The Great Ocean Road and Apollo Bay

Thursday - Sunday, March 8-11, 2018

The Great Ocean Road is a 150 mile coastal road attraction which runs between Torguay and Allansford in the state of Victoria.  We hopped on it in Warrnambool (town where we shopped), which is only about a half hour out of Port Fairy.  The road runs east-west and everyone you talk to says it's best to travel westward but since we were near the end of the westward side we didn't really have that option 😏.  No matter the direction you travel it's beautiful!

While Ann and Clive were visiting (after Wilson left), we rented a car and took a drive along the GOR.  There are many stops along the way that share environmental information, historical information, and most impressive views.  We stopped at many of the viewing areas but knowing I would be travelling this way with Wilson I saved a couple to do just with him.  On both trips we stopped at the 12 Apostles, a collection of limestone stacks, found in Port Campbell National Park. 

The photos from the GOR are from both trips

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Wilson and I travelled the GOR until we reached Apollo Bay, a lovely beach resort town.  We had reservations for a room at an AirBnB.  We've used AirBnB several times always looking for separate spaces with our own bathroom.  We could not find what we were looking for within our price range in Apollo Bay so we chose a bedroom with a shared bath.  We lucked out with our hosts; Gaby, Jenny, and baby Axel.  Gaby is French and  Jenny is Balinese.  I ended up having Gaby talk to Gabriela on Skype after finding out that he had a cousin in Langres (where Gab spent a year on Rotary Exchange). Anyway...our first shared space experience was great.  Gaby and Jenny opened their home as if we were longtime friends and we shared dinners with them.  I made a curried lamb dish (from the roast I cooked and brought with us) and Jenny & Gaby cooked Kangaroo for us, after I had mentioned that I had never had it...Yum! Yum!

Note:  I've been on a diet since Clive & Ann left.  The plan has a very limited list of allowed foods, but Kangaroo was on it and I was so happy to have tried it.

We spent a few days in Apollo Bay exploring the area, taking short hikes and generally feeling as if we were on vacation with no responsibilities.  In some of our hikes we hoped on the Great Ocean Walk, which runs for 65 miles along the coast.

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