Great Ocean Road

Another must do from Melbourne is the Great Ocean Road. I booked a day trip and can honestly say it was one of the best day trips I've ever done.



We drove from Melbourne to Torquay (home of the Quicksilver and Ripcurl surf brands)where we drove onto the road itself.

Our first stop was at Bells Beach. We then stopped at the 'Round the Twist' lighthouse. Our next stop was at Kennet River where we saw parrots and Koalas - I was a bit scheptical that we'd see Koalas in the wild but sure enough there were tonnes of them. One even crossed the road in front of the bus. We had to stop the bus again to let an Echidna cross (like a hedgehog but with a really long nose).



We travelled on to Apollo bay where we stopped for lunch. After lunch we headed to the rainforest in the Otway National Park.



We then headed on towards the 12 Apostles where I got to do a helicopter flight right over them and up the coast for only 60 dollars! The views were incredible..






We travelled as far as Loch Ard Gorge, Port Cambell and the fallen London Bridge before heading back to Melbourne inland via Colac.





We got back late to Melbourne after a very memorable day.