Great Ocean Road

We crossed the border from South Australia into Victoria and wended our way along the coast, through Nelson, Portland, Port Fairy, Warrnambool, Port Campbell, to Apollo Bay.

Portland

Port Fairy

Griffiths Island lighthouse near Port Fairy

Port Fairy

Pied Oystercatcher

Bay of Islands. As good but much less crowded than the Twelve Apostles.

Port Campbell

Twelve Apostles, looking west

Apostles, looking east

Australian Fur Seals at Marengo

Marengo

Our cottage at Marengo in the middle

Maits Rest in the Otways

Sheoak Falls

Barwon Heads (used as a location for the TV series 'SeaChange')

Bells Beach, an iconic Australian surf beach, home of the Rip Curl Pro Bells Beach

South Australia

After the Central to South Explorer APT tour ended, we had a brief look around Adelaide, and then headed for Greenock in the Barossa.

The Playford Hotel

South Australia has many of the best wine producing areas in the country. We decided to check out wineries in the Barossa and Coonawarra on the way from Adelaide to Melbourne. 

My tennis mate Bruce, who moved up to the Gold Coast from South Australia, gave us these wine-tasting tips. Bruce used to live in Keith.

Barossa

Greenock Creek

David Franz

Langmeil

Rockford

Coonawarra

Redman

DiGiorgio

Majella

Leconfield

Bowen Estate

Balnaves

Hollick

Greenock Creek winery

Dru, the happy cellar door man at Greenock Creek

David Franz cellar door, with a quirky arty vibe

Rockford 

Rockford winery

Big redgum at Jacob's Creek

Maggie Beers pheasant farm

Angaston

Eden Valley lookout

Our AirBnB in Greenock

Cottages in Petticoat Land, Penola