I am long overdue to post! I have had a lot of work to do in my classes, and on top of that I have been sick for the past week.
It's Sunday night and I just got back from an absolutely AMAZING weekend at Great Ocean Road. Great Ocean Road is a must-see for anyone visiting Victoria. It is a 151 mile stretch of road between Torquay and Warrnambool that sits along the coast, providing breath taking ocean views. Several famous Australian landmarks are off of Great Ocean Road.
We began our weekend long journey bright and early Saturday morning. Our first stop was Torquay, which is a city famous for its surf beaches. We started at the Surf Museum, which prepared us for our day of surfing on Bells Beach. Despite the cold, windy, rainy weather, we zipped on wetsuits and jumped into the water for a day of surf lessons.
After surfing, we drove down the Great Ocean Road and did some sightseeing. The cliffs and beaches were unlike anything I've ever seen in the U.S. We stopped at an area where there were gum trees to see if we could find any wild koalas. Our tourguide informed us that Koalas spend about 18 hours a day sleeping, and they aren't too friendly when they're awake. We were told to not me misled by their adorable appearance because when faced with the threat of danger, koalas often attack. we found two koalas sitting in a tree, just climbing around. Then there was another curled up in a ball sleeping.
We arrived at our overnight accommodation in Apollo Bay. Our hostel was really nice, much nicer then I had imagined. Our tourguides made us all a BBQ dinner and then we headed out to the local pub for the evening. It was a very fun night!
This morning the sightseeing continued bright and early. The day started at Maits Rest Rainforest. Then e got to see The Twelve Apostles, one of the most famous tourist attractions in the area. The Twelve Apostles are limestone stacks that sit in the ocean in a very unique arrangement. We saw other beautiful sights in the ocean including London Bridge and the Grotto.
What a great weekend!!! I can't wait to do more traveling, especially when the weather warms up.
