2 Days trip plan from Melbourne to 12 Apostles with 2 kids ,rental car?
Tuesday, August 3rd, 2010I am planning to have 2 days travel to Great Ocean Road from Melbourne by rental car,
Take the following factors into consideration:
1> with 2 kids ( 4yrs and 6 yrs old)
2> I am not OZ resident, and not familiar with OZ’s road, etc
Can anybody help me look my plan is reasonable?
Day 1:
1>leave from Melbourne city at 8:30AM, toward to Geelong, Stop at Bells Beach for sightsee the beach at 10:00AM
2>Towards to Apollo Bay, have a lunch around 13:30PM, and another 1 hour walk around
3>Towards to The Twelve Apostles, Reach there at 15:00PM, Sightsee about 1-2 hours, included see London Bridge
4>Back to Apollo Bay and stay there overnight, maybe stay at Port Campbell is better option
Day2:
1>Morning 9:00AM, go to Great Otway Nation Park, Triplet Falls for waterfalls., visit the Otway Fly Tree Top Walk. may walk around 3 hours.
2>After Lunch, head to Melbourne
around the road, is easy to top up the fuel?
Your timelines are pretty good, but I would suggest that you would be better off staying at the main towns on the G.O.R instead of going to Bells Beach. Just be careful going towards Geelong, there is a new by-pass road that is not very well sign posted, it would be best to go through Geelong instead of the bypass, it may take a bit longer but is a better route to get to Torquay.
When you do get onto the G.O.R. remember to keep to the left, many overseas tourist have had accidents by driving on the wrong side of the road, and there are warning signs to that effect. Also, keep to the advisory speed limits for all the curves, you may find the locals will tailgate you and abuse you if you do, but they are more familiar with the road, and still get into trouble, so just try and let them pass when you can.
Port Campbell is a great place to stay.
If you can. get a local map from the RACV, it will show you even more highlights to see.
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