http://www.drivenow.com.au/blog Travel ideas for those on the road in Australia Sun, 29 Jan 2012 02:38:33 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.drivenow.com.au/blog/2009/10/05/driving-holidays-melbourne-to-kangaroo-island/ http://www.drivenow.com.au/blog/2009/10/05/driving-holidays-melbourne-to-kangaroo-island/#comments Mon, 05 Oct 2009 01:01:36 +0000 Bman http://www.drivenow.com.au/blog/?p=518 This is a must-do trip with your camper, enjoying the spoils on offer along the Great Ocean Road and keeping the navigation simple – stay in on your left-hand side!
A shopping trip at Torquay should be first on your list and the best bargains are found in the warehouses located behind the main surf shop strip. Good quality wetsuits, fins, mask and snorkel are mandatory and easily packed in the camper.  For the more adventurous, a surfboard is worth the effort too.
Stay on the Great Ocean Road from Torquay to Warrnambool.  There are many great places to stop [...]]]> http://www.drivenow.com.au/blog/2009/10/05/driving-holidays-melbourne-to-kangaroo-island/feed/ 0 http://www.drivenow.com.au/blog/2009/04/28/driving-holidays-warrnambool/ http://www.drivenow.com.au/blog/2009/04/28/driving-holidays-warrnambool/#comments Tue, 28 Apr 2009 00:40:58 +0000 scott http://www.drivenow.com.au/blog/?p=186

It’s the stuff of legend. Some call it Australia’s Loch Ness. It’s the Mahogany Ship, the mystery vessel, maybe a Portuguese caravel or even a Chinese junk, claimed to lie buried beneath the dunes between Warrnambool and Port Fairy on Victoria’s notorious Shipwreck Coast.
Historians predict that if found it could rewrite the history of Australia’s discovery.
You might not find it, but walking the sands and following the clues is heaps of fun.

The journey
From Melbourne there are two choices, with either Warrnambool or Port Fairy, a little beyond, as your base.
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