Melbourne trip : the great ocean road

Kami nyer flight seawal pagi xmas tu, thanks to farid tolong anto kan ker airport. First time naik domestic flight and thus check-in kat booth instead of kat counter, so meks ada sikit terpinga hehehe. Then everything okay we board the plane and 1.5 hrs later safely arrived at Melbourne Tullamarine airport (melb’s main airport), alhamdulillah. Lengang selengang2nya airport tu, yer lah xmas day kan..then terus gi kat counter sewa keter, avis. Tak byk keter yg tinggal, cuma commodore and ford ajer..so kitaorg blasah walaupon cc tinggi, baper tah 3.5 ker 3.8 tak ingat. Takperlah, amik sehari jer plannyer pon, $161 per day. Ok, adegan sewa keter di airport melbourne ni unplan..meaning, dah sampai baru decide nak sewa hehehe

of all kan, meks dapat green car i likeeee heehee..

The trip was smooth tak banyak keter, masuk highway jer dari airport tu terus masuk ker princes highway so takder masalah situ. Benti tengah jalan kat McD beli bekpes and jajan2 sikit, drinks and all then sambung.

Then, dgn bantuan gps yg kitaorg bawak (btw, sewa kater tu buley kalau nak sewa with gps skali) and of course map manual di tangan, we start our journey to the great ocean road located at the south-western side of victoria. Pada aku, travelling ker tpt yg tak biasa esp places like this..walaupon gps ada, manual map still perlu…amran drive aku navigate jalan with map in hand, tukang bagitau dia our checkpoints, remaining mileage utk sampai ker turning or stop points. Dari airport (or perhaps lebih kurang gaks kalau dari melb city), takes about 40 minutes to Geelong. Geelong ni starting point for the GOR.

Semua gambo2 ni were some of the scenic stop points.

@ Torquay

We made our first stop at Torquay, tempat yg famous amos for the origin of Ripcurl, a brand well known for surf items. In fact, torquay is also known as australian surf capital. Kat sini dah windy2 maklum la dah masuk kawasan tepi laut.. I likeeee..tenang and nyaman jer.. matahari memancar cantik but pretty cold with the wind so nice weather I would say that day.

@ Anglesea

the lighthouse, split point @ Aireys Inlet


@ Lorne

@ Lorne

one of the apostles @ Lorne

the mark of GOR, but this is not the starting point of the GOR...dah a quarter way dah nih..

zoom in to read the history behind the existence of the GOR...

@ Apollo Bay, a small town with kedai2 makan, small park and such..stop for refreshment here would be ideal..

jeti tepi laut lepas yg cantik sgt & tenang jer viewnyer @ Apollo Bay

see the green lookout at the far end of this pic? yeap..one side of the road is the blue ocean scene, while the other side is the green hilly scenery..beautiful!!

lagi gambo dari kejauhan menggunakan camera-bukan-dslr aku nihh...

@ gibson steps nearing Port Campbell, where the famous-must-see 12 apostles are! sini mmg cantik beb!!

Ramai yg turun bawah jenjalan tepi laut...there are other minor stop points but as this is a day-trip we didnt stop sbb nak kejar masa. The best plan if u have time is if u guys plan a two-day travelling trip to GOR, jadi stop at all the points (minor and major) and tido kat memana motel or inn midway (mmg byk ada bed & breakfast inns along the road), refresh yourselves..esok sambung jalan..sure bestttt!! we cant do that due to time constraint. Kalau lagi ramai ahli kontinjen yg gi sesama, lagi banyak masa yg nak kena allocate laa pada satu2 tempat tu..

biri2 tgh makan rumput kat tepi2 jalan tu..

the helicopter edge, very near to the 12 apostles stop point already...where tourists could go on the heli to get aerial view of the oceans and the 12 apostles. yes, we did go on the heli! our very first experience on one and tell you, breathtaking view peeps!! thank God for the chance and thanks him for paying! haha

Next entry aku sambung about this and pictures taken from top eks. Apa itu 12 apostles? 12 ketul batu besar yg terbentuk di pinggir laut...ada 12 asalnya but now tinggal 8 ajer dek aktiviti laut.

Note to self:

1. Trust yourself and the first instinct that comes to your heart

2. Ask, ask and ask around even for the simplest and stupidest info