March 10

We stayed with our friend’s family in Melbourne. They took us to the world-famous Great Ocean Road in Australia today. It was a long distance (3-4 hour) drive from Melbourne. We started the trip early in the morning and left the house at 7 AM. We stopped at Geelong for breakfast. Then we drove along a scenic winding road along the coast line. We had good weather again today. The Great Ocean Road was built by soldiers who returned after World War I as a war memorial. The road provides access to several breathtaking rock formations, including the Twelve Apostles, London Arch, etc. Even under the shadow of the Coronavirus fear, the parks were very popular. As the sun was coming down, we noticed smoking in the air. Fires were seen in far distance but we didn’t know if it was wild fire or intended fire. The sunset with the smoke was beautiful. We pulled the car over and took pictures.

We returned back to the city late after 9:30 PM. We went to a Szechuan Chinese Restaurant for dinner. We ordered several spice dishes. They were spicy but very good taste. Australia has good authentic Chinese food.