So, we’ve now traveled from Kangaroo Island in South Australia to Melbourne in Victoria via the Great Ocean Road. Which has got to be one of the most scenic coastal highways anywhere in the world. Also, one of the windiest, and today quite chilly. The locals are saying that the weather is unseasonable cool. We ran into a spot of rain and highwind, then the traffic came to a dead halt. Everyone parked just hanging out on the roadway. Evidently a fatality accident ahead, as we can see a helicopter has landed on the road. But, being resourceful we back track around on a country road and skirt the scene. It was still along day of driving, we started the day at 6:15am and got in about 10:30pm, and had 2 ferry crossings. We got into Melbourne, and only had the afternoon to look around the CBD (central business district) before we caught a flight to Sydney.
A word about the domestic airlines here in Australia. Though the are nice, clean and efficient, (they don’t even check ID, and you can carry water through security). They don’t give you a morsel to savor whilst in route. Not a water, soda or a peanut. If you want something, you buy it. So don’t be thinking that Southwest Airlines is all that bad!!!
Here are a few pics, most didn’t turn out so good. So windy, water spots on the lens….difficult day for good photography from an amateur photographer.
Proof that it was very windy!!!!!
The water just makes you want to go and jump in it, it was so beautiful
2 of the 12 apostles
The Grotto
Our first sighting of a koala joey
This is the view from our B&B in Apollo Bay
The pictures you are taking are so beautiful. It looks like you are having a blast. Lucky guys.
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