Great Ocean Road in Melbourne October 28th, 2009
One of the best scenic drives is along the Great Ocean Road in Melbourne, Australia. This is also considered to be the largest memorial of the First World War, as it was built by the soldiers when they came home during the years between 1919 and 1926. Having never traveled through the country before, I got advice from a friend of mine who lived in the city for quite a while. So my sister and I rented a car and started off to see the beaches that surround Melbourne. 5 star hotels are located up and down the coast and because it is quite a long day trip, we decided to book a room to stay the night before heading back.
My sister had long been fascinated with learning to surf, so we headed up to find Surf Coast. We had been told that there were many organized tours offered by different companies wherein we would not have to drive ourselves, one of the best being offered by the Go West Tours company. And we were told that we could go all the way up the coast using the public transportation system, but we wanted the luxury and the freedom and the time to stay longer in some spots if we wanted to, she was wanting to catch some waves along the way, and so we drove ourselves. The first stop we made was at Surf Coast. This is a popular and well known spot for surfers in the country.
One of the locations is called Bells Beach, and became world known when it was featured in the older movie about surfing, Point Break. My sister tried to talk me into a surfing lesson, which she ended up taking herself. As she learned from some of the top instructors, I wandered around the shops and had a bit to eat. Once we were back in the car, she fell asleep and we headed up the rest of the 550 kilometer drive, and didn’t really stop much except for some photo opportunities. Just as the sun was about to set we pulled into Port Campbell in time to get some incredible photos of the Twelve Apostles. These are rock formations that come up out of the Southern Ocean and as with Ayers Rock and many of the formations of stone throughout the country, the colors of the rocks and the reflections on the water are something we will never forget.
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