Peter and Vicki's Travel Blog: Across The Rip - Surf Coast here we come! Sorrento, Queenscliff to Torqay

Friday, March 30, 2012

Across The Rip - Surf Coast here we come! Sorrento, Queenscliff to Torqay

Good fun crossing on the ferry this morning from Sorrento to Queenscliff - 45 minutes of fun! You can sit and relax with a freshly brewed coffee inside or like us you can get out on the deck, let the wind whip your face, and breath in that lovely sea air. Fantastic weather!

Besides the scenic views of the Bay foreshore, the dolphins love the ferry, enjoying a frolic in the bow waves! The Dolphin Cruises certainly know where to position themselves with their tourists aboard! - weren't sure if they were taking pics of us or the dolphins! lol

Farewell Sorrento and the lovely Mornington Peninsula

The historic limestone buildings of Sorrento sit above the lovely park and beach.
The historic pier has seen many changes in water transport since it was built in 1870.

Lovely homes line the foreshore

The dolphin boat beside the ferry

The dolphins were too quick for me but they played and entertained us,
frolicking in the bow waves

The Quarantine Station we visited yesterday

The Chinaman's Hat - difficult to see but covered in seals!

Approaching Queenscliff

Lovely historic buildings

The Beach at Barwon Heads

The Heads

The beach and river mouth at Barwon Heads

The Barwon River

Torquay's name evolution is interesting -" it was referred to as Jan Guck on one early map of the area, and "Puebla" in the 1882 Victorian Municipal Directory. But the first common name for the small township was Spring Creek, which intermittently flows through the town into Bass Strait, marking the divide between Torquay and Jan Juc. Spring Creek was gazetted as the official start of the Great Ocean Road in 1936. The evolution of the town as one of Victoria's first seaside resorts was crowned by the name change to Torquay, after the English seaside resort,in 1892." Tourist Brochure

Phew!