The Great Ocean Road

We spent most of our time in Melbourne enjoying the city, site seeing and being with friends and newly discovered family members.
But after a few days of that we figured we should head out and see the gorgeous ocean scenery around the city.  We borrowed Evan’s car and headed out for a drive along the Great Ocean Road. 

The road makes its way to the coast about an hour and a half outside of Melbourne.  We rounded one corner and there was the golden coastline, rugged cliffs and blue water.
The waves begin to crest far out and you can see the white wake of five or six parallel waves making there way toward land.  The coastline is different than those we’ve seen in other places because of its impression of immense size.  The views are unobstructed and you can see the coast continue out into the distance. 

It was a Monday afternoon of a long weekend and we could see that traffic was starting to get heavy going back into town.  So when we hit a picturesque lighthouse at Split Point, we pulled in to have a look before heading back into town.

Our time in Melbourne reminded me of some of the good things we have waiting for us back at home;  friends and family, a nice place to live, great food, etc.  The drive back to Melbourne also reminded me of one thing I don’t care for; traffic.  We eventually made it to the Eureka Towers condo building (tallest building in Australia at 88 stories) where we’ve been staying with our friend Evan.  We spent our last night in Australia at a delicious restaurant in the scenic old suburb of Williamstown. 

Next we head to Nepal!