Day 15 – Great Ocean Road
We escaped camp early in order to maximise the time we had on the Great Ocean Road. This is one of the most scenic bits of driving in Australia, so today is all about the photos.
Loch Ard Gorge:
Islands Gorge:
The Razorback:
The Twelve (Nine?) Apostles:
Following this tour of the limestone coast, we followed the road into Great Otway National Park. First we took a walk through the superb Melba Gulley, an area of dry rainforest.
Next we drove a little further to Mait’s Rest, another unmissable walk through rainforest. Tall trees and huge tree ferns abound.
We then followed the road a little further east, stopping at Kennett River to see if we could spot a koala in the wild. We did! However, I didn’t get a picture of them. There were also many tame Rosella parrots around.
It being late afternoon, by this stage it was full speed to Melbourne. Stopping briefly in Lorne for a sit-down dinner, we then drove nonstop to Briony’s house in Mordialloc. This was our first incidence of driving into the night, and Fi did an admirable job of navigating through an unfamiliar city after dark. After two weeks, it was a nice change to sleep indoors. Clean sheets feel like a luxury.