Great Ocean Road

The Great Ocean Road

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February 10th 2009
West of Melbourne lies the Great Ocean Road, a scenic drive along the coast which stretches for a couple of hundred miles. We decided we'd had enough of Darby and Joan bus trips for now, so we hired a car and decided to take a few days and relax on the journey. We were persuaded by the slick salesman at the car hire office to take a SatNav system with us to help us along our way. It did help at ti ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Victoria » Port Fairy

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Aboriginal settlers arrived on the continent from Southeast Asia about 40,000 years before the first Europeans began exploration in the 17th century. No formal territorial claims were made until 1770, when Capt. James COOK took possession in the name... ... read more