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The Twelve Apostles Motel just 3km straight up from the Twelve Apostles as my home base, great location for a few days exploring during the week as not many tourists around...
Twelve Apostles Motel = http://www.twelveapostles.com.au













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Heading out in the early morning for a bit of a cruise down the Great Ocean Road general direction Apollo Bay....
First stopover at Melba Gully State Park, A true Otway gem, famous for its massive 350 year old Otway messmate and enchanting glow worms, Melba Gully is the most westerly rainforest in southern Australia.







































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Castle Cove and the road to the Otway Lighthouse going from the Great Ocean Road to the coast line...



























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Cape Otway Lighthouse is a lighthouse on Cape Otway in southern Victoria, Australia.The government reserved the tip of the cape as the site for a lighthouse.
Access to the site was difficult; it was eventually reached overland and construction of the Cape Otway Lightstation began in 1846 from stone quarried at the Parker River.

The light was first lit in 1848 using a first order Fresnel lens; it was the second lighthouse completed on mainland Australia and it remains the oldest surviving lighthouse in mainland Australia.
It was decommissioned in January 1994 after being the longest continuous operating light on the Australian mainland.
At the keeper's cottages of Apollo Bay, accommodation is available in two double studios or in the head keeper's cottage that will sleep groups ranging from two to sixteen people.
A telegraph station was added to the site when Tasmania was connected to the mainland by a submarine telegraph line from Cape Otway to Launceston in 1859.













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Lunch with a nice view at the Harbour Fish Shop at Apollo Bay.

























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Another day and bike ride at the Great Ocean Road = www.visitgreatoceanroad.org.au starting from the Twelve Apostles Motel.
The Shipwreck Coast of Victoria, Australia stretches from to Cape Otway to Port Fairy, a distance of approximately 130km and is easily accessible via the Great Ocean Road.























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Taking the roads up to the "hinterland" towards Timboon for bit of gourmet trail experience as I needed lunch and dinner anyways...
First stop at the Mouse Trap Cafe = www.facebook.com/mousetrapcafe and http://www.lartisancheese.com.au







































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Next food stop for Timboon Ice Cream http://www.timboonfineicecream.com.au at the The Timboon Railway Shed Distillery = http://www.timboondistillery.com.au













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As I really love cheese, another afternoon tasting stop for more cheese in the grassy hills and mountains.
Just a short drive from the Twelve Apostles and Great Ocean Road, Apostle Whey Cheese is a great spot to sample an unforgettable wedge of country life = http://www.apostlewheycheese.com.au











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The grand food finale for the full on "hardcore endurance ride - gourmet trail experience"... coffee and yummy chocolate at Gorge Chocolates Factory = http://www.gorgechocolates.com.au
"Gorge Chocolates create delectable treats using Belgian chocolate, with over 40 different products we have something for everyone"



















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Amazing photos, beautiful landscapes of Australia is always a treat to watch.
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The Gibson Steps are an area of cliffs on the south coast of Australia.
The cliffs are a great stop off in Port Campbell National Park for travellers along the Great Ocean Road, located nearby the Twelve Apostles.



























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The Twelve Apostles http://visit12apostles.com.au is a collection of limestone stacks off the shore of the Port Campbell National Park, by the Great Ocean Road in Victoria, Australia.
Some pics of the famous Twelve Apostles during different times of the three days spent in the area.



































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Well ~ time came around to have my last hearty Great Ocean Road brekkie and depart from the Twelve Apostels / Shipwreck Coast area for the ride to Melbourne.

Mounting the GoPro on the helmet "teletubbie style" as usual for continuous photo shooting (30 or 60sec. interval).
I am just too lazy to edit movies and POV camera movies can be quite boring in my personal opinion.....































More GREAT OCEAN ROAD info = http://www.visitgreatoceanroad.org.au
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