How to spend 8 days in Sydney, Melbourne and Great Ocean Road

The next day: Apollo Bay - Great Otway National Park - Port Campbell

Enter the Great Ocean Road on the second day The "Green Rainforest" section is the highlight of the Great Ocean Road. You need to take side roads to enter the main attractions.

Early in the morning, I took the initiative to ask Ying to be responsible for driving, and everyone applauded me. As soon as I drove out of the lodge, I was attracted by a park in the middle of the street in front of me. We decided to park and relax.

In the park in the center of the street, there are many slides, climbing ropes, and slopes of different slopes for children to play on, making it a leisurely and leisurely experience for both adults and children. What touched me the most was: many adults were playing in the park with their children, as young as 1 or 2 years old. The adults were all on their own, reading or chatting, and did not follow the children around. They let themselves go and watched. When a child about 2 years old fell down and was crying, the adults just shouted from a distance: "Don't worry, stand up!" The little kid got up again and wiped his eyes and continued playing. Think about it in China, where children play with a few adults around to protect them, for fear of being bullied or falling. It’s really a huge difference.

We relaxed for a while and continued on our way, driving, and there were about ten cars behind us. When it was time to give way, I drove to a fork next to the road and stopped. There were more than a dozen cars. Cars roared by. Seeing that the scenery was good, LG got out of the car and walked to a group of fat little sheep and played with them for a long time. Really cute. . . . . .

Drive along the B100 until you reach the turnoff for Great Otway National Park. When you drive to the end, you will see the location of Cape Otway Lighthouse. Between the B100 and the lighthouse is a national park with dense forests, many eucalyptus trees, and many koalas living there.

When I just saw the first koala hanging on a eucalyptus tree, I was so excited. It was like discovering a new world. I stopped to take pictures and was careful. Elaine blamed LG for talking loudly, for fear of making noise. When a koala rests, it will crawl away. LG didn't care and yelled, "Don't worry, the koala is too lazy to chase him away. I don't know how to see him climbing the tree." It is said that local Australians rarely watch it. When we saw wild koalas, we thought we were so lucky~~

Denny took a DV to take pictures of the koalas. I said: Why don’t we see if we can find 20 koalas this time? After completing the task, Denny and Elaine went to the side road to look for them. The more they looked, the more they found. As expected of those who are used to playing "Sight Discovery", they found a dozen of them in the blink of an eye.

We got in the car and continued to drive forward. When we drove to the front, we saw a group of people parking their cars. I drove the car to the side, but I drove too far and didn’t see a small tree stump in front of me. I scraped the front bumper of the car and it cost me a little bit. I don’t know if I should pay for it. However, it has been a month now, and Denny's credit card has not been charged, so he should have passed the test smoothly. It turned out that the big tree in front was filled with more than a dozen koalas. I've seen koalas in China, but I don't think they're so cute. I have always felt that Australian animals are very cute. Their cute looks, expressions, body shapes, and colors are exactly the same as the toys sold in stores. There is no difference. I used to think that these toys must have some cartoon elements added to them, but the real version must be a little different. It turns out I was wrong~~~

Continue driving along this road, and at the end is Cape Otway Lighthouse (Cape Otway Lighthouse) is the oldest existing lighthouse on the Australian continent. The light on the lighthouse has been shining from 1848 to the present. For countless European immigrants who came by boat, this is the first lighthouse since they left Europe. The first light I saw. There is an admission fee to visit this lighthouse. It seems to be ￥17 yuan.

On the way back, we saw a lot of koalas again, and everyone was already used to them. Suddenly, Elaine called out "miracle" and it turned out to be some hazy, unknown trees.

I continued to drive forward and saw that there were several cars behind me. I was planning where to give way to another car. Suddenly I saw a yield lane in front of me on the right. I didn’t have time to slow down and notify the car. With everyone else alone, I quickly moved to the right and entered the give way. Unexpectedly, there were two large puddles in the give way. Because the car was traveling too fast and no one was mentally prepared, they passed the puddle with a "bang, bang" and another emergency stop. , which shocked everyone. I smiled and said, I didn’t see any puddles either. But everyone agreed that I was driving fatigued and was no longer fit to continue driving. Since the car was parked, everyone got out of the car and took pictures. Don’t forget the scenery in the rush:)

LG took my stick and drove, but the car was splashed with mud by two large puddles. We all muttered whether we should wash the car before returning it. (Later proved to be unnecessary).

After returning to China, I talked with a friend who had also returned from Australia while having dinner. They were fined once in Australia for not paying a toll on the highway. They were stopped by the police once for turning on high beam, but it was only a warning. There are no fines. In the eyes of the Australian police, if you admit your mistake humbly and do not make excuses, you are worthy of forgiveness. But when I drove at night on the highway in China, the fluorescent spots didn't light up at all. The road was pitch black and I couldn't see anything. If I didn't turn on the high beam, I would rush down the highway in minutes. Turning on the high beam is a must. Unlike those in Australia, the fluorescent lights are very bright, making it clear to recognize the way.

Come out of Cape Otway Lighthouse, return to B100 via Great Otway National Park, continue to Lavers Hill, and drive about 12 kilometers to the northeast fork to reach the Otway Fly Treetop Walk. We bought the tickets for the forest walk in Lorne one day in advance for $20/person. If we buy the tickets when we arrive at the attraction, it will become $24/person, but the conductor is a beautiful woman. There are no restrooms, no trash cans, no eating, and no smoking in the forest. It takes about an hour to complete the tour. We had a simple Chinese meal outside and went in after using the restroom. The forest walk is a forest centered on evergreen plants such as eucalyptus and beech plants. It is said that this area was a place frequented by dinosaurs hundreds of millions of years ago. There are many models of various dinosaurs in the forest. In the forest, a steel cable walking trail with a length of more than 600 meters has been built about 30 meters above the ground. Visitors can hike along the treetops.

The steel ropeway is halfway up the towering tree. The steel rope runs through the heart. It is quite scary to stand on it and look down. If you fall, your body will definitely be broken. Elaine is afraid of heights. , walked very slowly, and a 300-pound fat man came to walk with her. The steel rope moved even without shaking, which made her face turn pale with fright. On the way you will pass a 45-meter-high observation tower. I climbed to the top of the tower and felt the tower swaying in the wind even as I stood. Only then did I feel a little scared. According to LG and DENNY, the most terrifying thing is to experience a one-armed stem that is stretched out and shaking constantly, as if it does not have enough bearing capacity and will break. I lost no time in taking a photo of them as a souvenir.

It was already past 5 o'clock when we came out. After reading the guide, it said that it would take about an hour to drive from the rainforest section back to the coastline, with many curves and changeable weather, so we decided to drive Denny, who has the best driving skills. drive. Sure enough, it was a winding road with 8 eyes on the car and no one dared to take a nap. After driving out of the coastline, I suddenly found a magical landscape outside the window and shouted "miracle". The sun was setting in the distance and the clouds in the sky were unpredictable and spectacular. It seemed like a UFO scene was about to appear in a movie. It's a bit like the Goddess of Mercy or the Bodhisattva who will appear in front of me on a cloud. In short, it's like a sign that something magical will appear. I wanted to stop the car and have a look, but unfortunately no one responded, because I can see the best through the window. Obviously, the driver in front couldn't see it, and the two people next to him couldn't feel such a shock, and everyone's shock point was different. More importantly, we have to rush to see the 12 disciples illuminated by the afterglow when the sun sets.

Around 6:30, we arrived at Gibson’s Steps. We read the guide and said that you can go to the beach here, but you cannot go to the sea at the 12 Apostles. We went to the beach to play for a while.

Continuing to drive 500 meters further, you will reach the legendary Great Ocean Road scenic spot - Twelve Apostles, which is composed of a group of 12 independent rocks on the seaside. Their number and shape happen to resemble the 12 disciples of Jesus. , so it was named after the 12 disciples in the Bible. With the constant beating and collision of waves over the years, 4 disciples have "heroically sacrificed their lives", and now there are 8 left. Maybe on a certain day, year, month, or day in the future, all 12 disciples will fall accordingly. Then it really becomes the legendary 12 disciples.

It is true that the dim disciples without light are much inferior to the disciples with golden light. There are also many tourists waiting for the arrival of the golden light with long lenses.

We posed in different poses, changed several locations and took hundreds of photos. Finally, we were tired and hungry, so we decided to leave, thinking that we could still take photos early the next morning. Another landscape - the 12 Apostles at sunrise. In fact, I think there is a 90% chance that the chance will not come, because I can’t get up that early, 4 o’clock, no joke.

We got in the car and drove to Port Campbell in less than 10 minutes. Port Campbell is a charming seaside village. It is located on the natural canyon at the entrance of Campbell Bay. Although it takes a whole day Exposed to the wind, yet seemingly serene and peaceful. The small villa (southern ocean villa) we booked long ago was also easy to find. Went there around 8 o'clock.

When we arrived at Reception, there was no one there. We rang the doorbell and heard a voice coming from inside. After a brief check of the order number, we were told that it was Villa No. 18. They said the key was inserted in the door and we completed the check-in because the money had already been paid. Paid online. After putting the things away, we hurried out to look for food. Unfortunately, there was no supermarket anymore, which wasted such a beautiful kitchen. We found a restaurant mentioned in the guide on the beach. There were quite a lot of people there, so we went in and had a big meal. We sent Denny, who is the best at speaking, and LG, who loves food the most, to order food. A table of dishes costs about 133 knives. What I have to say is the oysters. After comparing them with those from the fish market, LG said that the ones here are the most delicious. Vanilla is put on the oysters, and the light fragrance brings out the freshness and sweetness of the oysters. Anyway, I think it's very fresh and delicious, and I'm not as particular about it as he is.

Our villa can accommodate 6 people. It even has a washing machine, dryer, and dishwasher. No one is competing with us to use such a large kitchen, but unfortunately we have no reserves. It was already 8 o'clock when we arrived at Port Campbell, and the supermarket closed at 7 o'clock. We washed two loads of clothes and put them in the dryer until midnight.