The Great Ocean Road
Feburary 21, 2004
The Great Ocean Road was an all-day trip that Michelle, Justin, and I
went on. The forecast was (as is my luck) rain, but it didn't really rain
very much, so we were fine, though Justin had to drive through a little
bit. The views were amazing, my camera doesn't do them justice.
Our first stop was the first town on the ocean, Torquay. It is very
popular for surfers.
This is at Bells Beach, the last popular surfing beach along the road.
Justin and Michelle Lucas
Lunch was a picnic at Apollo Bay. Since it was a Saturday, I was amazed
that we had this beautiful beach all to ourselves (except for one
seagull, but he stayed far enough away). The waves were really great to
watch and to photograph (hint, hint...notice the curl).
A typical Apollo Bay residence...right across the street from the beach.
At this point, we finally made it to the long stretch of coastline that
draw the tourists here. The huge waves (the biggest I've ever seen)
are what create the cliffs and islands. I am pretty sure all of this is
part of Port Campbell National Park.
London Bridges falling down, falling down...
This is called "London Bridge." A natural bridge was there (well, I
guess my body is blocking it, but you get the idea) to let
tourists walk over it until it collapsed in 1990. Two tourists were
trapped on the island, but no one was hurt.
This is the entrance to Thunder Cave
The surging of this pool before Thunder Cave was pretty incredible.
However, this white water definitely doesn't do it justice, so if you
click here, you can see a short movie of it. I also figured I'd mention
that these pictures make everything look smaller than it really is, but
it also seems like we were closer to the water than we really were.
(I guess I'll have to buy a wide angle lens next!)
While this was the last place we stopped, it is actually the most famous
stop along the Ocean Road. It is called the Twelve Apostles, but there
are only 6 of them that you can see anymore.
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