Nice Ocean Highway is the Rt. 101 of Australia paralleling the opposite facet of the Pacific Ocean for over 200 kilometers. The dizzying cliff faces drop right into a coral blue ocean under, whilst busses and automobiles move slowly alongside, impressed by means of the perspectives. It’s no surprise that they've turnouts each and every few kilometers to permit for scenic drivers to tug over and the ones to go that in fact wish to get someplace. The freeway may be dotted with indicators reminding all of the global drivers that Australia drives at the fallacious facet of the street.
After all, our first day at the highway we have been greeted with pelting rain. I’m no longer certain why Eldar got here all of the means from Seattle for this climate, however finally, it's the get started of ‘wintry weather’ right here in Australia (which means you want to put on a sweatshirt). Nonetheless, the perspectives have been nonetheless impressive.
The winding highway is sprinkled with vistas each and every few kilometers, accurately named the 12 Apostles, London Bridge, and the Grotto, amongst many others. We even made it all the way down to the Cape Otway Lighthouse. We concept it stated 1.2 kilometers however 12 kilometers later we made it. Alongside the best way, we have been even ready to look a herd of kangaroo, more than likely the most productive detour we took alongside the entire highway.
We persisted using, and using, briefly understanding distances listed below are on-par if no longer worse than using distances in the United States. Whilst the Nice Ocean Highway is accurately named, the verdict to pressure all the way down to Adelaide, will have no longer precisely been what seemed like the fast distance at the map that we concept it used to be. Two days, too many chocolate bars and numerous servos (fuel stations) later we made it to Adelaide…