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Thread: Great Ocean Road trip
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21st July 2006, 11:06 PM #1
Great Ocean Road trip
Evening all,
SWMBO and meself will be touristing along the G O Rd next week and I was just wondering if there are any places fellow woodies could tip as places that "I" need to visit. Apart from the obvious pubs , clubs , houses of ill repute, what or where could you wonderfully educated and well respected boffins recommend
LOOKING FORWARD TO BEING TOLD WHERE TO GO!!!!!'You can't change the direction of the wind, but you can adjust your sails'
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21st July 2006, 11:10 PM #2Registered
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Enjoy your trip, this has to be one of the best rides/drives in the world.
Ive done it heaps of times and each time it fill me me with awe.
You wont be dissapointed.
Thanks to the old diggers who built it.
Al
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21st July 2006, 11:20 PM #3Originally Posted by JaD
http://home.vicnet.net.au/~bpcamp/Bruck11.html
Drop in at the Scout Camp if you're nearby and say hello. Sheryl won't be here as she's off to the South Pacific while I'm stuck here.
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21st July 2006, 11:21 PM #4
Thanks Al
Sure will be enjoyable......BLOODY COLD, but as long as the heater keeps up in the car, should be OK....I rode it about 25yrs ago on a motorbike and it was awesome then, what I can remember......thats why I don't need to know where the previous listed "establishments" are....
Hey.. I just looked up HEATER in the dictionary......(n) SWMBO'You can't change the direction of the wind, but you can adjust your sails'
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21st July 2006, 11:30 PM #5Registered
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Originally Posted by JaD
Make sure you have lots of film/megs/batteries in ya camera as every corner is a photo waiting to happen.
Al
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21st July 2006, 11:30 PM #6
Thanks 2, Bob
Just had a quick look at the 1st page and its got heaps of info. Think I know what i'll be doin this weekend. Glad its supposed to rain all weekend in Sydney..!!
I'll take the address and call in if possible.......
Thanks again'You can't change the direction of the wind, but you can adjust your sails'
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22nd July 2006, 03:10 AM #7
JaD,
I rode it West to East(ish) about 12 years ago & loved every bit of it. Have never driven it, but no matter how good it is by car, I imagine it would be a bit of a let down after riding it. Hard to believe they had bikes in mind when they built that road all those years ago, but I am sure they did
SteveThe fact remains, that 97% of all statistics are made up, yet 87% of the population think they are real.
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22nd July 2006, 10:26 AM #8
A few words of warning from he who travelled it once a month for two years:
1. Watch out for bends, I've seen a lot of cars go off the road because of the Oohs and Aahs.
2. Watch out for Japanese tourists who have a nasty habit of stopping on the road anytime they see a scenic shot, I mean on the road, not off to the side, usually in the middle of a blind corner.
3. Don't have lunch at Lorne unless you have a water cooled VISA card, I got done for $7.00 for a bloody pastie once, and it wasn't that good.
Apart from that it is a nice drive.Stupidity kills. Absolute stupidity kills absolutely.
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22nd July 2006, 10:42 AM #9
We did it last year. I'd have to say that it's one of the few places that actually lives up to the tourism hype.
I particularly liked Apollo Bay.
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22nd July 2006, 12:09 PM #10
Lorne is tacky unless you like ostentatious wealth. Keep moving. Wye River pub is obligatory, especially on a Winter evening. Fish and chips in Apollo Bay, but munch them overlooking the harbour - go to the fish co-op while you're at at. Winter is a great time on GOR, I'd be down at the Elliot River National Park south of Apollo Bay to soak up the spartan wintry grandeur of it all. My own haunt is the area around Grey River, between Kennet River and Apollo Bay. There's a cave in cliffs under Cape Patton but you have to walk around the beach from Grey River, plenty of southern ocean energy coming in there too. Woodies hang out back of Apollo Bay.
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22nd July 2006, 05:17 PM #11
Your takin the missus to a house of ill repute??? :eek: gawd strewth is nothin sacred anymore!!! :mad:
Cant help with the itinery as the last time I was there was in 1978 or so and tellin you the good places Id been to would be kinda supervalitive eh?... Anyway have a great trip!!Believe me there IS life beyond marriage!!! Relax breathe and smile learn to laugh again from the heart so it reaches the eyes!!
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22nd July 2006, 06:03 PM #12
Have they reopened the GOR?
It was covered over with rocks and trees last year when I drove from west to east. That was the day they also had snow in Victoria end of January!woody U.K.
"Common looking people are the best in the world: that is the reason the Lord makes so many of them." ~ Abraham Lincoln
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22nd July 2006, 06:08 PM #13
The state couldn't afford to shut it with all the terrorists handing over money along the way, a rockfall is a minor issue, only a few hours to clear.
That would be well catered for given the potential for rockfalls along the way.
Most issues are with people rubbernecking and missing corners, despite all the warning signs.Stupidity kills. Absolute stupidity kills absolutely.
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22nd July 2006, 06:12 PM #14Originally Posted by jow104
thats when you & Janet got sunburnt
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22nd July 2006, 07:20 PM #15
A good tip for the GOR JAD is to listen for the weather forecast and try and get a tail wind day to travel on. Could reduce your fuel costs by upto 50%
woody U.K.
"Common looking people are the best in the world: that is the reason the Lord makes so many of them." ~ Abraham Lincoln
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