This morning my blistered finger looks like it belongs in a B-Horror flick. I decided to puts some plaster around it, basically to hide it. The rest of the morning didn’t go too well either. I found that there were no trams leaving before 7am. So, I had to walk down to the pick-up point for my day excursion trip to the Great Ocean Road. At least one of the five star hotels in Melbourne where I was staying at the moment wasn’t too far, only about 3 miles. But, this still made me grumble about having to resort to a tour option, I’d much rather have my own set of wheels, but budget restraints stop me from hiring my own transportation.

The bus driver appeared to be a very happy guy, especially for being so early in the morning and as he explained to us, just getting back to work after having an operation for skin cancer. As we stepped into the bus he made sure we all had plenty of sun block on us, if we didn’t he handed us a bottle!

I managed to scored the front passenger seat of the mini-bus, so things were starting to look brighter for me this morning. But, then the bus driver put on ‘It’s a Beautiful Day’ music to match the scenery and then he followed it up with ‘Heading West’. Our first stop was at the famous Bell’s Beach, known to be a top surfing place and the water being almost mirror like calm. There was a haze hanging over us due to the recent bush fires in northern Victoria, and of course the music playing was ‘Burn Baby Burn’ and the haze obscured any views. I could barely pick out the lighthouse.

On another stop, Lorne, some kind of Triathlon was taking place. I got off and got a drink and noticed how most of the sea was blanketed with kayaks. It kind of reminded me of a cartoon, where the character could cross the water just by walking on a string of boats. The stop was short, and we continued on, now listening to ‘Winding Road’ and yes, we were on a very winding road. We then stopped at an area known for Koala bear sighting, and yes the music playing was ‘Don’t Call Me a Koala Bear’.

With all its cringe worthy music and despite the fact of the combined age of most of the rest on the bus, which was greater than the age of Australia, I couldn’t help but notice that I enjoyed the trip!

Enjoying Melbourne Despite the Music is a post from: Virtual Villages

Related posts:

1. A Day Out in Melbourne Australia Melbourne Australia has some wonderful things to do each day....
2. Opening My Heart to India I’m in downtown New Delhi, having just arrived here a...