Mum, is this still the Great Ocean Road?

That was the question asked quite a few times as we spent a couple of days driving the 'great' drive.

We didn't realise that large portions of the road were actually away from the coastline, through forests and farmland.

While the ocean bits were pretty spectacular, the rest was a little boring. I suspect probably because we've just done some amazing coast and forest drives in Tasmania.







Our unfortunate timing of the Australia Day long weekend meant all of the pretty seaside towns were crammed to the brim with holiday makers, so we didn't end up stopping at them.

We did see some koalas dozing in the gums as we drove to a campsite on Cape Otway, which is always pretty special.

The Apostles are right towards the end and they were spectacular. I actually thought that another 10 minutes down the road was even more spectacular, the Bay of Islands and the Bay of Martyrs.

So now we can say we've done the Great Ocean Road. Was it lovely, yes. Was it the best drive in Australia? I suspect not for this group of travellers.