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Torquay
Travel Blogs from Torquay, Australia
Visiting - Lenny...
... we got a call just in time and headed into Jan Juc where Lenny lives. Met up with Lenny at his house for a bit then into Torquay to organise camp. Camping at Torquay Caravan Park – not the very best - $25/night for powered site – but not much ...
Taking the first step
I am sitting in my house in Torquay Victoria. The van is in the shop getting the brakes and clutch fixed. I have already bought new tyres, new windscreen and reconstructed the interior to fit the kids in. What were we thinking? I quit a very good Chef ...
Great Ocean Road
Wake up and head to Federation Square to board my tour bus. It's a 20 minute walk and upon arriving to the square, there is 4 other large touring buses doing the same thing. I quickly get in queue (the to get a seat on the left side of the bus. ...
Hervey Bay
Set up here in Hervey Bay in the Fraser Coast Caravan Park. In a perfect position, a hundred meters from the beach, nice and quiet and pretty park with a great pool. Have met mum and dad here and within minutes Heidi & the girls arrived. Later that ...
Our Most Expensive Site!
Our most expensive site $85!! They only had one site left for one night so I took it! I can't believe they can charge that much for a powered site! Oh well I hope Jack rips at Bells!! Sinead lucked in the next day by getting 2 pairs of bathers for ...
Der Anfang des grossen Abenteuers!
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
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 ...
Birthday by the beach
... Mark dressed up in some especially nice lycra and set off on a 85 mile bike ride with Rob along the stunning coast to Torquay where we were spending the weekend at the Millingtons friends summer house. Nikki met Rob’s wife Tina and Giggsy the ...
Torquay on Christmas Eve
Apollo Bay - Otway Rainforest - a car sick Michelle - off track roads - spectacular coastal drive - an afternoon ducking the showers to buy Christmas Eve snacks & Christmas Morning Breakfast on the balcony. ...
Rain, the Great Ocean Roan & Gin
The beach day was called off – loads of rain and cold argh! Had a lovely walk though along the beach then a great fry up. Drove along the Great Ocean Road to Lourne and had a wander there before getting back and booking our surfing lesson for ...
TORQUAY
Dernière partie de la Great Ocean Road (le début quand on part de Melbourne) : Torquay, la ville du Surf (c'est là que sont nés RIP CURL et QUICKSILVER). Charmante ville qui dispose de plusieurs plages, chacune avec ses activités particulières : ...
Portland to Torquay - Our Great Ocean Road Leg
... 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 ...
The Great Ocean Road!!!
On Friday we drove down through Ballarat and Geelong to Torquay where we stayed for the night at a campsite. Sarah's old and cheap camping gear actually turns out to be pretty good value for money. We've got everything we need, and with Sue and Keith's ...
Last drinks
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!!!
... 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
... in 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 ...
Great Ocean Road: Surfing beaches and more
... -hour, small-group tour of the Great Ocean Road extending 150 km west of Melbourne. Our very friendly group included people from India, Australia (Perth), Sweden, Scotland and US (St Louis, MO). The first set of entries is devoted to the parts of the tour ...
Great Ocean Road
We steken bij Sorrento het water over naar Queenscliff waar we de Great Ocean Road oppikken. We rijden (met regen) over de smalle bochtige weggetjes met links de oceaan en rechts een afwisselend landschap dat dan weer eens uit grote kale vlakten bestaat, ...
ROADTRIP - DAY 25
... i would be sleeping in leggings, a long sleeve top, hoody, thermal socks, a duvet and two sleeping bags during my time Australia. We left the campsite at about half 8 and continued on along the long and winding road (which i have to ...
Grossi Ozean Strass
... und didier dem rasenden husaren live am fernseher zu bejubeln. zum ende von ronnys ferien verbrachten wir zwei tage am strand von torquay wo er sich dem surfen und ich mich der wiedergewonnenen ruhe fern ab von backpackern widmete. das tat so richtig gut ...
Day on the Great Ocean road
... we actually knew how they had been formed from geography). The next area was lord (something) arch which is the place of Australia's most famous shipwreck. The waves where pretty powerful there. The final stop was London Bridge which used to be 2 arches ...
The Surf Capital... allegedly
Torquay is the surfing capital of Australia and the start of the Great Ocean Road. We arrived in Torquay with a view to trying one thing, surfing, but on the day we arrived the sea was calm as a mill pond. We would not be hanging 10 at the home of ...
Busy Day on the Great Ocean Road
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 ...
Australia - The Great Ocean road
... nous attaquons la Great Ocean Road et ses fameux 12 Apôtres (12 rochers). En chemin nous rencontrons déjà à Torquay (paradis des surfeurs) des kangourous dans les prairies ainsi que des koala, dans leurs Eucalyptus. Les enfants sont ravis. Nous ...
A hungry day
One Saturday we left home at 6.15am, when we got to Geelong Dad forgot his boots, so we went back home. At 7.30am we left home for the 2nd time. We found McDonald's. I did not want to eat,but i was hungry so I ate pancakes. Now I'm on the ...
First Weekend in Australia
The weather was fantastic this pasted weekend!! My first weekend in Australia was full of excitement. The weather was fantastic all weekend, Saturday it was 29 and Sunday I believe it was 27. Saturday, the Walkers and I took a drive up to ...
The Great Ocean Road
Norsk lenger ned! May had to wake up almost by the crack of dawn (or so it felt) to meet up with Adventure Tours, while me and Ellen had at least half an hour more to get ourselves ready. Wooah that half an hour is GOLD in early mornings like this. Not ...