Coming back from Tasmania we still had some days left in Australia before heading out to Singapore. So we wanted to check out something that seemed very popular on the tourist/backpacker circuit: the Great Ocean Road. So of to Avis to rent a car (got a Ferrari-red Corolla this time) and straight into the sun, sea, and sand. Oh, and yes... Sois is wearing women's glasses.
Guess surfin' ain't that safe either (+ 2 shark attacks since we're here)
The Great Great Ocean Road starts at Torquay (important surf spot and birthplace of the RipCurl brand) and wins 247 kms to Warrnambool. Along the way you can follow the coast for quite some time and see some spectular scenery. We went to see the famous surf swells at Bell's Beach, some other cliffs and rock formations, and of course the crown of the GOR: The Twelve Apostles.
The Twelve Apostles are a unique group of 12 rock formations in the Port Campbell National Park that stretch out into sea. You can see 9 from the coast and the other 3 are only reachable by boat. From the pics, you can probably deduct that we were content with the first option.
We also passed some nice little coastal towns (no interesting pics) and decided to stay for the night in a place called Lorne where we had a nice, almost Provence-like apartment. At last, we were able to cook some dinner ourselves and forget the takeaway for a change.
The next day, we explored the coast some more and wanted to head up further inward to the Grampians National Park. However, the distances were simply too far and we decided to "jet" the Corolla back to Melbourne and ultimately transfer back to Sydney (did meet the guy in the pic though). And that's where we're now, getting prepped for Singapore and Asia in general. But more on that in the next post. No worries and g'day mates!
Coming back from Tasmania we still had some days left in Australia before heading out to Singapore. So we wanted to check out something that seemed very popular on the tourist/backpacker circuit: the Great Ocean Road. So of to Avis to rent a car (got a Ferrari-red Corolla this time) and straight into the sun, sea, and sand. Oh, and yes... Sois is wearing women's glasses. 
Guess surfin' ain't that safe either (+ 2 shark attacks since we're here)
The Great Great Ocean Road starts at Torquay (important surf spot and birthplace of the RipCurl brand) and wins 247 kms to Warrnambool. Along the way you can follow the coast for quite some time and see some spectular scenery. We went to see the famous surf swells at Bell's Beach, some other cliffs and rock formations, and of course the crown of the GOR: The Twelve Apostles. 
The Twelve Apostles are a unique group of 12 rock formations in the Port Campbell National Park that stretch out into sea. You can see 9 from the coast and the other 3 are only reachable by boat. From the pics, you can probably deduct that we were content with the first option. 
We also passed some nice little coastal towns (no interesting pics) and decided to stay for the night in a place called Lorne where we had a nice, almost Provence-like apartment. At last, we were able to cook some dinner ourselves and forget the takeaway for a change. 
The next day, we explored the coast some more and wanted to head up further inward to the Grampians National Park. However, the distances were simply too far and we decided to "jet" the Corolla back to Melbourne and ultimately transfer back to Sydney (did meet the guy in the pic though). And that's where we're now, getting prepped for Singapore and Asia in general. But more on that in the next post. No worries and g'day mates!
2 comments:
Hi guys,
how are u doing?? ziet er goed uit!! Zo cool, geniet er maar vol van!! (wat jullie zeker doen) echt gaaf om zoveel dingen te herkennen in oz....melbourne, great ocean road, lorne (heb ik ook geslapen, gezwommen ge-bbq & gedronken)en zoveel meer. jammer dat jullie de grampians gemist hebben, is erg cool, maarre jullie hebben al genoeg natuur gezien he..haha. ziet er allemaal zo cool uit. Heb ook zo'n foto als chel heeft met de apostles, wel gaaf om te zien dat er nog wat over is van die apostel die gevallen is in 2005. Nou nu op naar Asia, weer heel iets anders!! Enjoy people, happy valentines day and have a safe flight xx anne-marie
hei Matthy,
Is dat op de bovenste foto een kleine nekspoiler die ik zie?? Kan niet wachten tot ik em live kan zien ;-)
Greetz van the birdsmuggler
Mike
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