The Great Ocean Road

If you visit Melbourne, be sure to take time for a drive along The Great Ocean Road. To me it is the most spectacular stretch of the Australian coast! Done a dozen trips there and still love it.

This link provides details of location and places of interests.
http://www.visitvictoria.com/

The most famous and photographed section of The Great Ocean Road - The 12 Apostles.. there are actually less than 12 now. Some have been reduced to a pile of rocks on the beach (lower left of photo).







































A helicopter ride for a bird's eye view. Looks small? It takes 5 passengers + pilot!































































Another of my favorite spot is the Loch Ard Gorge, named after the ship Loch Ard that ran aground at nearby Muttonbird Island on Jun 1st, 1878. The only 2 survivors were washed ashore here.
























A board walk leads down to the beach
















Looking back at the horse shoe shape cliffs.
















This sandstone rock when I saw 15 years back was twice this size.. it is now fenced off! Too many tourists climbed on it?
















There are many other look out points offering spectacular sights.





































Mirror-like calm of a rock pool vs the ocean waves beating the shore















































































Pot of gold at the end of Rainbow?





















A beautifully painted toilet!
















Two different energy sources - wind farm & rolled hay stacks.
















Beautiful sun set at Warrnambool.
















Hope you will visit someday. You'll love it too!