Great Ocean Road Trip

I was the first passenger picked up so I snagged the front row single seat on the left, which I knew would be an oceanside view. It took more than an hour driving through the city and suburbs before reaching the beginning which was marked with a sign over the hiway.

Construction began in 1919, took sixteen years, and was completed by over 3,000 ex-servicemen and later by jobless of the Great Depression. Work was done by picks, shovels, crow-bars, dynamite and horse-drawn carts! It is currently a modern two land hiway with twists and turns and breathtaking views. We stopped for lunch at Apollo Bay. Next was a stroll on a raised boardwalk through Maits Rest in the Great Otway National Park. It was densely shaded and very quiet and peaceful.

A tour bus/car wreck caused a long detour on a non-paved road in order to complete the ride to the Twelve Apostles. That actually was nice because the crowds had thinned and the sun was low in the sky creating highlights on the water.

Our driver stopped for both echidna and koala sightings along the way so the day was very satisfying as well as very late. I was hungry and tired when I got back to the hotel!