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- Day 1
- Saturday, July 13, 2019 at 10:30 AM
- ⛅ 14 °C
- Altitude: 20 m
AustraliaCampsie33°55’0” S 151°6’30” E
Victoria for 3 weeks
July 13, 2019 in Australia ⋅ ⛅ 14 °C
We are going to take a holiday in this great country of ours this time around.
We are travelling the coast road to Batehaven to visit Richard and Bronwyn.
Sunday 14th will be Lakes Entrance, 15thRead more
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- Day 1
- Saturday, July 13, 2019 at 11:47 AM
- ☀️ 13 °C
- Altitude: 190 m
- AustraliaHeathcote34°4’44” S 151°0’41” E
Morning Tea Stop
July 13, 2019 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 13 °C
Morning Tea at McDonald's. Yummy chocolate cake and strawberry donut with a free seniors cappuccino. Service a bit slow but the coffee is pretty good.
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- Saturday, July 13, 2019 at 2:42 PM
- ⛅ 13 °C
- Altitude: 49 m
- AustraliaMilton35°19’16” S 150°26’35” E
Heritage Bakery Milton
July 13, 2019 in Australia ⋅ ⛅ 13 °C
Lunch stop. We always stop here on our way to Richard and Bronwyn or on our way home. What made this a little different was it was free. I will explain. Last visit to R and B we stopped in for lunchRead more
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- Day 1
- Saturday, July 13, 2019 at 2:51 PM
- ☀️ 14 °C
- Altitude: 11 m
- AustraliaCollers Beach35°21’12” S 150°28’30” E
On the way to Batehaven
July 13, 2019 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 14 °C
Batehaven is an easy drive from Sydney and our lovely friends Richard and Bronwyn live there. So on the road trip to Victoria it made total sence to visit them and stay overnight. We enjoy catching upRead more
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- Day 2
- Sunday, July 14, 2019 at 11:49 AM
- ☀️ 14 °C
- Altitude: 12 m
- AustraliaCaseys Beach35°43’45” S 150°11’46” E
Batehaven to Bega
July 14, 2019 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 14 °C
Thankyou Richard and Bronwyn always great host's. A shame we could only stay 1 night.
On the road to Lakes Entrance Victoria our destination today.
Lunch stop in Bega and driver change .
AnotherRead more
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- Day 2
- Sunday, July 14, 2019 at 2:08 PM
- ☁️ 13 °C
- Altitude: 138 m
- AustraliaWingan River37°32’24” S 149°24’48” E
Bega to the Victoria Border
July 14, 2019 in Australia ⋅ ☁️ 13 °C
What an easy drive to the border just us listening to ABBA.
The roads are so much better than Nepal although we did come across a small section of dusty roads.
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- Day 2
- Sunday, July 14, 2019 at 4:04 PM
- ☁️ 12 °C
- Altitude: 169 m
- AustraliaBell Bird37°39’0” S 148°49’12” E
Now in Victoria
July 14, 2019 in Australia ⋅ ☁️ 12 °C
Change over of driver in Cann River 1 1/2 hours to our destination. Now listening to Elvis.
Oh no we now need to find petrol station the flat tire warning light is on. Could be the big bump John hitRead more
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- Day 2
- Sunday, July 14, 2019 at 4:46 PM
- ☁️ 12 °C
- Altitude: 24 m
- AustraliaOrbost37°42’18” S 148°27’24” E
Tyre seems Ok
July 14, 2019 in Australia ⋅ ☁️ 12 °C
Found a petrol station in Orbost all seems Ok.
Back on the Highway and listening to Boney M.
30 min to go to our overnight destination Lakes Entrance.
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- Day 2
- Sunday, July 14, 2019 at 5:29 PM
- ☁️ 11 °C
- Altitude: 7 m
- AustraliaLakes Entrance Rotunda37°52’36” S 147°59’36” E
Lakes Entrance
July 14, 2019 in Australia ⋅ ☁️ 11 °C
Arrived safe and sound just a very basic apartment but has all we need for 1 night
Unpacked a couple of things then into town for fish and chips for dinner.
We originally thought we would go for aRead more
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- Day 3
- Monday, July 15, 2019 at 9:27 AM
- ⛅ 10 °C
- Altitude: 7 m
- AustraliaLakes Entrance Rotunda37°52’38” S 147°59’33” E
Leaving Lakes Entrance
July 15, 2019 in Australia ⋅ ⛅ 10 °C
The apartment in Lakes Entrance was not bad for a night. Leaving now for Sorrento which is a 4 hour drive.
I am driving first this morning listening to Human Nature and the Bee Gees.
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- Day 3
- Monday, July 15, 2019 at 11:42 AM
- ⛅ 11 °C
- Altitude: 73 m
- AustraliaMorwell38°14’5” S 146°23’32” E
Change of Driver
July 15, 2019 in Australia ⋅ ⛅ 11 °C
In Morwell for change of driver, petrol and to double check the tyre.
Also morning tea break.
On the road again and listening to The Beatles and Elton John.
Sorrento next stop.
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- Day 3
- Monday, July 15, 2019 at 1:45 PM
- ☁️ 12 °C
- Altitude: 9 m
- AustraliaStringers Corner Park38°20’18” S 144°44’36” E
Sorrento
July 15, 2019 in Australia ⋅ ☁️ 12 °C
We have arrived in Sorrento. Lunch by the water, a walk in the Town Centre and afternoon coffee. Most of the coffee shops were closing but we found one inside Country Road. The store was originallyRead more
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- Day 3
- Monday, July 15, 2019 at 3:30 PM
- ☁️ 13 °C
- Altitude: 14 m
- AustraliaSorrento Pier Ferry Port38°20’12” S 144°44’33” E
Sorrento Hotel
July 15, 2019 in Australia ⋅ ☁️ 13 °C
All checked in, not a bad room but at double the price of last night's. Not sure it is worth it but it is a pretty town and the room does have a wonderful view. It would be lovely sitting outsideRead more
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- Day 4
- Tuesday, July 16, 2019 at 9:38 AM
- ☁️ 11 °C
- Altitude: Sea level
- AustraliaSorrento Pier Ferry Port38°20’12” S 144°44’42” E
Ferry to Queenscliff
July 16, 2019 in Australia ⋅ ☁️ 11 °C
On the road again. This time we are catching the Ferry from Sorrento to Queenscliff. Destination Apollo Bay.
The trip takes 40min and cost $80
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- Day 4
- Tuesday, July 16, 2019 at 9:53 AM
- ☁️ 12 °C
- Altitude: Sea level
- AustraliaSorrento Pier Ferry Port38°20’12” S 144°44’48” E
All Aboard
July 16, 2019 in Australia ⋅ ☁️ 12 °C
Now on the Ferry. Pretty impressive but it is empty. I am guessing not the busy season. Morning on the water will be very relaxing and quite scenic.
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- Day 4
- Tuesday, July 16, 2019 at 10:26 AM
- ☁️ 12 °C
- Altitude: Sea level
- AustraliaNicholson Knoll38°17’24” S 144°42’54” E
Disembarked in Queenscliff
July 16, 2019 in Australia ⋅ ☁️ 12 °C
Very pleasant trip. Queenscliff looks like an old country town with heaps of churches.
Let's drive onwards for a few hours listening to Elton John.
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- Day 4
- Tuesday, July 16, 2019 at 11:36 AM
- ☁️ 12 °C
- Altitude: 80 m
- AustraliaMoriac38°14’9” S 144°11’55” E
Lorne first stop
July 16, 2019 in Australia ⋅ ☁️ 12 °C
John will drive today as our destination is only a few hours away Apollo Bay.
Well finally at Lorne. John decided to follow Google maps which took us via the countryside rather than the ocean goRead more
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- Day 4
- Tuesday, July 16, 2019 at 2:00 PM
- ☁️ 13 °C
- Altitude: 18 m
- AustraliaKennett River38°39’30” S 143°52’0” E
Apollo Bay here we come
July 16, 2019 in Australia ⋅ ☁️ 13 °C
Very pretty drive even though it is quite overcast. Lots of roadwork which meant it was difficult to pull over into the lookouts because trucks and roadwork machinery had taken up the space andRead more
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- Day 4
- Tuesday, July 16, 2019 at 3:00 PM
- ☁️ 13 °C
- Altitude: 18 m
- AustraliaApollo Bay Foreshore Reserve38°45’12” S 143°39’48” E
Nestled in the Bay
July 16, 2019 in Australia ⋅ ☁️ 13 °C
We are staying in and Airbnb tonight. It is very cute. 1 load of washing on and drinking hot chocolate.
The Airbnb is like a large fancy shed it has corrugated iron sheets as walls. Very quirkyRead more
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- Day 5
- Wednesday, July 17, 2019 at 10:07 AM
- ☁️ 11 °C
- Altitude: 15 m
- AustraliaApollo Bay Foreshore Reserve38°45’13” S 143°39’53” E
On the way to the 12 Apostles
July 17, 2019 in Australia ⋅ ☁️ 11 °C
Leaving Apollo Bay now and back on the road.
It is not raining this morning but it is cold, 11 degrees.
We plan on taking our time and stopping at tourist spots along the way.
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- Day 5
- Wednesday, July 17, 2019 at 10:30 AM
- ☁️ 11 °C
- Altitude: 67 m
- AustraliaPayters Hill38°51’24” S 143°30’42” E
Cape Otway Lighthouse
July 17, 2019 in Australia ⋅ ☁️ 11 °C
First tourist stop this morning was a 12 km detour off the Great Ocean Road. It was very windy up at the lighthouse the wind was 63km and we were told that it can get up to 130km. We certainly wereRead more
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- Day 5
- Wednesday, July 17, 2019 at 11:30 AM
- ☁️ 8 °C
- Altitude: 442 m
- AustraliaLavers Hill38°40’54” S 143°23’6” E
Back on the road
July 17, 2019 in Australia ⋅ ☁️ 8 °C
Back on the road driving through the Great Otway National Park. The trees are huge and the wind has created a bit of a mess all over the road with fallen leaves, bark and branches.
Music arrangementRead more
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- Day 5
- Wednesday, July 17, 2019 at 12:09 PM
- 🌧 12 °C
- Altitude: 43 m
- AustraliaThe Twelve Apostles38°39’48” S 143°6’12” E
12 Apostles
July 17, 2019 in Australia ⋅ 🌧 12 °C
We have arrived at the 12 Apostles, cold and windy but no rain. There are only 8 remaining now and glad we visited before erosion from the wind and sea result in the collapse of further stacks.
TheRead more
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- Day 5
- Wednesday, July 17, 2019 at 1:18 PM
- 🌧 12 °C
- Altitude: 17 m
- AustraliaPoint Hesse38°37’24” S 142°56’36” E
The Arch
July 17, 2019 in Australia ⋅ 🌧 12 °C
The Arch is 6km west of Port Campbell and is a naturally sculptured arch which stands 8 metres high and is very cool. The waves crashing around the base of the arch is very impressive.
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- Day 5
- Wednesday, July 17, 2019 at 1:30 PM
- 🌧 12 °C
- Altitude: 23 m
- AustraliaPoint Hesse38°37’18” S 142°55’54” E
London Bridge
July 17, 2019 in Australia ⋅ 🌧 12 °C
A lttile further down The Great Ocean Road and you come across London Bridge. It was named after is resemblance to England's London Bridge. The stack was originally connected to the mainland. LondonRead more
TravelerHave fun and drive safely!