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Walk the Great Ocean Road

November 7, 2007 at 9:30 AM | 2 Comments

We've known for a long time that the drive along Australia's Great Ocean Road on the southeastern coast, west of Melbourne, is something special. Recently Tourism Victoria opened the Great Ocean Walk, a track that follows the Great Ocean Road for 90km (56 miles) and is starting to attract a heap of travelers.

Although the Great Ocean Walk runs parallel to the road, it's far enough away that you can feel like you're in the Aussie bush. The scenery's incredible, and the ocean views are all straight from expensive calendars. You can camp along the way or join a tour that will drop you off in the morning, pick you up somewhere else at the end of the day and take you to a nice hotel to rest those tired feet.

The Great Ocean Walk finishes at the Twelve Apostles, a famous Australian landmark consisting of huge rocks sticking out of the ocean. (Get it? They're the apostles.) In fact there are only eight of these Apostles left, but in typical laid back Aussie fashion, nobody cares, mate.

Related Stories:
· Great Ocean Walk [Official Site]
· Walking Australia's Great Ocean Road [UK Times]
· Australia Travel coverage [Jaunted]

[Photo: mtchm]