Day 4: The Great Ocean Road

Woke up in the morning (wow! had a good uninterrupted sleep.. especially from Mei-mei) to find the two sleepy piggies.. 

Ate a quick breakfast and then packed into the car for our long drive to Port Campbell.

First stop was Castle Cove:

The beach was just so beautiful and serene:

There we caught our first glimpse of the famous Twelve Apostles (8 left):

Hopped into the car and to the Twelve Apostles:

It was a hot! hot! walk.. luckily not too far.

Ta-da:

Silly faces:

After taking so many pictures, we were hot and hungry so daddy drove to Port Campbell town where we went into the restaurant right next to where he was parked, "Forage on the Foreshore":

Too hungry to take pictures. Only managed Mei-mei's juice and my gnocchi:

This is The Arch. We all walked partially along the walkway. But the heat and the flies to got us. So we quickly bundled back into the comfort of the car.

Next stop was The Grotto. Here only daddy and I went down as you were all too tired and too hot to want to walk. Your loss :P

Look at the beautiful view. And the waves crashing in:

Then strangely the water is very calm here. 

This was our last stop for "batu" at Bay of Martyrs:

No more "batu". Next stop is Ko-ko's favorite - cheese:

We waited a while for our turn for cheese tasting. Daddy was busy worrying about the car's engine oil level which he had suddenly realized was rather low. But luckily he did some research to find out that it was at normal level. Of course, we left the cheesery with quite a selection of cheese!

Next stop for the adults. Whiskey

Right next to the distillery was Timboon Ice-creamery. Yay. So we all went there to cool down. This is the (rather large) tasting which the lady gave to Mei-mei:

Look at the dirty girl!

At least Ko-ko was cleaner and neater eater!

Ah Kong and Ah Ma also had some:

By the time we reached Apollo Bay, it was nearly dinnertime and we were hungry, since lunch was light and early. Spotted the sign to "Apollo Bay Fisherman's Co-op" which we had already listed as one of the placed to eat. So we popped by the grocery to pick up something then went back there to buy dinner:

Scallop, chips and prawn (missing my fish):

.. and of course, white wine to go with our dinner. 

Phew.. hot and long day. But it was fun. Everyone had a chance to do something they enjoyed. 

Day 3: A Road Trip to The Great Ocean Road

We tried to get as early start as possible as there would be the Monday morning traffic to battle as we drove towards the start of the Great Ocean Road. 

After driving for a while, we stopped at Bells Beach. Both for a toilet break and lunch. Daddy wanted to stop at a restaurant only to realise it was closed after parking the car. So we walked to Bells Bakery and there was discovered the yummiest meat pies (and many other choices too).

We didn't manage to find a toilet so we drove a little further to enjoy the view and finally also found the toilets.

The view was just spectacular. We made many stops along the way. 

We also stopped by Anglesea for the fantastic view (and flies). Haha.. Ko-ko was sooo annoyed with the flies. 

Here you are both enjoying the sand. But it sure was hot! Made a note to myself to buy sunscreen when I had a chance. 

Next stop was Aireys Inlet where we stopped to enjoy the lighthouse and the view. When we parked the car, we were shocked to smell something weird. We could not identify the source and was worried that it was coming from the car. The smell was there even when we walked back to the car after vising the lighthouse. Daddy decided to drive a slight distance from the carpark and stopped to sniff again. Turned out that the smell was coming from the caravan parked next to us!! Phew.. 

We were too hot after that to make more stops. So daddy just parked for a quick photo of the Great Ocrean Road Memorial Arch (photo taken from inside the car), then he continued driving to Apollo Bay.

We finally arrived at our home for the next 4 days. The Dolphin Apartments. It was a very nicely decorated and well furnished unit:

Living room/Kid's bedroom (there was a sofa bed)

Our little kitchenette

 This shower + sink was in our room (Nope, not even partitioned off)

Ah Kong and Ah Ma's room

At last we had time to rest, enjoy our beer and the view

Mei-mei advertising our apartments *grin*

Mei-mei with Ah Ma

Soon it was dinnertime and we walked to the Great Ocean Road Brewhouse. We'd already done our research on places to eat and visit before this trip. And we had taken a drive earlier to buy groceries and find out locations.

First things first: Toys before having dinner

Once dinner was ordered, it was time for beer. Wow! What a selection

Daddy's and my beer

Our sharing appetizer

Mei-mei's nuggets and chips. Child's meal is so big!!

Our sharing BBQ platter. Wow!!

Went home to relax and then rest for the night. 

Day 2: Lazy Day in Melbourne

We met up with daddy, Nat Kor-kor, Ashley Kor-kor, Uncle Martin and Aunty Karen at Eastland. Uncle Chee Meng drove us there and left the car keys for us to go home after that. 

While the gentlemen ate at the food court and the ladies shopped, the rest of us headed to a burger joint, "Grill'd Healthy Burgers" for Wagyu burgers. Mei-mei was given this page filled with farm animal pictures (the animals had names) and then we found "Ollie". 

This was one of our burgers:

And Mei-mei's kid's meal. Which came with a wooden cow:

We seemed still exhausted from travelling and not in the mood to go shopping. So we stopped for coffee while the 2 kor-kor and Aunty Karen went to buy some things for the wedding. Uncle Martin also joined us for drinks:

We went to Nat Kor-kor and Uncle Ollie's new house. Here Mei-mei discovered the trampoline. Yay! But I had to stand nearby and remind you to ensure that you only jumped in the middle. Not going to risk you being a flower girl with a black eye!!

Here is Ashley Kor-kor helping Uncle Martin cut up the corks which is one of the place setting for the wedding:

Dinner was Vietnamese at our favourite Minh Long near their old house. Then we headed back to Uncle Chee Meng's place to pack up for our road trip and for a good night's rest

Day 1: Hello Again, Melbourne

By the time we exited the airport, it was late afternoon. The drive to Uncle Chee Meng's house took another 40 minutes or so.

We arrived home to the yummy fried beehoon cooked for us by Aunty Fiona. We unloaded the car and quickly tucked in the food. Rested a bit and soon daddy was off for Uncle Ollie's "stag night".

Aunty Fiona whipped up another yummy dinner for us at home (we were too tired to go out) and soon it was evening and time to sleep.

Daddy stayed over at Natalie Kor-kor's house that night was the party was expected to end late and he was all ready to help bring Uncle Ollie home (which he managed with the help of Uncle Martin).