Sunday 7 October 2007. Day 48. Campervan – Anglesea Beachfront Family Caravan Park to Warrnambool. Great Ocean Road.

Wake up freezing after our first night in the van! Didn’t get much sleep due to the cold. We do our washing up in the camp kitchen, tidy up and set off towards the 12 apostles. The road is very windy with lots of motorbikes going past, and lots of overtaking points, which we made use of (to slow down and let other pass I might add, not to overtake!) but not much general traffic at all, which was surprising.

We drove thourgh some lovely seaside towns such as Torquay and Lorne, then stopped for lunch in Apollo Bay. After some “discussion” we ended up having a great burger in the deli there plus went to the hardware shop and supermarket to stock up on food, hot water bottles and other essential van provisions!

Back on the road, we reached and saw the 12 (now 11) apostles, along with hundreds of other tourists, then carried on past Cheese World to Warrnambool (or Woolly
Mammoth as christened by Lou as it was easier to remember). Warrnambool seemed to be home to the tacky caravan resort and the whale, which meant that every tacky caravan resort, motel and hotel had an even more tacky plastic whale arrangement somewhere near the entrance.

Get to the campsite and part on flat ground this time. Sort out the van and go for a walk down to the beach, via a deserted caravan park with theme park inside. Can’t decide between us if the tide is coming in or out. We come back through the deserted campsite to cook some pesto and pasta for tea, with fruit for desert. Bedded down leaving the heater on for as long as possible before going to sleep.