08.09 Day Trip to Lorne

With the purchase of the vehicle complete and a picnic packed, we decided that we'd take a drive down to Lorne. Lorne is located at the end of the Great Ocean Road and is about two hours from Melbourne.

Our first stop-off on the way was Torquay, and the surfers beach. It was a very popular spot for those learning to surf, perhaps this is where we'll end up once the summer starts to take up surfing lessons!

We ended up staying a little longer than planned, as when we came back to the car the battery was flat (an issue that needs to be sorted), but fortunately we found a hardware shop with some jump leads and a very helpful gentleman who gave us the extra oomph we needed to get started! The engine wasn't switched off until we reached Lorne!!

A very familiar sight from our visit last year, although we were heading in the other direction!

Made it to Lorne without any further issues and made our way to beach-side cafe to sit and relax in the glorious sunshine!

What a surprise! Another pier!

A small drive out of Lorne takes you to Teddy's Lookout, where you can get these great views over the Great Ocean Road winding round coast! A drive in the other direction takes you to Erskine Falls...

There some warnings that we hadn't seen before, such as 'falling trees' and 'snakes'!

On our way back we passed Pole House, which you can stay in! Interested? For more information click here. There were no more car issues and we got back safely. I'll post a blog about our car soon, when we have some decent photos & when I've got a bit more time!

Anyway, here's a picture of the beast! It's a Mitsubishi Magna Wagon, 3.0l V6 and once its issues have been sorted will be transporting us around Australia!