Great Ocean Road

When I woke up Saturday morning, the last thing I expected would be thatI would be riding in a helicopter later that day. That was the highlight of my bus tour down the Great Ocean Road from Geelong (about an hour southwest of Melbourne) to Port Campbell. We stopped at Bells Beach, Kennet River, the Otway National Park, and the famous Twelve Apostles (of which there are only 7 still standing). This is where I jumped in a helicopter with a couple I had met on the trip for an aerial view of the southern Australia coastline.




All in all, the trip was pretty good. The major drawback was the fact the trip was way too rushed. We didn't get to stop that often and when we did, we only had about 10 minutes to snap a quick photo. It wasn't even enough time for me to realize where I was. Next time (yes, there will be a next time), I'm going to make a weekend out of it. There are tons of bed and breakfasts and campsites along the way. There are also lots of hiking and biking trails along the way. Mucho fun for David and Jennifer one day :)





I think I can see Antarctica! Wait...ok....maybe not.

In other news, I'm not a fan of the Melbourne spring. My allergies are killing me. I just had a 10-minute sneezing fit. And, there seems to be a plague of flies of Exodusian (is that a word?) proportions. OK, that might be an exaggeration, but there's always at least 2 dang flies on my face! I don't know why they like my face so much. I'm sure I look special walking around swatting the air in front of my face all the time.

I played badminton again today. I'm going to be sore tomorrow.

I'm having an absolute blast in Australia. As happy as I'll be to start my real life again, I am going to miss everyone here so much! Good times.

Listening to: The Fumes