusty winds in the past few thousand years, the limestone overhanging cliff gradually loosen and caves subsequently form, which then transform to arched doors. When the arched doors finally collapsed, the 45m tall transformed rocks separate from the mainland.
*****大洋路 (Great Ocean Road)
隨著日子一天天過，現在從十二個巨石坍塌只剩下七個。幾十年以後，不知又會變成怎樣。日出和日落時分是觀賞十二門徒石的最佳時機，因爲十二門徒石會改變顏色，在全日照耀下拋掉灰暗的陰影，披上金黃色的外衣。絕佳的風景誏大家在此照了很多照片。With each passing day, the Twelve Apostles now collapsed to remaining seven. No one knows how they turn out to be many years from now. The best time to view these rocks are at daybreak and at dusk because they change color to gold like putting on a gold outfit. We took a lot of pictures of the breathtaking view.
入夜後，因為人太多而容不下於酒店的小lobby裡，所以大家在附近墨爾本市中心的「皇冠大賭場」點心部門開同學會。許寰之的太太馮潔菁竟然是Cindy中、小學的同學兼鄰居。潔菁憑著一張照片認出了那個以為這輩子都再也見不到潔菁、潔莉兩姊妹的Cindy。萬分驚喜。非常感恩！After dark, we went to Crown casino to chi-chat with local friends since the local hotel lobby is too small for a large group to gather. Here Hua Hoang Chi’s wife, Phung Kiet Thanh, relied on a single photograph and was able to recognize Cindy, who thought she would never see her the two-sister friends/neighbors since they were classmates in elementary and middle schools. It was a big surprise filled with gratitude.
