I’m up so early even the birds aren’t singing yet. This will be my last trip before I leave Australia. I’m going to take The Great Ocean Road from Melbourne to Adelaide. I’ve hired a jeep for 3 whole days and I plan to be seeing some of the most amazing sights along the coast.
I crammed everything I have into the jeep and off I went! I wasn’t travelling alone though, no, I met this amazing guy called Mark, he’s 26 and so totally blind! When he asked me if he could tag along for the ride I couldn’t resist. Being with him really made me see things so much better than I normally would’ve. He like how I describe everything we were passing. I was kind of doing what Amelie did in the movie where she grabbed that blind guy and rushed him through the streets explaining everything they were passing.
My first interesting place to drive through was Otway National Park. I got to feed some birds and I spotted a Koala! It was so cute. Then onto Apollo Bay where Mark and I spent about a half-hour soaking up some sun after we ate lunch. I really appreciated how easy it is for my to use a fork and knife. Mark, even though he’s an expert and eating blind, still runs into difficulty. For lunch we both just had to try Shark and chips. After working on our much needed tans, we headed to Bells Beach, which is known for the Surf Championships. There was a spectacular view of the ocean and landscape. I really enjoyed describing Bells Beach to Mark. We spent the night at a local hostel and I ended up doing laundry for 2 dozen people! But, before sunset, I drove Mark to the 12 Apostles. The sunset was beautiful and Mark got to feel a penguin. There were tons waddling all over the beach.
By the time we reached Adelaide, which was very, very late in the evening, I managed to book me a room at one of the Adelaide boutique hotels. Mark, told me he was so grateful for the trip and the descriptions of our journey. He then bib me farewell and headed off down the street. I told him he could share my room with me, but he told he needs to do other things. He wouldn’t tell me what, but I left it at that. I’m telling you, next time you travel, bring along a blind person, they make you see the deep beauty in everything you see and make a trip much more memorable.
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