Diary of a Traveling Scot: Great Ocean Road

Did someone say ROADTRIP!!?? Well we certainly did and last weekend we embarked on what was surely the greatest road trip of all time....well...maybe just to us!

We jumped into our hired campervan (!) and hit the road full of excitement and not knowing just what to expect. We headed along the Great Ocean Road and visited little towns and sites such as Geelong, Colac, Torquay, Belle Beach, Anglesea, Aireys Inlet, Lorne, Erskine Falls, Kennet River, Apollo Bay, Johanna Beach, 12 Apostles, Port Campbell and Warrnambool.

It was my first time staying in a campervan and although I'm not the best at the whole camping scene (what's wrong with wanting a shower every day!?) I loved the entire experience and barely noticed the fact that I didn't shower the whole 4 days.

We saw wild kangaroo's, wild koala's, some sort of hedgehog/porcupine type thing and a countless number of the most beautiful beaches. Driving along the windy road beside a massive hill did turn our stomachs at times but the beautiful sights which kept appearing made it more than worth while.

The four days were spent full of laughter, excitement, seeing new sights, being wow'd by how beautiful the world can actually be, having coffee in small cafe's as we plan where to go next and just enjoying each others company. Not everything did technically go to plan as the first night we may have got slightly lost when looking for the camping site and spent a good couple of hours driving round and round the same very windy roads. It didn't help that our phones ran out of battery rather quickly which meant that google maps was no longer our answer.

However, somehow we managed to survive without the constant checking of our phones and we made it back alive. The whole trip was a massive success and I would seriously urge everyone, whether young or old, to pack up a car/campervan, grab a few of your favourite people and go on a trip to somewhere you've never been and just explore.

Iona x