So it’s Monday in Melbourne
and I’m wondering why I haven’t seen Karl Kennedy or any other legendary
Neighbours cast members yet! Where are they? Well it seems they’re to be seen
only on one of the ridiculously over-priced Neighbours tours, so weighing up
our options, we just decide to buy a GPS, throw caution to the wind and head
off in the van to the Great Ocean
Road, getting out of the city for a few days and
into the freezing Aussie countryside.
In typical style, we end up winding along the amazing
shoreline on the cliffs of the southern ocean in complete darkness, by the time
we’d escaped the city, the sun had already gone down on us and we were missing
some of the most amazing views in the country. so by torch-light I peeked at
the map and we settled in the little town on Lorne and one of the best little
Hostels I’ve had the pleasure of staying in.
A host of log-cabin type chalets’, snugly hidden amongst a hill- top of
leafy trees and wildlife.- and all for only $20 each. With only 4 of us in
total staying in the whole hostel, we had a long natter after dinner with the
two other guests- one a Princeton graduate from the US, who spoke fluent
Chinese, on a short break from his teaching Job in China, and a young Australian
guy who was going up the Great Ocean Road on his own while skiving from School
for a week.
