ROAD TRIPPIN’
THE GREAT OCEAN ROAD By Jessica Palmer
A Bucket List Aussie Road Trip With a Little Something for Everyone
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ustralia is too large to see in a week long road trip, but a leisurely week long drive down it’s iconic Great Ocean Road packs a lot of features into 243km.
This memory came back to me as we drove towards the iconic surf beach, some 34 years later. I smiled to myself at the memory of a young girl hiding beneath her dad’s towel. ‘’What are you smiling at?’’ my husband asked. I couldn’t really explain it. ‘’Oh you know, just thinking,’’ I replied.
It was a blustery day when I first visited Bells beach. The sky was overcast, threatening to turn an even darker shade of grey. The wind was unpleasant, blowing directly from the shore and peppering my young legs with yellow sand. So I hid under my parent’s oversized towel and sulked.
Bell’s Beach Bell’s Beach was our first stop on the iconic Great Ocean Road, just south of Melbourne and stretching 243km from Torquay to Allansford. Although technically, you can drive it in a day, we have a whole
Opening Image: View from the 12 Apostles viewing platform.Right: Bells Beach. Photos: Jessica Palmer
