Monday 17th February - Aireys Inlet
A cloudy 21.1 today and 15.5 last night. They day started sunny, but there is a cool change forecast. We drove out to the Split Rock Lighthouse. The car park is at the bottom and people were parked up and walking up this steep dirt road. Clive decides to drive up it as he knows I'll never be able to walk it. Lovely views at the top of the lighthouse and also the ocean. There's no parking allowed up here. At the car park they have a great picnic area that was in use by a lot of people. From here it was a short drive along the Great Ocean Road to stop at the Memorial Arch. This is a tribute to the Diggers who made the road. This road is reputedly one of the world's most scenic coastal drives. With the popular 12 Apostles near Port Campbell to iconic surf breaks. National Parks with magnificent waterfalls and rainforests. The Great Ocean Road is 241km long and is the world's longest war memorial. It started as a project and was built by returned soldiers from 1919 to 1932 and is dedicated to those soldiers killed during WW1. It runs from Torquay to Allansford, much of it following the coastline. It passes the famous surfing beach of Bells Beach. The Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race took place along this road a few weeks before we arrived. Starting in Geelong, the men's race is 171km long and the women's 122km. Then back home for more discussions with the Real Estate Agent about the house. Ongoing dramas. We're leaving here tomorrow for Apollo Bay. Clive bought me a mini lighthouse for our momento cupboard, as they sell them in the park.