Great Ocean Road

The Great Ocean Road, honestly... is not that much of an ocean road. While you obtain spectacular views for, perhaps, half of the venture - the other half of the road is just slightly inland a couple hundred meters off the cliff/shore line, through some farm land or through small towns. But that makes since right? You can't have a road right on the 100+ meter cliffs... can you?

Yes you can.

The Great Ocean Road lives up to its name when you sit back, and take in its spectacular being. Going into it with trying not to preconceive any notions on what you think it may look like, the outcome is 'awe' rewarding.

Matt and I set out for the day from Melbourne, 1.5 hours south of the city, (and without getting lost) we traveled "the Road." Matt went in to race mode for a bit in our rental car pictured above, took the corners like a champ and even a bit quick on some. When a single guard rail stands 2ft. tall to protect you from a rocky cliff and a cold Pacific Ocean, you tend to focus more on the panoramic views ahead.

An hour plus later, we made it to the 12 Apostles which are stretched over kilometers of coastline- so you drive to each of the Apostles locations. You park in 'car parks' and take a nice walk to a scenic lookout which you saw in the videos. Only eight Apostles remain standing as tall rock and sediment formations that cascade along the breaking waves off the shore line, so we traveled to many different locations and pulled off the road to seek out all the Apostles we could find - upright. Upon looking on wind and waters combined efforts of erosion, one can see how a small base can only hold for so long until its 'Jenga like topple' will occur.

Another keen observation when gazing on the horizon... Antarctica seemed not so far away.

Never-the-less: The weather was great and we enjoyed our day trip. The cool part was taking in the views on the way back to the city as well from the other direction.

So what do you need when you go on the great ocean road...? Rent a car for the day to decide when and where you would like to stop (so you are not at the will of a bus tour and time limits), good music, snacks, a lot of memory card space on your camera, decent shoes, a sun shiny day, and a kick ass "G'day" in an Aussie accent.

So, will Matt and I go back and venture again on the Great Ocean Road... ?

OH YES... and on motor bikes too.

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