Originally Posted by
plentyofroomattheback
That sounds like an awesome trip. I would caution about trying to do the apostles (although they are called the 12 apostles there are actually only 9 1/2) from Melbourne in a day. I tried this earlier this week and was unsuccessful.
We left Mel at 9am and by lunchtime (1pm) we had only reached Apollo bay (about 1/2 way). This was with a stop for coffee and to change drivers. We turned back and headed home via the quicker route over the hills and avoiding the coastal route. We got back to Mel at about 7 that night.
I suppose that you could go straight there and then double back but I think that you will miss some amazing scenery along the coastal road. BTW our average speed along here was about 40-50km/h due to the twisting and turning.
If it was me, and of course its not, I would spend the day in Mel wandering the famous laneways and sipping coffees while taking in the culture, maybe dinner in one of the nicer restuarants.
It depends what you are looking for from your trip but for me Mel is one of the better cities in AUS spend some time in.
Of you want scenery then perhaps look at heading east out towards the Yarra valley and get some wine tasting done.
Just my opinion though. Safe travels
Thanks for your suggestion in MEL. I am seriously re-considering the 12 apostle drive on the great ocean road and staying in MEL city. I still have few months to decide... I could take a day off from my 3 days in CNS and add it to MEL (since it's easy and free to change LAN award and the AYQ-MEL award also with AA as EXP). Would 2 days in CNS do the justice in visiting the great barrier reef (with my first day starting at noon) - I would prefer to stay a bit longer in CNS and keep MEL to one-day visit this time around?
By the way, I am honored that your second post on FT is on my TR thread!
