Torquay, Australia Travel Blogs

Not the one in Cornwall
Jun 17, 2008 (8 photos)

... early and headed towards Great Ocean Road, stopping at shops to buy food and some essentials for the van. Stopped in Torquay at Torquay Foreshore Caravan Park for the night, right next to Fishermans beach. Went for our first of many chilly coastal walks ...

Day 154
Jan 30, 2008

... on the road no problem which is much as a surprise to me as it probably is to you. It starts flat meandering through Torquay and Anglesea like we're doing the South coast of England. At Lorne we goto Teddy's Lookout which offers us beautiful scenery of ...

Rip Curl on Bells Beach
Dec 19, 2006

Rip Curl on Bells Beach

Great Ocean Road
Dec 10, 2007 (47 photos)

... to watch the surfer dudes - This is where Point Break was filmed. intersting place names along the way included Anglesea, Torquay and Peterborough - Theiving scum bags!!!!! (have also just visited a place called Rhyll - alot cleaner than home we must say ...

Torquay
Jun 4, 2008 (21 photos)

Torquay - Great Ocean Drive 12 Apostles London Bridge The Grotto Thunderous Cave The Blowhole Koala Walk - Kennett River Whale Spotting (unsucessful) - Warrambool Kangaroo jumping across lake at Eden

The great ocean road
Apr 7, 2008 (10 photos)

After a few splendid days in Melbourne, we began our trip down the Great Ocean Road via Torquay: the Capital of Surfing. Yes we did see a lot of surfers on the beach. no, we didnt try our hand at surfing as it was FREEZING! There wasn't much to do ...

Great Ocean Road Trip
Jan 11, 2009

 

Surf in Torquay
Feb 3, 2006 (2 photos)

Sista helgen med Stig och Mia spenderades nere i Torquay (Turkey enl Mia) med surf skola och Quicksilver inköp !

The Surf Coast
Jan 15, 2008

... hours).  We visited the Erskine Falls, but it wasn't as good as the other falls we've seen.  Along the way to Torquay (where we're staying) we stopped at the Split point Lighthouse at Aireys Inlet, went for a swim at Fairhaven Beach (not the best ...

The Great Ocean Road...
Jan 30, 2008 (6 photos)

Checked out of my hostel and went to meet nat in Geelong, then we took a bus to Torquay. We hadn't booked in advance or anything so when we arrived at the hostel there was nobody on reception but we didn't want to waste our day so we just left our bags and ...

Torquay
Jan 7, 2007 (1 photos)

... un coup de main à leur activités de jardinage ou d'agriculture. Nous tentons cette expérience pour la première fois en arrivant à Torquay. Les gens qui nous accueillent nous proposent de s'installer chez eux en leur absence, en nous indiquant qu'ils arriveront ...

Thomsons Holiday House
Dec 23, 2006

 funny english spelling quay z->s

On the Great Ocean Road
Jan 20, 2009 (9 photos)

... for the second lost and found event, and that would be the reason why there are no photos of the sublime coast off Torquay... Sorry for the inconvenience, I could not find the camera in Nico's bag so we thought the nice girls from the bakery stole it... ...

Melbourne - The great ocean road
Nov 12, 2008 (13 photos)

The only thing I can say on driving along this coast...amazing, breathtaking, wonderful, ab fab...this trip should be on your to do list when you're in Melbourne! And for the rest, just have a peek at the pictures.  

Der Anfang des grossen Abenteuers!
Jun 14, 2009

Aus Harvey Bay Am 13. Juni war der Tag gekommen. Das grosse Abenteuer steht mir bevor ! Ich bin frueh auf der Farm aufgewacht, aber die Zeit zog sich, bis Logan mich endlich am Bahnhof in Ormeau abgesetzt hatte. Kurz nach dem der Zug abfuhr, rief er mich ...

Only 4 days to go
Sep 21, 2008

Well it's not long now.  Only 4 days before I head off.  Quietly nervous, knowing that I am really, for the first time in years getting out of my comfort zone.  I have changed my plans a little from when I first planned this trip.  ...

Torquay
Aug 21, 2007

The home of surfing in Australia. And yes we surfed, classic! Home of Rip Curl and Quicksilver.

Portland to Torquay - Our Great Ocean Road Leg
Dec 15, 2008 (12 photos)

... Melbourne bound clipper, in 1878. It was a very impressive sound and laser show that has imprinted the details of this part of Australia's history in the memories of all of us. The geological wonders were the highlight of day 2. It took us most of the ...

Last drinks
Jan 5, 2010 (12 photos)

We had a great time saying a few last goodbyes to friends at Zeally Bay. Was a perfect sunny afternoon and the drinks went down a treat. Today is our last full day to do any last minute packing then tomorrow off we go for dinner with the family before ...

Driving in our Sweet van!!!
Sep 24, 2009

... hours on a bus, 22 hours on a plane, and an hour and half drive we finally arrived at our first destination; the town of Torquay at the beginning of the Great ocean road! Along the way we stopped at Geelong for groceries, their team, the Geelong cats, are ...

Round The Twist! Mel-Ade
May 3, 2009

... my hometown of HORSHAM YAY!!!! (i think our town beats this one!) More driving and we reached the Victoria- South Australia Border, Stopped in Bordertown and saw White Kangaroos, and a chicken who wanted all the attention and i swear actually thought ...

Busy Day on the Great Ocean Road
Sep 25, 2009

On our first night in Australia we did something crazy!!! We went to bed at 9:30pm! We were so tired and needed a good rest so instead of partying at a local pub we decided to get some sleep and wake up early today to hit The Great Ocean Road! We had a ...

Great Ocean Road
Aug 27, 2006 (6 photos)

... of Bells Beach where surfing competitions are held every easter with the waves getting up to 6 metres tall. We got into Torquay, home to Quiksilver, Ripcurl and Billabong, as we wanted to have a look around the outlet shops before they shut. However ...

Jan Juc is not Yuk
Nov 23, 2009 (18 photos)

We were going to leave today but Simone and I were having such a great time catching up on the events of the past year. Little Lola is now 16 months and as cute as button. Big blue eyes and blond curls, just like Alexis-Anne used to look. A sister in the ...