Up early to collect our hire car for our trip along the Great Ocean Road. We caught the train with the Tuesday morning commuters, carrying our bags and lots of camping equipment. We arrived at Melbourne Central and walked the few minutes to the hire car company.
We left the depot armed with a Toyota and off we drove towards Geelong. We passed over a bridge, which was huge and we parked up in Geelong. We walked the Esplanade lined with wooden sculptures. They were all made from pillars of the old jetty that had been demolished. What a wonderful idea!
In Geelong we stocked up on camping provisions before taking the road to Torquay. What a pretty little town! Next stop, Bells Beach, a famous surfing Mecca. Considering there was little swell today, the waves were amazing and we saw a dolphin (we think!) We watched the surfers ripping it up from a great view point and they looked like they were having a great time.
On we travelled to Point Addison, then on to Anglesea, our next stop was Aireys Inlet. We took the short walk to the important lighthouse, with great views of the cliffs. Next, we stopped at the Great Ocean Road memorial which was built to commemorate the soldiers that constructed the road.
A short drive along the road bought us to Lorne. The views on the way were breathtaking. We found ourselves a camping spot in the Great Otway national park but were not alone... we were joined by the most beautiful parrots, who seemed to take a liking to our car. They made themselves at home on the open door, roof, windcreen wipers etc. etc. and watched our every move! Could it have been Christine's campsite cooking that attracted the birds from afar .... hmmm??
We left the depot armed with a Toyota and off we drove towards Geelong. We passed over a bridge, which was huge and we parked up in Geelong. We walked the Esplanade lined with wooden sculptures. They were all made from pillars of the old jetty that had been demolished. What a wonderful idea!
In Geelong we stocked up on camping provisions before taking the road to Torquay. What a pretty little town! Next stop, Bells Beach, a famous surfing Mecca. Considering there was little swell today, the waves were amazing and we saw a dolphin (we think!) We watched the surfers ripping it up from a great view point and they looked like they were having a great time.
On we travelled to Point Addison, then on to Anglesea, our next stop was Aireys Inlet. We took the short walk to the important lighthouse, with great views of the cliffs. Next, we stopped at the Great Ocean Road memorial which was built to commemorate the soldiers that constructed the road.
A short drive along the road bought us to Lorne. The views on the way were breathtaking. We found ourselves a camping spot in the Great Otway national park but were not alone... we were joined by the most beautiful parrots, who seemed to take a liking to our car. They made themselves at home on the open door, roof, windcreen wipers etc. etc. and watched our every move! Could it have been Christine's campsite cooking that attracted the birds from afar .... hmmm??
