We embarked on our year end overseas trip today. It's going to be another self-drive road trip in Australia, starting from Adelaide and ending at Melbourne. We reached the airport at about 9:30pm and our flight is at 11:40pm. This year's theme for the decoration at Changi Airport is Avatar.
I had originally planned for this itinerary for our year-end holiday in 2019 but at that time, there was a massive bushfire happening in South Australia and Victoria. As such, we changed our destination then to Dubai. I was told that we can now still see some of the damages done by that bushfire three years ago. The drive from Adelaide to Melbourne using the inland route actually only requires about 8+ hours (no stopping). However, we intend to take it slow and enjoy all the beautiful sceneries along the way, especially along Great Ocean Road. 13 days may seem long but frankly speaking, it's not enough as there are simply too many awesome stops throughout the road trip. Below is the itinerary for your reference.
Day 1: Exploring Adelaide City Centre, Adelaide Oval, Adelaide Botanic Garden, Check in to The Retreat West Beach Parks
Day 2: Westfield Marion, Mount Lofty Summit, Littlehampton Twin Tunnels, Beerenberg Family Farm, Hahndorf Town, Windy Point, The Sugarloaf @ Hallett Cove Conservation Park, Brighton Jetty, Marion Shopping Town
Day 3: Port Noarlunga Jetty, Port Willunga Beach Caves, Sealink Ferry to Kangaroo Island (Penneshaw), Cape Willoughby Lighthouse, Brown Beach, Prospect Hill, Check in to Kangaroo Island Cabins, Kangaroo Island Fresh Seafood, Exploring Kingscote Town, George's Castle, Salt Lake
Day 4: Emu Ridge Eucalyptus Oil Distillery, Raptor Domain, Seal Bay, Vivonne Bay Beach, Drive to Flinders Chase National Park, Bunker Hill Lookout, Cape Du Couedic Lighthouse, Admirals Arch, Weirs Lookout, Remarkable Rocks, Milky Way
Day 5: Sealink Ferry back to Cape Jervis, Exploring Victor Harbor Town, Goolwa Beach, Meningie Pink Lake, Check in to Lake Albert Motel, Dinner at Freshies Cafe & Bar, Amazing Cockatoos and Rainbow, Beautiful Pelicans and Sunset
Day 6: Replica of an Oil Rig, Chinaman's Well, The Big Lobster @ Kingston, Robe Obelisk, Robe Old Gaol Ruins, Lunch at Union Cafe @ Robe, Beacon Hill Lookout Tower, Woakwine Range Wind Farm Tourist Drive, Check in to Mount Gambier International, Umpherston Sinkhole, Blue Lake, Valley Lake Conservation Park, Valley Lake and Centenary Tower, First McDonalds Meal of the trip
Day 7: Drive to The Grampians, Mt Sturgeon, Brambuk the National Park & Cultural Centre, Check in to Pinnacle Holiday Lodge (Halls Gap), Boroka Lookout, Reed Lookout, The Balconies, Broken Falls and MacKenzie Falls, Dinner at Spirit of Punjab
Day 8: Bunjil Shelter, Blue Moon Alpacas, Seppelt Wines (Underground Tour), Sister Rocks, Hungry Jack Baconator for lunch, The Giant Koala, Lake Bellfield, Halls Gap Town
Day 9: Driving to Great Ocean Road, Bay of Islands, Bay of Martyrs, The Grotto, London Bridge, Lunch at Port Campbell, Port Campbell Suspension Bridge, The Bakers Oven, Loch Ard Gorge, Tom and Eva Lookout, The Razorback, The Twelve Apostles, Gibson Steps, Check in to Otway Coastal Villas, Princetown at a Glance, Princetown Wetlands Boardwalk
Day 10: Castle Cove Lookout, Cape Otway Lightstation, Maits Rest Rainforest Walk, Explore and Lunch at Apollo Bay, Marriners Lookout, Lorne Visitor Centre, Swing Bridge & Splitters Grave, Memorial Arch at Eastern View, Split Point Lookout, Point Addis Beach Boardwalk, Torquay Sundial, Check in to Parkside Motel Geelong, Belmont Village Shopping Centre
Day 11: Sovereign Hill @ Ballarat, Gold Mine Tour (Sovereign Hill), Old Fashioned Games (Sovereign Hill), Musket Firing Demonstration (Sovereign Hill), Gold Pour Demonstration (Sovereign Hill), Red Hill Mine Tour (Sovereign Hill), Gold Panning (Sovereign Hill), Black Hill, Dinner at Pancake Kitchen (Ballarat), Check in to Kryal Castle
Day 12: Another look around Kryal Castle, Ballarat Wildlife Park, Lunch at McDonalds (Ballarat), Organ Pipes National Park, Check in to Quality Hotel Taylors Lakes, Night Shopping and Dinner at Watergardens Shopping Centre
Day 13: Flying home from Melbourne Airport
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