Day 1 - Friday 12th
The day has arrived for the Great Ocean Road road trip!!! I meet Joaquín and Kelly at the train station and we head over to Kate's, loaded everything in the car and we were ready to go. Putting my seat belt on and crash! Kate didn't see the post straight behind and smack right into it...good start! The car is ok (only a small crack) and we are all fine so off we head to the Great Ocean Road! We join it just after Torque and we come across the most amazing views of the coast.
The day has arrived for the Great Ocean Road road trip!!! I meet Joaquín and Kelly at the train station and we head over to Kate's, loaded everything in the car and we were ready to go. Putting my seat belt on and crash! Kate didn't see the post straight behind and smack right into it...good start! The car is ok (only a small crack) and we are all fine so off we head to the Great Ocean Road! We join it just after Torque and we come across the most amazing views of the coast.
Our first stop was a beach in Lorne and then we took a walk down the peir before heading to Wye River for lunch but on arrival the kitchen was shut so it was a quick drink and snacks instead. Next stop was Kennet River, we took a walk up the track and there were so many birds waiting for people to feed them...one landed on Kelly's head!
We spotted 7 Koalas.
Another quick beach stop where we saw some rock pools with lots of tiny shells and starfish before our last stop for the day. Apollo Bay is where we stayed for the night. We were all quite hungry so checked in and went out found the first restaurant we saw...yummy Italian food. Chilled and chatted at the hostel before bed; Joaquín came in my bed for a cuddle and ended up falling asleep there all night.
Day 2 - Saturday 13th
We take a walk along the shop fronts and get some breakfast which we take along to the beach...a great morning for breakfast on the beach and a paddle.
We take a walk along the shop fronts and get some breakfast which we take along to the beach...a great morning for breakfast on the beach and a paddle.
The first stop today was Otway National Park for a walk around the lush rainforest.
Back on the road again for a stop at the oldest mainland lighthouse in Australia.
We also looked for whales but we didn't see any. The main stop for the day was the 12 Apostles...even though it only has 7 Apostles and never have there been 12 it still has that name!
We arrived just in time to see a spectacular sunset, we climbed 86 steps down Gibson Steps to a beach where we saw only one apostle. Joaquín was taking a photo of the 3 of us girls and a wave came way to close; Kelly and I ran away but Kate decided to launch herself 10 feet into the air and dive into the sand! Which was so so funny!
(This is the moment just before it happened.)
We then saw the other Apostles with the sunset, which was so beautiful.
The last stop for the night was Warrnamabool, on the dark drive there we drive through Peterborough!
Arriving at the accommodation we have a great night drinking and laughing in the pub below.
Day 3 - Sunday 14th
This day mostly consisted of driving back to Melbourne. We took an inland route which was quicker than going back the way we came. First we did take a stop at Bells Beach where we sat and enjoyed the view and the surfers for a while.
This day mostly consisted of driving back to Melbourne. We took an inland route which was quicker than going back the way we came. First we did take a stop at Bells Beach where we sat and enjoyed the view and the surfers for a while.
On the way back Joaquín said I'm going to take a nap, well that didn't happen when the 3 of us were singing at the tops of our voices to the whole Chicago musical soundtrack. Last stop before Melbourne was Torque for fish and chips by the beach as we missed stopping here on the first day. We had such an amazing weekend taking in the great sights and sounds of the Great Ocean Road.
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