From the Fleurieu we took the coast road south-east, towards Melbourne. On arriving in the small town of Millicent, we found a lovely owner run camp site where, for the usual cost of pitching our tent, we were able to hire a caravan. Whilst not very glamourous (it was a brown and orange left over from the 70s) it did have a comfy bed and Wi-Fi, enabling us to get down to the serious business of applying for the ‘The Best Job in the World’. I’m sure many of you are aware by now of Queensland Tourism’s marketing stunt, in which they are advertising a job as the caretaker on the Islands of the Great Barrier Reef, paying £75 000 for 6 months and providing a 3 bedroom house and many fantastic experiences: For those who are not, see www.islandreefjob.com

Despite the huge number of applicants, we thought we’d try our luck, and devised a script for the 60 second application video. I filmed Dave using our point-and-shoot camera many, many times over due to him having trouble remembering or presenting the words. My favourite out-take was when he was 3/4 of the way through a good cut but messed it up claiming he would ‘love to be the caretaker on the Islands of the Great Barrier Weef’, Jonathon Ross stylie. I also enjoyed the fact that he was wearing my Australia Day deely boppers – very cute. Not sure that we made a winning video but it kept us amused for hours.

As we passed from South Australia into Victoria, Port Fairy, with it’s lovely wharf and boats, was our stop for lunch. Being Australia Day, there were many festivities and activities taking place, and I noticed that the Celebration Cake cutting was scheduled for 2:30pm. Never one to turn down free cake, I headed to the town square at 2:25pm, only to find the locals dispersed and the cake all gone. How is it so, I questioned a remaining onlooker. It seems we had neglected to advance our watches by half an hour as we crossed the border. Damn, too late for cake :o(

Never mind, the vistas along the Great Ocean Road made it all worthwhile. The coast is famous for its limestone rock formations, carved out by the wind and the sea. Whilst all are spectacular, the most infamous of them all are the Twelve Apostles, which we viewed at sunset to catch the changing shadows.

Our last day along the coast road was at Torquay, where we stopped to surf one of Victoria’s most famous spots. In the prevailing conditions,Torquay Beach had perfect waves for us beginners and we had a really good couple of hours in the water, escaping the still 40 degree heat. We’d love to show you pictures of us coolly riding in the waves, but unfortunately, nobody was there to take photos ;o)

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