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\n\"Windswept<\/a><\/p>\n

\"The<\/p>\n

\"Tourists<\/p>\n

\"Thunder<\/a><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Tourists tend to stick together, sometimes it’s hard to appreciate something when there are so many people trying so hard to do the same on all sides. We made a plan to return to the Twelve Apostles on a day that was not sun drenched Summer.<\/p>\n

If you just venture a little to the west and down there are wilder adventures for those who leave the guide rail behind, past the Thunder Cave and onto the rocks. As we\u00a0approached\u00a0our fellow wanders they were frozen on the horizon in the act of a guilty holiday pleasure. They counted down the seconds until the wave crashed onto the rocks as he stood posed on an imaginary surfboard, the ocean had other things in mind, drenching them, squeals and all, washing away their hopes for a novelty holiday photo. Tourists can be determined though and we all rushed onto the cliff edge with renewed\u00a0vigor\u00a0to stand in various\u00a0bizarre\u00a0poses, playing chicken with the surf.<\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

\"Sunny<\/a><\/p>\n

\"Shadow<\/p>\n

\"Tourists<\/p>\n

\"Crashing<\/a><\/p>\n

\"Walking<\/p>\n

\"Awaiting<\/p>\n

\"Waves<\/a><\/p>\n

\"Lagoon,<\/p>\n

\"Footprints<\/a><\/p>\n

\"Holding<\/a><\/p>\n

\"Swinging<\/a><\/p>\n

\"Waiting<\/a><\/p>\n

\"Wildflowers<\/a><\/p>\n

\"Wind<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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