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Day 11 - Port Campbell to Warrnambool
... drove another few kms until we got to Childers Cove which is the site of another shipwreck in 1839 of the tallship "Children" which was on it's way from Launceston to Portland when fatigue and seasickness of the crew.
From Childers Cove it was only a few more kms to Warrnambool. At this point the Great Ocean Road becomes the main road into town and loses it's magic until it finally fizzles out when it joins the Princes Highway going into Warrnambool. We ...
Moving in to my new home
... 30°C, sunny and humid. I was sweating like a pig (sorry for the language but I actually felt roasted afterwards) trying to move my stuff from my old room to the new one.
The new house (Tuuram 1) was situated across campus which meant a 10minute walk in this heat carrying a backpack, bags a suitcase etc.. I was completely exhausted after having to go back and forth 4 times. But it was so worth it! The moment i walked in I liked this ...
Great Ocean Road and The Grampians
... s garden. It came right up close to the door and we watched it and took photos. It was so cute. After dinner, we watched a film, then attempted to get an early night because we had to get up early the following morning to get the car back to Melbourne in time, but thanks to the obnoxious German girls sharing our room, who turned on the lights and had a loud conversation whilst we were trying to sleep, grrr!
We had to get up early and then set off back ...
The Great Ocean Road
... 1918 to 1932. At 243 Km (151 miles) long the Road is the world's largest war memorial. First stop was Torquay (yep, another English place name been exported) and Bells beach. This was Victoria's surfing capital, and home of world famous brands such as RipCurl and Quiksilver. Was nice enough, but nothing exceptional. We elected for regular stops along the way rather than being just sat in the car. At each stop a bronze plaque highlighted the story of the Road.
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Campervan shenanigans
... Oz ferries a little more efficient than Thai ones!). Ben's turn to drive, heading for Torquay - the start of the Great Ocean Road. LJ was getting into the radio and singing her head off so Ben also had to navigate (LJ reminding him that it shouldn't be too hard as it is one long road!). Stopped off in Torquay to take in our first glimpse of beach and ocean. Spotted some surfers making the most of the bigs waves and took some pics of our awesome van :)
Carried on ...