Wikipedia says: The Great Ocean Road is an Australian National Heritage-listed 240-kilometre (150 mi) stretch of road along the south-eastern coast of Australia, between the Victorian towns of Torquay and Allansford. Winding through varying terrain along the coast, and providing access to several prominent landmarks, including the Twelve Apostles limestone stack formations, the road is an important tourist attraction.
We were self-congratulatory for our dumb luck that we didn't choose a reverse tour as the Twelve Apostles lookout was certainly a sunset highlight. Going there first would have made the whole tour anticlimactical.
Not to mention our bus driver + tour guide Vance was awesome: he gave commentary in both English and Chinese, was on time, enthusiastic, super knowledgeable, and did not hesitate to publicly chastise those who returned late to the bus. ;-) And led the bus in a surprisely fun singalong of "Take me Home Country Roads" on the drive back to Melbourne.
Thanks to our driver and tour guide Vance, we had front row, leftside, seats on the bus as we rolled out of Melbourne heading southwest towards the Great Ocean Road.
First stop: Anglesea Beach.
Second Stop: Split Point Lookout and Lighthouse.
Third: Moggs Creek Beach
From the bus window near Wongarra.
Lunch Stop at Apollo Bay. Ignoring the warning signs, we found a shady spot on the dunes to eat our picnic lunch.
On the way to the 12 Apostles rock formation, we stopped at the edge of a forest and Vance led us to a sleeping Koala.
Seeing the Twelve Apostles Limestone Stacks at sunset was amazing. Be sure to click on the embedded video first below, or click here.
The Twelve Apostles was a popular spot, everyone was enjoying the great sunset views. Then finally we boarded the bus and headed back to Melbourne.
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