The most famous draw card along the Victorian Great Ocean Road is definitely the 12 Apostles and the other amazing rock formations that scatter the coast just near by. This collection of natural limestone stacks are really worth a visit and if the way the waves have helped crumbled four of the Apostles already, reducing the formations to just eight, you better get in your car and take a drive along the Victorian coast pretty soon, before the others end up in the drink as well.
And it's really not very much of a drive from Melbourne. Luke and I have been taking our time and meandering down the coast in no great hurry (okay, truth is, we have flights booked back to Sydney from Adelaide for a wedding on the 13th of February and that gave us around 3 and a half weeks to drive from one capital city to the next, when you can do the trip in a day if you're keen!), so we've had plenty of time to stop at all the lookouts and beaches. But if time's not on your side, perhaps the best way to see the 12 Apostles is by air, in one of the many helicopter tours that operate just near the National Park info office. Or join the crowds and walk down the well sign-posted track to see these giant beauties.
Yours in the great outdoors,
Odette
PS The town of Port Campbell is your closest base to these natural wonders and the best spot to set up camp while you explore the area. But be warned- there's not a whole lot there other than a caravan park, a fish and chip shop and a general store with prices as high as a cinema snack bar. Oh and we paid $1.68 for petrol. Ouch.
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