Archive for the 'Adelaide Roadtrip 2003' Category

We left Torquay this morning around 9am, before heading off along the great ocean road through Anglesea and Lorne, before stopping for lunch at Apollo Bay. We had many stops along the way to take in the great scenery, and the driving was generally pretty slow due to the winding and narrow roads.
Great Ocean Road [...]

We started the day heading out of Hastings just before 9am, driving south for a bit before heading west across the peninsula to Dromana and then south along the western coast to Sorento to catch the ferry across Port Philip to Queenscliff. Just as we pulled up to the ferry warf in Sorento, the 10am [...]

We left Sale at around 8:30am, heading south to Yarram and then along to Foster. Got a surprise around Toora as we came across a wind farm, with a dozen giant windmills on the hills generating power from the wind - quite an impressive sight.
Toora Wind Farm - 2003

On the road by about 9:30am, headed south along the coast towards Bega. Stopped for an early lunch at Eden and afternoon tea at Cann River. Enjoyed the banks of the Snowy River at Orbost for a break, and took a walk to the beach at Lakes Entrance. Finally got to Sale at around 5:30pm.

Day 1 of our journey started with a 5am alarm - not a great way to start a holiday, but the goal was to get out of Sydney before the worst of the traffic.