Road Trip! Day 4 – Lorne

February 2, 2015

Australia, Countries, Family holidays & travel, Lorne, The Great Ocean Road, Victoria

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Life’s a beach in Lorne!

Ah, a nice relaxing day again – no driving. Only problem was, the weather was cold and rainy! Oh well, you can’t win them all…

On the bright side, the weather was an excellent excuse for wandering along the shops – and grabbing a yummy, laid-back lunch!

The shops in Lorne are an eclectic mix. Most of the clothes shops are surf shops or over-priced designer clothes. Some were really nice – others had you scratching your head at the price tag. It was fun to just take the time to browse though – even though the kids were bored silly, I figure they owed me just a little down-time!

We had a sumptuous lunch at Kafe Kaos

We stopped at the Kaos Juice Bar for lunch. The prices were a little hefty (average $20 for a main), however the food was heavenly, and even the kids voted their approval when they received their Spider drinks – fizzy drink over ice cream – mmmm!

Kafe Kaos’s poached eggs with mushrooms – heaven!

How’s this for innovation? A board full of powerpoints and computer and phone charger cables for Kafe Kaos’s patrons – the local electrician knocked it up for them apparently – very clever!

The phone and computer charger board at Kafe Kaos is ingenious!

After lunch, my mum went back to the hotel room to sit on the balcony and enjoy the view while the kids dragged me to the beach in near arctic conditions to try out their newly-purchased buckets and spades. For the next couple of hours they built sand castles and squealed in the freezing-cold surf.

Lorne’s shops are definitely worth a wander along in rainy weather!

Finally I talked them into leaving, and after showering off what appeared to be a truck-load of sand from them, we headed for the hotel heated pool and Jacuzzi. Even I agreed to swim here, as it was toasty – just my cup-a-tea!

The indoor pool at the Cumberland Lorne Resort – warm in cold weather!

We got dinner from the same place as yesterday, Andrew’s Chicken shop, as the food was great, and I didn’t have to walk far to go and get it! A band was blaring nearby at the Lorne Hotel, and this went until late evening – clearly, Lorne parties hard, even on a Sunday night!

We gobbled up our assorted dinners of fish and chips and pizza, and after a little school work the kids were tuckered out and fell into bed – which is exactly where I am headed now – I have all that packing and loading the car to do before 10am again tomorrow – goodnight! ZZZzzzzzzzzzzzzz!

Today’s route…a rest day in Lorne!

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Tomorrow we will be heading off towards Apollo Bay and Port Campbell to the 12 Apostles area…we’ll check in with you then!

Have you travelled (or want to) travel to Lorne, or along the Great Ocean Road with your family? Comment here!

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