We arrived quite late so once we'd checked into the hostel we went straight to bed as we were picking up the campervan quite early the next morning!
We checked out of the hostel the next day and got the bus to Backpacker Campervan Rentals to pick up our van. Turns out we got an upgrade! Instead of just a van with a bed in the back, it was a proper little motor-home type thing! Had a little kitchen area and everything! So that was cool.
The Camper!
Soon enough we were on our way! It took about an hour to get to the Great Ocean Road and our first stop was the surfing town of Torquay. It was a lovely sunny day so we sat outside and had a picnic lunch before heading off to have a look at the massive surf shops!
Next stop was Bells Beach which was really cool. Stayed there for a little while paddling in the sea before heading to our next destination: Split Point Lighthouse aka. the lighthouse from Round The Twist!! I was really looking forward to seeing it as I'm a massive fan of the show! I even put the theme tune on in the campervan as we were driving towards it haha!
Bells Beach
Split Point Lighthouse
Next was time to head to Apollo Bay where we would spend the night. We found a really good campsite and managed to get a discount from the company we hired the camper with. Although the campsite had its own kitchen we decided to take advantage of the kitchen in our campervan! I cooked us some kangaroo, Becca prepared a salad and we had some jacket potatoes - YUM! That evening we had a cider each and watched a film before having an early night as we wanted to make the most of the next day!
We slept relatively well considering we were in a campervan, and the next morning set off to see more of the Great Ocean Road - mainly some pretty amazing coastal features! First stop was the Cape Otway Lighthouse, so we thought! We got there and discovered you had to pay to go and look at it! So we decided since we'd already seen a cool lighthouse (what could beat the one from Round the Twist?!) we'd give this one a miss. That didn't stop us having a look in the gift shop though! We both bought ourselves a stubby holder (a thing you put your can or bottle of drink in to keep it cool) which we used that evening for our ciders! So our first proper stop was The Twelve Apostles, they were pretty impressive! Took lots of photos before setting off again. Next we went to the Loch Ard Gorge which was also very picturesque. We also saw The Arch and London Bridge, and had another picnic lunch!
The Twelve Apostles
Loch Ard Gorge
The Arch
London Bridge
Soon enough it was time to head back to the campsite in Apollo Bay. As we got there quite early we decided to have a wonder round and look at the beach which was nice.
Had a less fancy tea that evening of 2 minute noodles and salad, and had another early night! We did take advantage of our new stubby holders though!
The next morning we got up and checked out of the campsite as we had to get the camper back to Melbourne for 3:30pm. We stopped off at Kennett River to have a walk to try and find some wild koalas - Becca spotted one so we took a few pictures!
We also stopped at a pretty seaside town called Lorne to have a look around.
After Lorne we drove straight back to Melbourne as we wanted to drop our bags off at our hostel in St. Kilda before giving back the campervan to save us having to take our bags on the bus!
After a mad drive through Melbourne city centre and a very quick check in at our hostel, we made it back to the rental place at exactly 3:30pm! Gave the camper back with no problems so we then got the bus back to the hostel to get ready for our fun evening ahead - Neighbours Night!!
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