After a 3 hour drive out of Melbourne, one of our first stops was at Logan's Beach which is where whales come to nurse their young in the winter and surfers come to catch a wave in the summer. Unfortunately for us it is autumn here so we didn't see either of those. It was still beautiful none the less.
From there we headed to Tower Hill which is a sunken volcano home to loads of kangaroos, koalas and emus. This is the closest we got to any of the three.
From there we headed to more spectacular sights like The Bay of Martyrs and The Bay of Islands. The weather was perfect so we had a lot of fun playing on the beach and climbing rocks.
We then raced to the 12 Apostles for sunset (along with what seemed like 5,000 other people). There are only 10 apostles now as 2 have collapsed in the past 10 years or so however they have not changed the name!
After the sunset we headed back to our accommodation where we BBQed up a feast and chatted with our fellow travelers. Including us there were 3 Americans, 2 Irish, 2 Chinese, 1 Malaysian, 3 kiwis, 2 Germans, 1 Swiss, 2 Brits, 2 Israelis, 1 Spaniard, 1 Brazilian and 1 Slovakian so we had a great night getting to know everyone.
The next morning we awoke bright and early for another full day of sightseeing including The Grotto and London Bridge. London Bridge used to be connected to the main land on the left, however a few years ago it collapsed with people on it. Nobody was hurt however two people got stranded on the right side....they were having an affair and the news choppers that filmed the rescue let the world know of their infidelities.
We then headed to Loch Ard Gorge. The Great Ocean Road area is littered with shipwrecks and this area was no different. Where we stopped is the site of where the only 2 survivors of a wreck in the 1880s washed up.
Unfortunately one of the guys from New Zealand cut his foot badly here and had to be taken to the hospital an hour away so the rest of the group hung out at the 12 Apostles and Gibsons Steps for a few hours. Here are the 12 Apostles in daylight.
I hope nobody is worried about Nelly not getting enough social interaction. He is acquiring quite the wolf pack.
After our friend was stitched up we had an abbreviated rainforest walk, grabbed some lunch and then headed to a lighthouse which is famous for being in the show 'Round The Twist'. We had never heard of the show but lots of people were excited. It would be like going to see the Painted Ladies from Full House in San Francisco.
Our final stop of the trip was Bells Beach. If you are like Nelly and have a love affair with the movie Point Break, then you would have waited for 2 days to see it and would be day dreaming about standing on the beach yelling about the "50-year storm" and "cliffs on both sides man, it's not like I'm going to paddle to New Zealand." If that at all sounds like you, then you too would have been heartbroken to learn as you were pulling into the beach that that scene was actually filmed in Portland and the real Bells Beach does not have cliffs on both sides. It was a very bittersweet moment.
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Location:The Great Ocean Road
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