Platypus Travelogue 23Feb2015Great Ocean Road 1 day selfdrive

Platypus Travelogue 23Feb2015Great Ocean Road 1 day selfdrive

664 km/413 miles, about 9.5 hours. One of Victoria’s most scenic drives, the Great Ocean Road is a magnificent three-day self-drive touring route from surf capital Torquay to the iconic 12 Apostles, ending at historic fishing village Port Fairy. Starting from Melbourne, it’s an easy drive taking you along cliff tops and beaches and through lush.

Basilica SainteMarieMadeleine, St Maximin la St Baume

Basilica SainteMarieMadeleine, St Maximin la St Baume

Mary Magdalene is said to have retired to a grotto in La Sainte-Baume Mountain (“Baumo” in the Provençale language means “Holy Cave”) where she is said to have spent several years. At the time of her death, it is believed that Maximin and buried her in the oratory built by the first Christians. (Per Dan Brown, her descendants married.