Great Ocean Road(12 Apostle) Stay

Famous Twelve Apostles of Great Ocean Road

Wreck of Loch Ard

Great Ocean Drive 12 Apostles

If you visit Melbourne and long for a road-trip with spectacular views, this is the best place to be! Waves, limestone rocks, cliffs, gorges, forested roads along the coastline- journey to the 12 Apostles in the great ocean road is really worth it. #wintergetaway #wintergetaway

The Great Ocean Road is located in southwest Melbourne, Australia. It is a 320-kilometer-long, world-famous coastal road. 2 km from the Twelve Apostles, there is a beautiful canyon called Loch Ard Gorge. On June 1, 1878, a British ship named Loch Ard arrived on the way to Melbourne. They found land that could be docked, but did not land immediately, but broke down on the ground. Drinking and celebrating. Unexpectedly, the wind was overwhelming that night, the anchor cable was broken, and the ship hit the rocks. The sailing apprentice Tom flew to the shore of the canyon against the lifeboat nearby and then stunned. When he woke up, he found himself lying on the beach and heard a weak cry for help. Tom saved a girl Eva who was only 18 years old. There were 54 people in the shipwreck, and only two of them survived. Later, Tom was still determined to sail, and Eav was very grateful to Tom for his life-saving grace, but he was afraid that he would lose his loved ones again. He was unwilling to marry Tom, who insisted on continuing to be a seafarer. So, Tom died in another shipwreck a few years later, Eva. Unmarried for life, has lived to 80 years old. This story is mentioned in Eva in a book. In order to commemorate the shipwreck, the descendants named the place "Ruo Ade" Valley and built 52 graves.

Great Ocean Road has always been promoted as the first road in the world's most beautiful road. After we rented a car from Melbourne Airport, we drove a section of highway (M1) and then entered the Great Ocean Road. After enjoying the scenery along the Great Ocean Road, we took the A1 expressway and returned. The way. This is also the way most travelers visit the Great Ocean Road. played in the Otway Treetop Park and came to the twelve disciples in the evening, just in time for the sunset. The beautiful twelve disciple stone is actually the 12 rocks that have been baptized by the waves and sea breeze on the shore. Because of its shape and number, it is named after the twelve disciples of Jesus. In fact, as early as 1950, when the Australian government named the twelve disciples, it had only nine pieces left.

On the way to Warrnambool, the end of the Great Ocean Road, you will arrive at the Bay of Islands Coastal Park, the main scenic spot in the western section of the Great Ocean Road. Actually, the scenery here is still spectacular. There are also sea boulders like the Twelve Apostles, but there are not many tourists coming, so it is very quiet. In the Bay of Islands, you can appreciate the visual impact of the Oceania Red Land and the blue ocean. You can also understand the origin of such strange terrain.