Growing up as a kid, here in Australia, in the 90s, I had the pleasure of watching some weird and wonderful Australian made kids TV.
One show, and still one of my personal favourites, was Round the Twist. A show that followed a family that lived in a lighthouse and the weird things that happened to them. It is hard to explain exactly what happens to people who haven't seen it as it just gets too weird sometimes.
But with the awesomeness of it being an Australian show, means that it was filmed here and that you can go and visit the lighthouse they used in the show. Which is something that I have wanted to do since I was little.
So one weekend we decided to just do it. To pack up the car and venture out to the coast to see the lighthouse itself. My friend Erin and I had been meaning to make this trip for a while, but hadn't found a good weekend to do so.
Firstly the drive to Aireys Inlet, where the lighthouse is, follows the Great Ocean Road. A coastal road that goes around the bottom end of Victoria. This gave us spectacular views, and a chance to walk along the beach later on in the day.
It was kind of unbelievable seeing the lighthouse and actually recognising it from my childhood, considering the show played such a big part in my life as I was growing up, as it was always on TV. But being here was a childhood dream come true for both of us.
Also the views from around the lighthouse itself were pretty breathtaking and beautiful. With amazing coastline stretching out as far as the eye could see.
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| Can't you just see how excited we were. |
Afterwards we headed back to Anglesea, a town near by and have coffee, lunch and a walk on the beach before heading off.
It was an awesome day being able to see something from my childhood in real life. It was also just one being amazing adventure of a day, considering neither of us had been there, and had always wanted to go.
What is one place that you wish you could go from your childhood?
xx Kat
