Tue, 31 Jan 2012
Victoria: The Great Ocean Road & The 12 Apostles
Our journey continues! Having picked up our camper van our great adventure could now officially begin. 1st obstacle/challenge......dont get killed. You may or may not be aware but in Australia you have to drive on the opposite side of the road. Since i have driven only in the U.S. i will confess that i was more than a little concerned with my ability to do this well, our second task was to get groceries for our month long trek. The grocery store was a few blocks away, if i could get us there in one piece i would count it a victory. So off we went into an actual roadway for the 1st time in Australia! We took it slow much to the annoyance of the rest of the drivers around me, there were the occasional honks on the horn but i wasn't about to go faster than i was comfortable just because someone was irritated at me. Slowly but surely i began to get the hang of it and we got to the grocery st...
Victoria: The Great Ocean Road & The 12 Apostles
Our journey continues! Having picked up our camper van our great adventure could now officially begin. 1st obstacle/challenge......dont get killed. You may or may not be aware but in Australia you have to drive on the opposite side of the road. Since i have driven only in the U.S. i will confess that i was more than a little concerned with my ability to do this well, our second task was to get groceries for our month long trek. The grocery store was a few blocks away, if i could get us there in one piece i would count it a victory. So off we went into an actual roadway for the 1st time in Australia! We took it slow much to the annoyance of the rest of the drivers around me, there were the occasional honks on the horn but i wasn't about to go faster than i was comfortable just because someone was irritated at me. Slowly but surely i began to get the hang of it and we got to the grocery st...
