I N F U S I O N: 07/01/2009

Tuesday, July 28, 2009

Australia, Victoria - Great Ocean Road (Part 2)

Shout to the Lord all the earth let us sing

Power and majesty, praise to the King!
Mountains bow down and the seas will ROAR...
At the sound of Your name
I sing for joy at the works of Your hands
Forever I'll love You, Forever I'll stand
Nothing compares to the promises I have in You...

As I was travelling down towards Port Campbell this chorus kept ringing in my head. The journey towards Port Campbell was not along the coast but was along farmlands, lush greeneries and rolling mountains... and after an hour and a half driving through these lands, a mighty blue coast just burst in front of your eyes!... it's a bit difficult to describe in words, but once you've seen these awesome and mighty natural beauty you are just left overwhelmed... the pictures here can only convey a tiny whisper... when creation was literally shouting "This is I AM"...

Farmlands, rolling hills and lush greeneries

Hehe the description above is a little dramatic but I really marveled and was left speechless many times. There were many spots throughout the journey that I just stood and rest my eyes on the landscapes... wishing that I can see this everyday.

Anyway, was really disappointed that my camera battery gave way just as we arrived at the 12 apostles!. Murphy's Law came into effect. So most pictures were taken with my camera phone. Moreover the sun was just absolutely too bright to get any decent pictures... anyway this is just a collection of the pictures around the journey from Apollo Bay - Princetown - Port Campbell, the 12 Apostles and "London Arch"... it was sad that we couldn't explore every nook and cranny of the 12 Apostles area... so there would be a NEXT time and I would start from the opposite direction of Great Ocean Road... :)...

For better collection of picture and information, please head to the ever popular wikipedia:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Twelve_Apostles_(Victoria)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London_Arch
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loch_Ard_Gorge

Helicopter rides were offered, but it was too expensive for us... AUD90 for a 15 minute ride! anyway there would always be next time!

So basically that's pretty much it! So till the next time... and the next trip!... :)

*This picture is attached just in case the gf complain not enough pictures of us... :p*

Monday, July 27, 2009

Australia, Victoria - Great Ocean Road (Part 1)

Going on the Great Ocean Drive was one of the most rewarding holiday experience... Basically I love driving and with the awesome sceneries along the road it was such a pleasant although tiring journey. We left Huntingdale about 6am and came back about 1030pm! with me driving all the way. The journey was supposed to take us from Melbourne all the way to Warrnambool (about 367km) but we only managed to reach Port Campbell (about 300km) before dark!. Basically we stopped just about every place we found interesting... pretty much taking our own sweet time taking in all the sights around us...