Friday, April 9, 2010

Great Ocean Road, Day 1







It was so worth the wait.... the countryside is magnificent, very diverse.
We left Campsie at 1.50am Thursday, a very easy drive down with what seemed like 90% on dual roads. Once you cross the border into Victoria the roads are well defined and not littered with billboards.
Ben set up the combustion fire to keep us snugly warm all night, yes wasn’t cold but cool. The first sunset was disappointing, but to wake up to a colourful sunrise made up for it. The day looked promising but to Victorian tradition the rain came but it didn’t stop us at all.
Ben & Kate had time reminiscing in the Vegetable patch about Currell Pa, who did love his veggie patch. Ben was too chicken to collect the fresh eggs so like any big brother sent Kate into the pen to get. Ben turned his fresh collected veggies into a scrumptious salad for us to enjoy at lunch time.
The Bell’s Beach Rip Curl Classic surf competition was transferred from Bell’s to Johanna so we had the world’s best surfers on our doorstep. So our plans changed a little to sit and admire the surfing.
This afternoon saw us head west to the 12 Apostles, in the rain, but nothing could spoil this natural wonder. Absolutely beautiful!!! Seriously nothing could spoil it. The great thing about staying on the road is that we can always go back which we will.
The kids have headed off to the indoor heated pool for awhile, Matt to check out more of the surf comp and I am suppose to be preparing dinner.
What will tomorrow bring........