The road along the coast between Torquay (just South of Melbourne) and Adelaide is called the, 'Great Ocean Road.' The Lonely Planet describes it as, "One of the most spectacular coastal drives in the world." I phoned the hire company to find out how much it would be to extend the car rental for 6 days and drop off at Adelaide airport... I couldn't believe it when they told me it would be 40 quid! I didn't hesitate for a second and booked it there and then. The drive from Melbourne to Adelaide is 1000km (650 miles) so we decided to spread the drive over 2 days. We set off for the first leg of the journey about 10am and got to Mount Gambier at 7pm in the evening. It was an incredibly long journey, but well worth it. The road between Anglesea and Apollo Bay was the most hair raising, twisty coastal road you can imagine. One false move and you'd be fish food! The views from the road were amazing.
We stayed the night in Mount Gambier (just over the Victoria border in South Australia), which has the most beautiful blue lake, strangely enough called, "The Blue Lake." There are some photos on flickr here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/31327041@N00/327022045/
The following day we set off for Adelaide, which fortunately didn't take as long. We are staying in a lovely cabin with a sea view in a place called, "Glenelg."
On Thursday we are flying to Sydney for Xmas and New Year.
Blimey it's hot here!
J&Fx
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