Saturday January 17th, 2009 - Warrnambool to Melbourne (Dandenong)

We had a really good sleep and awoke late so slowly packed up and headed back to Dandenong via the A1 (the Princess Highway) and Queenscliff. The A1 is definitely the faster route, though less scenic route between Geelong and Warrnambool. The route goes through a few small towns and lots of ranch area with some very large herds of dairy cattle and sheep. We left at about 10:30, drove the distance, shopped at Torquay for an hour or so and then headed to the 4 PM ferry at Queenscliff to Sorrento. This way we avoided driving through Melbourne. While on the ferry we noted a very large number of sail and motor boats in the bay, and even more wonderful scenery.
We had a great drive up the coast line from Sorrento to Dandenong, with a wonderful view of the Port Phillip Bay including more than one swimming beach and lots of places to launch boats. At times we were right down at water levels and at other times we were way above. All along the route on the other side of the road were a multitude of house and businesses. As this is within a half an hour of our motel, we figure this might be a wonderful place to visit over the next few days.