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25 gennaio Great Ocean Road Part Deux v 2This is the second time I have tried to type this as the last version got lost down an electronic hole. Here goes... again.
I omitted in my last entry to mention the highlight of day 1 of our trip down the Great Ocean Road which was an encounter with Larry the Giant Lobster. To be frank it was a bit run down but if any of you budding entrepenuers out there fancy giving Larry a fresh lick of paint Larry and the attached visitors centre is available either freehold or leasehold. I did not enquiry as to the price.
19 Jan
From Robe it was onwards along the coast taking in the Blue Lake at Mount Gambier (spot that in the Part 2 photos if you can) and the giant sink hole, where I spotted my first wombat of the trip. From there we had our first chance to swim in the Southern Ocean at Bridgewater Bay. It was pretty cold more like going for a swim in the North Sea at Scarborough in August than Australia at the heart of Summer.
Our final stop was Port Fairy where we stayed in a stable, the only room at the inn was for drinkers and even after a couple of cold drinks I didn't see any fairies.
20 Jan
We started the day at Tower Hill (which was more a crater than a hill) which was a national park where we spotted some Koalas and Emus. I didn't get too close this time.
The highlight of our trip so far was a trip to Cheeseworld. This is basically a factory shop at a cheese factory in the middle of nowhere. they sell chocolate cheese and have a museum that resembles a jumble sale and contains no cheese. How Lonely Planet could have omitted it from their guide I will never know.
After all that excitement it was on to the main event the Great Ocean Road. The photos speak for themselves to be honest but I was lucky enough toi take a swoop over the 12 (well technically 11) Apostles in a helicopter.
We ended the day with a walk through a temperate rainforest ending up in Appolo Bay for an overnight stop. A name check to Christopher and Paddy who managed to stay up till 4am consuming a box of sweet white wine (that's 5 litres folks) at the total cost of $9 AUS (which is about 3p).
21 Jan
The final day of the trip we took in Lorne and Bells Beach before arriving in Melbourne before bidding farewell to our drivers and fellow travellers. Andre was most disappointed that the bus didn't drop him off personally at Hotel Bakpak. He must have thought it was his own personal taxi service.
Mum just for you another weather check. On arrival into Melbourne it was 40C which is even more in Farenheit and also everso hot. We spent the day trying to find air conditioned locations, before catching up with an old colleague Suzanne for the evening. Commenti (2)Per aggiungere un commento, accedi con il tuo Windows Live ID (se utilizzi Hotmail, Messenger o Xbox LIVE possiedi già un Windows Live ID). Accedi Non hai ancora un Windows Live ID? Registrati
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