Driving Walking Driving Walking Driving Walking…this is what I have been doing on my trip to Great Ocean Road last Saturday & Sunday…Most probably, I have never walk this much in my life before…hahaha….but luckily, the price paid off…I had an incredibly amazing moments in Great Ocean Road indeed =)
On Saturday, we departed from Melbourne at around 8a.m….it was a tiring day as I had my Christmas dinner until late midnight the day before…Talking bout the Christmas dinner…it was pretty awesome….get to hang out with my colleagues in Melbourne Office…and I truly enjoyed my meals throughout the night.....Cool cool…Furthermore, during the Kris Kringle session, I got a Snack hamper from the Company…plenty of snacks again! Hahaha….After the dinner, I went straight to Chadstone with Lee Ching & Kevin hoping to get a jacket from the stores but to no avail…By the time I reached home, it’s already 2.30a.m….Awhh…Tiring!
Me & Lee Ching in Xmas Dinner...
Kris Kringle!Imagine how restless I would be w/o enough sleep....The trip to Great Ocean Road took about 3-4 hrs….Couldn’t deny that I was feeling restless before approaching Great Ocean Road…However, when we passed by the Lorne, amazingly, I can feel my energy starts to build up…The scenery that I saw in Lorne is definitely one of the best that I have ever seen….The weather is great, the air is cooling & refreshing…and the view is breathtaking…Hence we decided to stop by a café in Lorne and had our breakie there…BACON, SAUSAGE & EGGs…yummy! =)
After having breakie…I felt alive again …haha…..We continue our trip to Apollo Bay…The ocean view on all the way to Apollo Bay was amazingly beautiful!! Nice songs + great weather + freshening sea breeze….nothing could be better than this! Life is all about enjoying & relaxing I guess…good experience…how I miss that moment in car =)
We reached Apollo at around 2p.m….After checked in to the resort…we went for a stroll at the Apollo Bay Beach…Ahh….the water is freezing cold…it’s so different from beaches in Malaysia…the water is crystal clear & the sand is whitey smoothie…Ima loving it! At around 3.30p.m.we went back to Resort and after showering, we headed to the downtown of Apollo Bay for lunch....I’d order a fish & chips for my lunch…the price is cheap & the food is yummy…only costs about $7 and you got whole bunch of chips!
Apollo Bay Beach
Cute sleeping Koala on my way to Apollo Bay...
After our lunch....we headed to Cape Otway Lightstation…it was quite a long distance away from the town….but we couldn't make it, too bad….we missed the entrance hours...what a pity! We only managed to see the Lightstation from a lookout point…Bad Bad…=( Then, we decided to head to Johanna Beach instead…the quietness & seclusion of Johanna Beach provide a chance to experience the elemental forces of nature as our foot prints break the deserted sands…An experience of walk on the wild side….Lovely!
Stairway to Heaven...
By the evening…most of us are already worn out…thus we headed straight back to the town and bought some groceries for dinner…Our dinner includes Honey BBQ Spare Ribs, Honey Coated Beef, Sausages, Satay Macadamia Chicken, Tomatoes, Potatoes and also not forgetting, a potty of HOT & CREAMY mushroom soup! Man, it was damn filling.....but it gives a sense of satisfaction to me after I finished my food =) At around 11p.m. I decided to call it a day and went to bed, hoping to prepare myself better for the sight-seeing thingies on tomorrow…Nitey!
Candlelight Dinner?
On next morning, I woke up at around 9a.m., we are supposed to check out from the resort at 10a.m. and by then, I am well-prepared for my next sight seeing day!LOL…W/o wasting much time….straight away, we make our way to Wreck Beach…In the middle of the journey, we stopped at Yatzie for a quick breakie…another BACON + EGGs! Hahaha….After we finished our food, we continue our journey to Wreck Beach in MoonLight Head…On the way, we stopped by the GABLE lookout…the path to GABLE is kinda mysterious…but we still managed to make our way to GABLE at last…when I saw the GABLE view…seriously, I could not even believe my own eyes! It’s too beautiful & also breath taking …This is the first time I couldn’t see anything else except for the ocean & sky only….It’s like reaching the edge of the earth…GABLE is definitely one of my most favorite spot throughout the whole trip =)
Breakie @ Yatzie...
Lovely Couple..
The Gable
After some photo shooting session in GABLE…we continued our journey to Wreck Beach…In order to reach Wreck Beach…we have to make our way down the 400 or so steps…GOSH…this is the most tiring part of the whole journey…I can’t even catch my breathe when we try to go back to the car park…However, the view was kinda spectacular….anchors found lying embedded beneath the ocean…..Something different I guess?
Wreck Beach...
Wreck Beach Panorama
One of the most famous wreckship that had ever cross the coast of Great Ocean Road is the Loch Ard…Furthermore, Loch Arc Gorge was named after the ship in memorial of the perished crews later on…Next stop is the Twelve Apostles…there are so many stairs built over the years which allow the visitors to access to the beach which is otherwise undeveloped…...Twelve Apostles has one of the most spectacular landscape around the world....Apparently, most of the tourists would not miss to list down Twelve Apostles as one of the must-go attraction places to their tour checklist... If I were to choose one of the most beautiful/my all-time favourite view in Loch Arc Gorge, I would have to say it's The Blowhole…Ima just loving it =) At around 6p.m., we called it an end to our journey in Great Ocean Road….it’s indeed an experience which can lasts for a lifetime…Thanks to the amazing hand of the god for what I have seen…Great Ocean Road Trip owns! =)
Loch Arc Gorge
Twelve Apostles & The Blowhole
