Follow me to the Mesmerising Great Ocean Road, Victoria 鬼斧神工的大洋路之旅

“We travel not to escape life, but for life not to escape us.”
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This is the thing: when you live in a foreign city from your hometown, you are most likely feel as though your mission is to explore local, making new friends and travel. At least, this was the case for @myday and myself when we lived in Melbourne.

Compare to Sydney, We love the fact that Melbourne is just so livable - We’re talking about the traffic on the road and the friendly people on the streets (This is almost non-existed in Sydney). It’s probably because of the fact that Melbourne lacks the blessing with the harbor, the bridge etc, everything is again more down-to-earth. This is the same as to the Great Ocean Road - the most scenic and mythical road that took us home, where hearts belong.

The panoramic views of the windy road meandered along the ancient cliff tops, from the breathtaking headlands to the shorelines of beaches, across river estuaries and through exuberant rainforests. We’ve embarked on 8 hours( x 2 for return) road trip from Melbourne CBD along the Great Ocean Road.

可能是因為喜歡冒險的原因，當我住在一個陌生的城市，感覺主要的任務就是旅遊探索當地，結交朋友。至少，在我們住在墨爾本的時候的故事。

我們時時懷念墨爾本的生活。在這人文文化之都，人比較和善一些。精彩的它在于一天內體驗四季不同的天氣。和繁華的悉尼相比，交通更是沒有這麼擠塞。可能是沒有雪梨灣，雪梨橋這些天生的優越感，墨爾本的顯得更實在，真摯。

我們順著在陡峭的延綿的山崖，峭壁之巅，沿著大洋路（The Great Ocean Road) 踏上了自駕路途。

Isn't it a lovely picturesque farm house? 農家小山莊感覺特別溫馨

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Apollo Bay 阿波羅灣小鎮

I have a secret fascination with the inlet joining the ocean. The secluded body of body of water calms my old soul and is a true reflection of my outlook on life.

比起浩瀚的大海，我對這些淺水的小峽灣更情有獨鍾。

All I need is a fishing rod now. 我的釣竿呢？

Loch Ard Gorge 六合谷

Don't you like the HDR effect of the Lock Ard Gorge?
在高動態範圍修飾過後的六合谷是不是很壯觀呢？

There was a helicopter hovering over the cliff to kept tourism safe fo the emergency.
直升機盤旋半空巡邏，確保遊客安全。

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"What did the ocean say to the shore?" - Nothing, he just waved.
面對著那清澈的湖，@myday 在懸崖峭壁中間為了捕捉浪花濕了一身！身後還有神秘的石灰岩洞。

原路走下陡峭的懸涯

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London Bridge 倫敦斷橋

It all started with a big rock with two holes in the middle. At around 1990, the hole on the left collapsed at the drop of a hat, two survivors were rescuedd by the helicopter on this fateful day. It mirrors the song " London Bridgee is falling down, falling down, falling down.

Loch Ard Gorge is named after a ship that ran aground here in 1878. There were only two survivors: teenagers Tom Pearce and Eva Carmichael. Our guide reveals there are rumors that these two had an affair while waiting to be rescued, but this seems far-fetched when you consider that Eva’s family members just died in the wreck (there were 54 passengers on board in total). But I appreciate the dramatic imagination behind this theory.
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Loch Ard Gorge以1878年在英国移民船在开往墨尔本的途中遇难的兩大触礁以命名。
倫敦斷橋原先是一塊大石頭，由於海水侵蝕與風化，先是破了兩個洞。在1990, 左邊的那個洞突然崩塌陷落。所以大家稱為“London's bridge is falling down, falling down, falling down."

傳言說當時這兩名青少年倖存者Tom Pearce和Eva Carmichael，等待救援時產生了姦情。但考慮到Eva 家人在船隻遇難中死亡（一共有54名乘客），這戲劇性謠言似乎很牽強。但我欣賞這娛樂價值所在。

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Twelve Apostles 十二門徒

We finally arrived at the Twelve Apostles right before the dusk. The light was fading and fortunately, we remembered to bring our camera. The general tourists pretty much left straight after the sunset. From my experience, as photographers, staying the longest in the cold below 2 degrees always reap the rewards.

So this is it - The Great Ocean Road. Unlike the hustle and bustle of urban life, there's power and beauty in nature.

我們終於在黃昏到達前來到了十二門徒。太阳開始下山，光線正在褪色，幸虧我們還得道上了相機捕捉最美一刻。一般遊客在日落之後幾乎都撤退了。當然，身為作為攝影師，相信留到最後總是會有收穫的。

這就是大洋路，大自然的洗禮。你會感受到大自然的力量，相比起都是的塵囂，都會被一一拋諸腦後。

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