Contemporary Melbourne:
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Above right: Flinders Station
Above right: Beautiful terrace houses
Above left: This former Anglican church is now an apartment complex; Above right: Amanda and Angeline
Above left: Simon @ the Bourke Lookout at Dandenongs; Above right: With Lionel and Elaine at Old Kingdom restaurant (197 Smith Street)
Above: The Peking duck at Old Kingdom truly lived up to its reputation and hype
Above left: Brunch at Tram's Cafe in Albert Park ~ poached eggs on toasted sourdough bread with avocado and bacon ~ SO good! Above right: Dinner at The Grant Hotel Bar @ 333 Burnley St., Richmond
The Grampians:
Above left: I rented a car (right-hand drive!) from Tullamarine, Melbourne and drove 2.5 hours to arrive at the Grampians. The drive was very pleasant and scenic.
Above left: I stayed at Tim's Place for A$23/night (for a bunked bed) at Halls Gap in the Grampians; Above right: @ MacKenzie Falls
Above: Amazing views from the 'Jaws of death'
Above: @ Mt. Stapylton, North Grampians
Above left: Gulgurn Manja Shelter - "We have always been part of this place. Always were, and always will be. We leave our mark to remind you."
Above: Hollows Mountain, North Grampians
The Great Ocean Road Drive:
High on caffeine and adrenalin, I covered a lot on my first day's drive from the Grampians to and along A1-Princes Hwy, a.k.a. the Great Ocean Road. Some highlights from the day's drive included wind farms near Codrington, cottages and Griffiths Island at Port Fairy, koala bears, volcano ash layers and emus at Tower Hill Reserve, southern right whale watching at Warrnambool's Logan Beach, dairy farms near/around Naringal, Bay of Islands near Peterborough, London Bridge and the Arch near Port Campbell, and finally Loch Ard Gorge and the Twelve Apostles near Princetown, just in time for sunset.
After spending a night at the 13th Apostle guesthouse (bunk bed for A$25/night, which included breakfast), I drove to Johnanna beach, Apollo Bay, Lorne, Aireys Inlet's Split Point Lighthouse (a.k.a. "White Queen" in chess), Point Addis, Bells Beach, and finally Torquay (purportedly the surfing capital of the world?) where I spent the night at the Bells Beach Lodge for A$20/night. I headed back to Tullamarine, Melbourne, the next day and returned my rental.
Above left: Sunset at the Twelve Apostles
Above: The 'White Queen' of Aireys Inlet
Philip Island:
