http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/Victoria/Great-Ocean-Road/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from Oceania , Australia , Victoria , Great Ocean Road en-us Thu, 24 Jul 2008 09:14:39 BST Thu, 24 Jul 2008 09:14:39 BST Well I think Mrs. Verge would be proud... actually Mr. Sguin would be proud as he knows how much trouble I went through in high school trying to decipher Shakespeare He definitely had to lead me by the hand on all the ones we read... but either way I got the opportunity on Wednesday night to go see Hamlet at the Arts Centre in Melbourne. The production was put together by the Bell Shake http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/Victoria/Great-Ocean-Road/blog-301376.html The Great Ocean Road drive is truly magnificent the views are excellent and the answer to the question is we think its actually only 11 apostles left Apparently some of the brochures we have seen tell us that one of the apostles fell into the sea in recent years The Great Ocean Road was constructed by some of the soldiers who returned from the first World War and is now one of the most tra http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/Victoria/Great-Ocean-Road/blog-297393.html So lets start this blog with a confession many of you reading this who know me well will not be surprised by what I have to say. I am a big muppet huge enormous and incredibly dumb I was meant to go on a 3 day tour of the Great Ocean Road on Saturday. This would have taken me from Melbourne to Adelaide via numerous tourist attractions and sights. But me being me I managed to mess this up. Ye http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/Victoria/Great-Ocean-Road/blog-290553.html During our time in Melbourne there were 2 big trips we wanted to do Philip Island and the Great Ocean Road. After leaving everything until the last minute in Perth we decide to get organised earlier this time. First was a trip to Phillip Island we decided to book a day tour for this one. We started out early on a Saturday morning it was a small group with just ourselves one English guy and 5 J http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/Victoria/Great-Ocean-Road/blog-286708.html We hired a 4wd Subaru Forrester which was dad's Impreza to begin our road trip on the Great Ocean Road. The first part of the road is called the 'surf coast' stretching from Torquay to Lorne where we watched some of the country's best surfing taking place on seemingly endless beaches. Our first 2 night stop was at the lovely Lorne where we were lucky enough to stay in a great log cabin in the mi http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/Victoria/Great-Ocean-Road/blog-284328.html After a looooonnnnggggg bus ride to Melbourne complete with the strangest bus driver and probably the strangest man I have ever come across lots of sneezing burping and many received phone calls announced by Dancing Queen at full blast we made it to Melbourne. It was late when we arrived so didn't really see much of the city. Next day we had a day of organising and ended up arranging to http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/Victoria/Great-Ocean-Road/blog-280308.html Great Ocean RoadI had hired a car for my days in Melbourne and went straight to the Great Ocean Road. What a fantastic day of driving along this coastal highway. Even though the weather wasn't the best the scenery was absolutely stunning. I drove all the way to Warmambool where it started getting dark so I stayed for the night before heading back the same way the day afterwards. The next nig http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/Victoria/Great-Ocean-Road/Torquay/blog-279485.html Drove along the great Ocean road over 2 days althought the weather was crappy it was still worth while to drive along it on our way to Melbourne. Throuhg the drive we came across an Irish village called Koroit which has alot of Irish settlers from the 1800's the village was decorated in Green due to an Irish festival the week previous to us coming pity we missed. Along the drive we go by the 12 http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/Victoria/Great-Ocean-Road/blog-278160.html So having spent a week with my cousins in Sydney I'll write about Sydney in another blog I decided I would take a flight to Melbourne frequently voted the 2nd best city in the world to live from a quality of life perspective and it's easy to see why when it has churned out some of life's greats such as Mrs. Mangel Harold Bishop and Helen Daniels. Don't pretend you don't know whatwho I'm ta http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/Victoria/Great-Ocean-Road/Torquay/blog-272979.html Well summer is over the weather is noticeably cooler and we have lost our long evenings with the end of daylight saving. On the other hand the leaves are all turning yellow and red the grass is finally becoming green again and autumn is a nice time of year to be in this part of Australia. Back in Melbourne we got the Landcruiser damage assessed rather surprised to find it would take over http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/Victoria/Great-Ocean-Road/blog-272444.html So Jenna and I took a trip to Melbourne and The Great Ocean Road. It was amazing First our flight left really early so we had to get up at 400am and when we got to Melbourne it was 730am. We picked up our sweet rental car and headed off for the great ocean road. It was amazing So Beautiful Some of the best places were 12 apostles the grotto the blowhole and random beaches. Then we spe http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/Victoria/Great-Ocean-Road/blog-271836.html With Brett back in town we decided to leave TP and her roomies for a few days and drive the Great Ocean Road on the South Eastern coast. The road starts just passed Torquay and winds along the coast and through rainforests for 273km's to Warrnambool. The road was originally built by 3000 returned servicemen as a war memorial for their fellow servicemen who had been killied in the First World War http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/Victoria/Great-Ocean-Road/blog-271794.html Da vi kun havde koert 150200 km dagen foer skulle vi i dag naa langt. Det startede godt med at vi for foerste gang for mit vedkommende stoedte paa kaenguruer og koalaer og saa loeb vi toer for benzin 20 km fra naermeste tank saa der lige gik 2 timer hvor Donnacha blaffede hen til tanken og jeg ventede ved bilen. Det var ude i bushen langt vaek fra alting og det var roevnederen.Vi fik saa f http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/Victoria/Great-Ocean-Road/blog-269325.html On the great Ocean Road 1st dayWe left Melbourne yesterday morning towards first Geelong then off to the Great Ocean Road.In Geelong we went to an Aboriginal Cultural center in order to try some boomerang throwings without much success.After that we went 'till Torquay to see the Bells Beach and discover the surfing museum there.The great ocean road actually starts in Torquay and from then on w http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/Victoria/Great-Ocean-Road/blog-268821.html Day 295 16.1.08Before we settled down into trying to find jobs and a flat we wanted to make a trip down the Great Ocean Road. But before we were to get ourselves together we were accompanying Tiana to the jetty at St Kilda beach to help her with the penguin research shersquos doing for her PhD.Waking like overexcited kids on a day trip we got up and put on our jumpers and coats well it was p http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/Victoria/Great-Ocean-Road/blog-266903.html Nachdem ich mich schon in einem laut Christine REIFEN Alter befinde musste ich mich bei Tag 7 und 8 auf die Berichte von Alex stuetzen Tag 7Arztbesuch fuer einen Check ob wohl alles bei Alex wieder ok war. Alles klar. Und so ging es ab zum ersten Supermarkt. Sachen einkaufen und ab auf den Lookout von Apollo Bay. Wunderschoener Ueberblick. Man darf dort zwar nicht picknicken aber nachdem http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/Victoria/Great-Ocean-Road/blog-264606.html Tag 5 Nachdem auf der Strecke von Kangoroo Island bis zum Beginn der Great Ocean Road nicht viel zum Anschauen war haben wir einen Fahrtag eingelegt. So ging es von 11 am Vormittag bis am Abend im Auto entlang Richtung Port Fairy.Bei der Abfahrt wurden erstmals die Fahrgaeste durchgemischt. So gab es ein Maedelsauto natuerlich der Luxusschlitten und die 3 Jungs im Hundai Getz. Ein herrliches Bi http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/Victoria/Great-Ocean-Road/blog-264327.html Menin nukkumaan jo klo 22. Mutta herasin sitten yolla klo 1 ja valvoin pari tuntia. Kello heratti viidelta ja pikkubussi haki minut seitsemalta Great Ocean Roadin paivamatkalle. Olin ensimmainen matkustaja ja otin eturivin paikan kuskin vieresta.Ensimmainen tunti kului siina kun haettiin muut 12 matkustajaa ympari Melbournea. Aamuruuhka alkoi jo tuntua. Sitten paastiin moottoritielle. Kuski Bill http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/Victoria/Great-Ocean-Road/blog-263935.html Great Ocean Walk 15th21st March 2008Picking up from where I left off last time...Rupesh returned to London in mid January. I did some locum work for the next couple of months at Royal Talbot Rehab Nepean Rehab and Donvale Rehab Hospitals. After a fantastic long hot summer at home I was almost ready to head back to London. A couple of weeks before I left I did parts of the Great Ocean Walk http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/Victoria/Great-Ocean-Road/blog-262841.html Here it is the other video is of James getting attacked by Angel http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/Victoria/Great-Ocean-Road/blog-262807.html Auch wenn ich eine Menge zu erledigen habe kann ich es kaum erwarten euch endlich von dem Great Ocean RoadTrip zu erzhlen. Also dann...Am Samstag vor Ostern sind wir zu fnft erstmal runter nach Melbourne geflogen. Das war der Startpunkt unserer Reise. Ein paar Kilometer sdlich von Brisbane und schon fhlt man sich wieder wie in einer ganz anderen Welt. Denn die Uhr musste um 1 Stunde vor ge http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/Victoria/Great-Ocean-Road/blog-262557.html Hey EveryoneApologies for not writing sooner. We have been on the road driving the Great Ocean Road these past few days. We decided not to hang around in Melbourne long so rented a car and left on Tuesday. Before leaving we went to a comedy show on Monday night and had the most random night so far.... After watching a comedian named Mark Butler we planned to go to anothe pub which hosted a Ne http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/Victoria/Great-Ocean-Road/blog-262523.html Hi I've been putting this off because there is so much to say After our wine tour we stayed in the city in a hostel for the night and got up super early to go on our 3 day Great Ocean RoadGrampians tour. Our tour guide Bernie picked us up in the city around 730am. Once everyone was picked up I realized we had a mini United Nations in our little bus. 3 Americans 2 Brits 2 Polish 2 Spanis http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/Victoria/Great-Ocean-Road/blog-261197.html For those unaware after I got back from New York in October I decided to go back to Australia for 67 months to work as I have a work Visa until Aug 08. Arrived in Sydney few weeks after my decision and have been working out here and living near Darling Harbour for the last few months....For the Easter Break I with a couple of friends travelled the Great Ocean Road in Victoria near Melbourne http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/Victoria/Great-Ocean-Road/Torquay/blog-260818.html 15173 3 day trip from Adelaide to Melbourne via the Grampians and Great Ocean Road with Groovy Grapes. Driver Tash.White kangaroos we saw them at a kangaroosanctuary near the border between South Australia and Victoria.Grampians like the Blue Mountains but drier and more ground down. Reids lookout with view of the valleys. Mackenzie Falls. In the morning of day 2 a 2 hour walk to the top of http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/Victoria/Great-Ocean-Road/blog-259463.html Arriving in Melbourne from Sydney on the early flight left us pretty tired. We also made the mistake of flying into Avalon airport instead of Melbourne Tullamarine airport. Avalon is approximately 60kms outside Melbourne so more like a regional airport. Anyway 3 hours later 100 worse off from getting a transfer 2 buses a taxi to our campervan we accepted the camper named Mutlety. http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/Victoria/Great-Ocean-Road/blog-255562.html G'day mateWe made a stop off in Warnambool after Robe so Rob could recover from driving a bit before hitting the great ocean road. It would take all day to drive because all the stop offs to look at the coast. Unfortunately the one day we wanted good weather it was overcast rainy and very windy so stopping at the great rock formations that the GOR is famous for was a bit more challenging and n http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/Victoria/Great-Ocean-Road/Torquay/blog-250514.html While staying at Nomands We ranged with George and Alex to hire a car and take a road trip down the Great Ocean Road...originally this was a 3 day trip then turned into a week camping Another lad tom joined us making the trip bit cheaper We managed to hire a station wagon at 33 a day wasnt the greatest car in the world as you can see in the photos but brought some laughs and did the job We l http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/Victoria/Great-Ocean-Road/blog-250263.html Myself and Mark did a bit of a road trip for my last few days in Victoria so we went to the Great Ocean Road. I would love to have been able to do it on a motor bike as itrsquos so twisty and the views are out of this world. Who knows I may get the chance one day. Took loads of pictures of the coast line taking in places like the 12 apostles and London arch. Some of these won't be for everyone a http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/Victoria/Great-Ocean-Road/blog-246071.html From our camp at Port Fairy we spend a wonderful day driving to the Twelve Apostles. There are 8 of these wonderful lime stone monuments left standing in the Great Southern Ocean.Very impressive were also the other lime stone formations on the way especially the London Bridge that fell in 1990 the Loch Ard Gorge and the Grotto.Port Campbell is a great place to stop for lunch and also has a craf http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/Victoria/Great-Ocean-Road/blog-244121.html