The Great Ocean Road

Unfortunately we didn't have long in Adelaide, about 17 hours and most of them were spent in an Irish bar!!

We hired a car in Adelaide to drive the great ocean road to Melbourne. I have no idea what type of car it is but it's big and red. The first stop was the Maclaren Valley just south of Adelaide as it has LOADS of vinyards. So we had to stop at a few and sample and buy. Gorgeous scenery, rolling hills and off course vinyards!!

We then drove round the peninsula, the scenery round this section reminded me a lot of some parts of the UK. We then pulled up at a backpackers to check in for the night only to find it didn't exist anymore and everywhere else was fully booked as it's the school holidays - ooopsssss!! Donuts was set on sleeping in the car but I managed to find a cabin in a random caravan park 2 hours down the road. So it had a happy ending!!

The next day was mainly driving with a couple of stops to stare at the beautiful scenery and walk around a bit. We spent the night in a strange town called Waranbool with some even stranger locals. Excellent for people watching though!!

The 3rd day definately had the most spectacular scenery, amazing rock formations, gorges and blowholes. Also the biggest road kill, huuuge kangaroos. We only managed a wee bird though.

We spent the night in a very cute hostel in Appollo bay. 3 of the other residents were from Edinburgh, the only scots I've met so far!!

The last day on the road we started with some koala spotting. We saw loads in the wild and even one awake. They're gorgeous cuddly animals. We then extended our wildlife skills to feeding parrots and a few ducks. The drive again was beautiful, right on the coast. The next cultural stop was the lighthouse from Going round the twist!! Didn't see the ghostie that lives in the toilet though! Then to finish the road trip we took a stunt flight in a Tiger moth plane over the coast. The cockpit was open so we got to wear the biggles helmets and jackets!! A fantastic end to the trip and my time with Donuts!! He's buggered of to Canada now!!

I'm in Melbourne now, staying in St Kildas with 2 girls I know from waaaayyyyy back in Juniper Green! Still got the car so planning a couple of day trips in the next few days. On Sat I fly to Darwin to start my west coast adventure!!