The Great Ocean Road Roadtrip

To be in Melbourne, or Victoria state per se, is to go on a ride down The Great Ocean Road (talk about creativity of a name).




The 243km stretch of road was built to commemorate those who were killed in the World World I, also acting as a project to solve employments issue to the returning Australian soldiers from the war.

It's one of the greatest scenic drives along the most beautiful coastlines in Australia. They even have a website set up for it.

In other term, if you have not done The Great Ocean Road Roadtrip when you're here, for f*ck sake you come to Victoria!


We met up with Graham in Southern Melbourne, a random couchsurfer I met online who volunteered to take us out for a roadtrip down The Great Ocean Road.


Graham, a happy go lucky retiree, we should all live like him. Contented with life. :D


Then we were off driving toward the South in his new second hand Toyota.




with Tee Hiong and Henry at the back (two of my new found friends in Melbourne).




And me with me about-to-go-missing cap and Stuart's jumper.




In the car we cracked our Cadburry bars and joked and talked (most talked about Graham's life) and more than half an hour later, we saw the coast.


Winding road ahead


The road along the coastline was beautiful, with many winding roads,




up and down the cliffs, small bridges to cross,




and sometimes, pretty houses to look at.


fairly unique house


Made you wish you could buy a house and live here.

Soon it started to drizzle a bit.




When we arrived at our first look out point, the rain has stopped, and though cloudy, the view of the coasts was nonetheless magnificent!




We took a group photo with the Big Hill rock sign with a 3D map of the Great Ocean Road on it.







Further up the road, we had few more stops and the view of the Southern coast just got prettier and prettier, despite the foggy and cloudy weather.



















It's so pretty I even took the liberty to create a series of Wallpapers of the Great Ocean Road so you can download here to use.


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Here are some wide screen wallpapers for those of you like me.


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You know, one day I should create a series of Nicolekiss scenic wallpaper around the globe. What'dya think?


The last two wallpapers I took was at the last look out point before the hitting Apolly Bay (was it the first city or second city?). The journey, with stops, took us four hours from Melbourne city.






Graham stealing my limelight



Me and Tee Hiong doing the Dragonball combine!


We stopped by Apollo Bay for some quick lunch before hitting back.




I would have wanted to go forward till we hit the infamous Twelve Apostles but it was already mid-afternoon and Graham, at his age, was tired and needs much rest, so we reluctantly headed back to Melbourne.

But not before we cam-whored around for a bit.










Don't ask me what I was doing, I didn't want to go back. So have to stall some time. :(((





La la la, don't want to go back, la la la





I'm a pole hugger wtf?