20 Mar 08 (Thursday) - Great Ocean Road
A Tour With A Difference - remember this family owned and operated travel company which transport its travelers in a 10 seater convertible Mercedes Benz small bus with an unique see-through roof.. Definitely one of its kind!
We went for this package even though it costs $25 more expensive than the usual packages as we wanted to make the most of the day trip and would love to hav personalised services. Indeed, we were not disappointed! Before I go into details of where we went, the additional perks of this package included a morning tea, delicious lunch at a nice restaurant and a warm evening snacks at a homely cafe...
We got picked up at Crown Towers at 715am and it was a 1.5 hr drive to our first stop for morning tea at Torquay beach... It was a great spot for some hot drinks and lamington cakes as it was soo cold that morning!
One of our very 1st picture for the day! Another great Aussie beach
Before we made our way to a number of beaches along the Great Ocean Road, we stopped at the Memorial Arch - which signal the start of the Great Ocean Road!
@ the Memorial Arch... Great picture point
We stopped by Lorne, Kennet River (to look for koalas which laze around the ecuplaytus trees!), Cape Patton Lookout and had our lunch at Apollo Bay (nice nice lunch!). After which, it was time for some exercise as we embarked on a bit of hike to view the 'Big Tree' at Lavers Hill.. It poured for a while when we went for lunch and thus it was a wet and slippery hike... But the air was so refreshing!
Dwarfed by the 'Big Tree'
A candid shot taken by our lovely tour guide - Grace
After working off our lunch, we stopped over at the highlight of the day tour - The 12 Apostles! No words can describe how marvellous these limestone stacks looked!
A picture tells a thousand words
After making a relatively short stop, we took numerous more pictures and videos of the majestic natural structures.. @ Loch Ard Gorge which we heard about the track shipwreck history, @ Razorback and the London Bridge which had a part of it collapsed just in recent years! Amazed with the art in which Mother Nature created for us to marvel...
Lord Ard Gorge - spectacular view
London Bridge where a part of it collapsed..
The London Bridge was our last full stop and before we made our way back to Mel at 530pm, we stopped by a quaint Port Campbell fishing village for a light evening snack. It was delicious quiche/salad/soup, etc... Really great food to fill our stomach before the 3 hours journey back to Mel city...
Din manage to have dinner with Mich that night as she drove Joey to the airport for her flight back to SG. But she kindly got up early the next morning to drive Haz and I to the airport for breakfast before our 9am flight to Adelaide for the 2nd leg of our trip! Can't thank Mich enough for housing us and taking good care of us when we are in Mel! Stay in tune for our Adelaide trip! Haha..
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