Torquay / Bells and The
Great Ocean Road, Victoria Australia
The Great Ocean road runs 300 kilometers from Torquay to Warrnambool..
It is a rugged coastline with spectacular eroded cliff-lines
and rock formations. The Great Ocean Road is most spectacular
towards its western end around the tiny secluded seaside town
of Port Campbell.
Along this section of the coast sheer sandstone cliffs drop
30m into the ocean. In Port Campbell National Park, the Twelve
Apostles and Loch Ard Gorge are to be found among other eroded
rock formations created by the force of the pounding oceans
over thousands of years. The coast has earned the reputation
as the shipwreck coast with over 100 ships carrying settlers
to Australia wrecked against its eroded cliff-line in often
treacherous weather.
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On
the Surf Coast, where the cliffs recede at the eastern end of
the Great Ocean Road, are some excellent surf beaches. Bells
Beach is the best known as it hosts an international surf carnival.
Every Easter the world's top ranked surfers carve up the waves
on Victoria's surf coast during the famous Bells Beach AAA international
surfing classic. This 11 day surfing competition is a mobile
event along 100 kilometers of the spectacular Great Ocean Road.
As Australia's surfing capital, Torquay boasts a coastal surfing
reserve, a surfing museum and large surfwear outlets. Rip Curl
Classic and SunSmart Womens Pro events are now joined by the
offshore music festival.
Bell's
is the longest running and most prestigious World Championship
Tour surfing event, with Easter Friday through to Easter Monday
as the major finals days. The world's top 44 men surfers and
top 12 women surfers come to the Torquay to compete for one
of surfing's truly prestigious trophies. Time has proven just
what a great event this is.
On
the Surf Coast, where the cliffs recede at the eastern end of
the Great Ocean Road, are some excellent surf beaches. Bells
Beach is the best known as it hosts an international surf carnival.