Great Ocean Road Vlog Day 1 | Melbourne to Apollo Bay (Ep. 1 of 4)
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Published 2022-09-15
This is the first vlog in this Great Ocean Road series, with 3 more to come showing more of how we split up our days for the 4 day itinerary. We’ve spent a bit of time in Australia recently but the Great Ocean Road is a bucket list trip for us, so we’re beyond stoked to be here ticking it off!
We kick things off with the drive from Melbourne to Torquay, the gateway to the Great Ocean Road, for breakfast. This is the official starting point and the first change to see the epic coastline we’ll be driving by for the next 4 days.
From there a quick stop in Anglesea before stopping in to Live Wire Park in Lorne. Live Wire Park is powered by nature, the first completely off-grid elevated adventure park in Australia and honestly turned out to be so much fun that we couldn’t stop smiling and laughing like kids! The Shockwave Zip Coaster is the real highlight, a 525 meter long zip line charged by the sheer force of gravity. check out Live Wire Park here — livewirepark.com.au/
Then time to explore Lorne, a real highlight of the day for us (as far as towns are concerned), definitely somewhere worth leaving time to explore.
From there our drive onto Apollo Bay is something we regret not really covering, if you’re reading this for inspo for your own trip and planning your itinerary, just note (as we stress in the next vlog) the drive from Lorne to Apollo Bay is STUNNING!
Footage note — this Melbourne and Great Ocean Road vlog series features a lot of drone footage provided by Tourism Australia and Destination NSW given the flying restrictions in the region/at various sites.
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Chapters:
00:00 Intro
00:57 Torquay
02:41 Great Ocean Road Explained
03:39 Anglesea
04:35 Split Point Lighthouse
06:00 Famous Archway Memorial
06:55 Live Wire Park
12:25 Erskine Falls
14:09 Teddy's Lookout
14:41 Lorne
15:24 Pizza & Beer
16:11 Apollo Bay
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All Comments (21)
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I wish I'd binged this. I'm too impatient to wait for the next episodes. Awesome place
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You have the most stunning drives in New Zealand and yet you appreciated The Great Ocean Road . I think you are the most laid back beautiful people . Keep up the great videos you do !
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Loving your Australian travels guys . Thanks Dane & Stacey 😎🇦🇺🎉💖✨
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Lovely and cheers me up on this sad day in the Uk as the late Queen has her funeral. Brings back happy memories as I drove from Adelaide via the Great Ocean Road to Melborne back in 2000. Thanks for posting From Devon in the UK
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Omg 😆 I miss Great Ocean Road so much , can’t wait to see what next 😁😄
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Had to pause the video at the mention of the zip coaster and watched a video of it and thought it looked like fun. Glad Stacey took the chance and had fun. The rest looked like lots of fun too. Thanks for sharing some things to do besides drive along and eat although it is well worth just that.
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I've got a huge smile on my face!! You two are the best!!!! Thank you so much for the videos.
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Love your road trip 😊
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Wild zip-line thanks for sharing, Love your channel, Cheers 🍺🍺🧔
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This places so beautiful
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The canopy circuit looked beautiful
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That zip park looks so much fun 😄
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I used your 4 videos to,prepare my trip . So helpful and I had similar experiences as you although it is now summer . Thanks ❤
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Sooooo beautiful! Thank you for the video, guys! Hugs from the Netherlands!
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your podcasts are really good, just the right commentary without any dribble
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Some serious dream fuel here. The Live Wire Park looked particularly awesome. Great vid as usual, guys👍
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We are going there next month. Can’t wait
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That rollercoaster that's not a rollercoaster looked epic. It would shoot right up to the number 1 spot on my bucket list if I was planning a trip there! I also loved the concept of a ball pit in a suspended cargo net. When I was at uni, a local soft play area (that was an epic soft play area) used to do 'student night' on Tuesdays and I loved it, but the ball pits always grossed me out, especially knowing tiny humans had been playing in them, and goodness knows how long ago it was all cleaned. Anything gross can just fall through the net at this place! 👍
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Beautiful part of Victoria……did this trip in 2017….had a nightmare time at Lochard Gorge….I had a very upset stomach….and nowhere to go…..snakes in the bush……and very few toilets, note to self, do not ever eat a chicken take away lunch from a cafe in Apollo Bay….first one on the right, I think I added another apostle……it was an interesting trip….
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This seems to be a very nice place, I hope I can visit sometime in the future. Seeing and sharing places like this is why I love traveling and make videos so much! And please keep up the great job! Subscribed!!
