Victoria
We recovered from the jetlag pretty quickly, although I’m not sure we ever really adjusted to CA time. A few days in Melbourne gave us time to catch up on sleep and take in a few local sights. We visited the Gaol, which is creepy, but interesting. We also finally saw the movie “Australia” – it has some amazing scenery. A lot of it was actually filmed in a town called Bowen in Queensland that we drove through last month. “Finally, we went to a cricket match at the Melbourne Cricket Grounds or MCG. Unfortunately we didn’t see the Victoria Bushrangers win because we left after just 5 hours. Vic was 1-40 with 18 overs needing a 3.8 run rate to beat WA’s 9-198. Got that? We do now!
After a pretty tough search, we finally found a rental car. Apparently everyone is on Summer/Xmas holiday and there are none to be found. Yesterday we set off on the Great Ocean Road and it really is Great. The views are fantastic and the wildlife abundant. Here are a couple of the sights:
This guy was on a hiking path and scrambled up the tree when we approached.
The view from one of the many lookouts from the Great Ocean Road, the 12 Apostles.
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January 3rd, 2009 at 7:57 pm
Sounds like you’re having fun. Where did you go hiking along the GOR?
January 3rd, 2009 at 8:19 pm
I think it was called Shelly Beach in the Otway NP.