Lalor Lodge Apollo Bay

... a very twisty, turny road along the water. But I was distracted by the huge rainbow in our vision for most of the drive! It was a full arch! Very cool.

The house in Apollo Bay was amazing! It was very close to the water and an entire side of the house facing the water was glass! I loved the design of it! In the summer it would be perfect to sit on the huge, wooden deck watching the waves. The ...

... surfers coast and there does not seem to be any game arcades or amusement parks here. No, people are serious about their surfing and seem to come only for this. The Rip Curls guys started their business here plus loads of surfy films are set here, f.x. Point Break with a very young Patrick Swayze and Keanu Reeves. We started from an end with Torquay, where we yet again had fish & chips, this time so fresh the fish was practically jumping out of the batter. We then moved on along ...

... town, quiet hotel located close to all the food and shops. Free internet here! Town is pretty and fun too. We think we are going to hang out awhile before we hit the road tomarrow. Have not found the Fairy Penguins as yet. Maybe tomarrow. The weather was much better today.

... left'. These were indeed scenic spots and definitely worth a stop. One such one was a beach. It was stupendously gusty and wet for me to get out of the car but David made a dash for it. (David: Yes, I ran down the stairs to the beach, gripping tightly to our trusty camera and any railings that presented themselves. Half way down a big sign read: 'Due to a recent Health and Safety assessment the following beach has been closed until further assessments can be made'. 'Pah' I thought ...

... Adelaide. Because of Fabrices close encounters with the law we have decided I will drive us to South Australia to avvoid any more problems. This means 2.5 days of driving with me but it suits me just fine! The drive to Cape Otway was nice but not remarcable. We stoped at a couple of places to take a few shots but basically breezed through and parked up next to a free camp site. It was ...

... miraculously appear in your room every week, backpacking can prove traumatic........especially when you see the other side of life, living in the hostels. Upon arriving at each one we heft our two ton suitcases up the incredibly steep stairs to floor 90 with unbearable anticipation that surely this one room hasn't a hope in hell of being worse than the last?! A short & embarassing scramble up the precariously high top bunk and we not ...

Woke up a little later then we probably would have liked, but hey...we're on vacation ;) Went into Portland for Breakfest, walked along the coast for a bit. Came across a signpost, pointing all over and stating the distance to places like London, England, and Sydney, Perth, Adelaide,...and Portland, USA....i mentioned outloud that that's an odd place to have up there - that's when Laura pointed out that we were in Portland, Aus....it's still the morning We asked ...

Can't really remember what I said in the last blog so I hope I don't go repeating myself. I moved down to the other volunteer house which is not as nice and smells of rotting stuff, I'm not settled there yet and don't really like it. It's annoying as I've got to share a room for a few days with this German girls (who's a bit geeky and weird) and she goes to bed really early and gets up just as early and it's annoying when I get back from work (my ...

... une belle vagues puissantes.. on etait du monde.. deja rien que le backpacker.. 6 personnes.. j ai reussi je sais pas trop comment a prendre 2 vagues jusque sur la plage dont une en gauche.. jusqu au rocher.. bref voila pour ;e surf.. sinon le soir grande soiree au Rose.. ils ont annonce comme la grande soiree de cloture.. on est parti a plus de 15 du backpacker.. et arrive la bas.. ben un gentille petite soiree sympa qui a finit a 1.30am ...

After a really great 4 days in Torquay, with a 'Superheros' fancy dress party at the hostel on my last night (unfortunately I forgot to take any photos), yesterday I came to Apollo Bay, a similar but slightly more laid-back town 2 hours drive further along the Great Ocean Road. Straight away that afternoon, I found two 'Staff Wanted' notices in cafe windows and 2 hours after my arrival I'd got myself a trial at one of them, which is ...