sabbatical

noun

: a period of time during which someone does not work at her regular job and is able to rest, travel, do research, etc.

Thursday, April 24, 2014

Day 74: Great Ocean Road

Lots of kangaroos & cockatoos out and about this morning!

Left Lorne around 9:00am and continued my drive north on the Great Ocean Road.  I had to make sure that I was in Melbourne by 2pm to pick up my apt keys -- so only made a couple of stops on the drive.  After lunch in Torquay -- I headed inland to the Melbourne Airport -- dropped off my rental car -- and then took a taxi into Melbourne to my apartment where I'll be staying for the next couple of days (see Day 75 for more info).

Weather:  mostly sunny, 45 - 65F
Miles Walked:  4.5
kms Driven:  170

Pic Notes:
  • 1 - 6:  cottage
    • I especially like #2 -- the cockatoos would first land on the roof of the cottage and check things out before hopping down to the bird feeder.
  • 7 - 12:  Split Point Lighthouse / Aireys Inlet
    • random tidbit for the day:  the original British-made Fresnel lens is still in use in the lighthouse.  However -- the factory where the lens was built was bombed in WWII -- and the formula for making the unique lens crystal was lost -- so hopefully they won't need a replacement.
  • 13 - 14:  Torquay - very cute town -- nice restaurants and some cool shops (I guess I was tired of taking photos and only took a couple of the beach -- none of the town)



















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