Once fully recovered from my star struck state, I embarked on a journey that took me along one of Australia's great scenic coastline drives - The Great Ocean Road. Three of us hired a car and by chance it was bright yellow; I've never been in a yellow car before!

As designated driver for the first part of the journey, my challenge was to get us out of the city and onto the motorway. It didn't help that it was rush hour plus, in Melbourne there is an intense network of trams. These run down the centre of the roads between the cars and as a result mean that to make a right-hand turn you have to be in the left lane, this manouvre is known as a "hook turn' - a little scary and strange but I managed it!

So, once succesfully out of Melbourne, we were heading for Torquay; the start of our Great Ocean Road tour. There wasn't a lot to see here except a few surf-brand outlet shops; I was so tempted but money isn't on my side at the moment so I had to resist. Next stop was Bells Beach, a little further on. It was a lovely little bay and the waves looked great; a surfing haven. An hour or so down the road were the coastal resorts of Lorne and then, Apollo Bay. I can imagine these to be lovely in the hot summer sun, but on this day there wasn't much on offer. Still, we popped into the Tourist Information Centre in Lorne for a toilet stop, only to be told that if we hurry to 'Teddy's Lookout' we may see Whales. Operative word there 'MAY' - obviously we were unlucky and didn't see a thing.

Still in high spirits, we left Lorne and Apollo Bay behind us (almost ploughing down a flock of sheep on our way) and continued our journey towards Port Campbell; home to some of the most scenic coastline in the world. Striking and dramatic natural limestone and sandstone rock formations adorne the coastline here (natural erosion has resulted in the spectacular arrangements). Such features include the Loch and Gorge, The Arches, The Tweleve Apostles and London Bridge.

The sights were amazing and the drive wasn't bad at all. The drive to Port Campbell along the coast road took about 5/6 hours but the drive back to the City was a lot shorter on the straighter roads. Infact, we had made it back to Melbourne by 10pm.