Anglesea

Our sixth day in Melbourne was to be spent on Bunyip Tours’ day-long, 243-km.  Great Ocean Road Adventure Tour, one of Australia’s most scenic drives and an important tourist attraction in the region.  After a very early breakfast at our apartment, we walked to the nearby pick up point where we met Mr. Jake Smithers, our tour guide/driver.

Jandy, Kyle and Bryan at the boardwalk along the Anglesea River

As soon as all the tour participants were accounted for at their pickup points, we were on our way.

Our first destination was the town of Anglesea, a 1.5-hour/114 km. drive via M1.  Here, we had a breakfast of muffins and coffee, courtesy of Jake, and had glorious views of the Anglesea River.

Anglesea is well known locally for its regular riverbank markets (held by the river on the Great Ocean Road, Anglesea’s main street), its golf-course (renowned for its resident population of eastern grey kangaroos which graze on the fairways), the Anglesea Cricket Club (which competes in the Bellarine Peninsula Cricket Association), the Angair Wildflower Festival (September), Surf Coast Walk, Point Roadknight, Point Addis and Harvey Street.