We left Melbourne. Headed south along the Mornington peninsula. There are two ways to get to the Great Ocean Road. We took the long way. Nach. Truth be told, I didn’t want to drive back through Melbourne from St. Kilda. It’s a beautiful drive along Port Phillips, the HUGE bay that Melbourne sits on. It was Friday. Before Valentine’s Day. We checked at the info centre for a place to stay. Nothing. Hotels.com showed nothing. Aaaargh. Park bench again?  

Susan checked once more and found a Best Western 60km back towards Melbourne. We took it. 

Next morning we looked out the window to what looked like a bike race. Hundreds of guys in their spandex colours. But it was just the regular Saturday morning bike ride. 

We crossed the harbour mouth by ferry and wandered west along the coast. The scenery is spectacular. We managed to find Koalas in the wild, kangaroos in the wild. we’re on the lookout for wombats.  

Along the coast we had the ocean to the left, rain forest to the right. It’s really quite a windy road. 

we only plan a few days in advance. this can be a double edge sword kind of proposition. it leaves our options open, but it also leaves us vulnerable to having to book hotels at the last minute, at a high price. so far when this has happened, we just go somewhere else and get back on course later.