Just go out, don't say Yunluo didn't wear pants. In fact, Yunluo didn't wear any pants, covering his face~ Speaking of today's main topic, there are actually three options when booking a helicopter to overlook the heart-shaped Great Barrier Reef, namely fly out and return by boat, ship out and fly back, and fly out and fly back. Why is there no ship out and return by boat? Yunluo will explain in detail later.

Yunluo also considered the advice of others and chose to fly there and return by boat. It was a wise choice. I am talking about it while looking at the pictures. At around 10 o'clock, the employees of the helicopter company drove to the hotel to pick up Yunluo and An Chuyu. After verifying their identity information, they took Yunluo and An Chuyu to the airport. The airport was built on the island. Later, Yunluo and An Chuyu came here when they toured the island.

These are the three helicopters of this company. It is observed that some of them carry two passengers, all of them are rich people. Yunluo and An Chuyu are on the closest dark green plane, which can carry six passengers. Regarding the seats on the plane, I saw a post before coming here about the seats in a 6-person helicopter. There is no doubt that the co-pilot's seat is the best.

Naturally, it was not so easy to get a turn there. The five seats at the back were arranged in the shape of the Olympic rings. Of course, four were by the windows and one was in the middle. The seats were completely arranged by the captain. Unfortunately, Yunluo was in the middle seat, but afterwards he found that it was not that bad. Everything has two sides.

Although Yunluo is not close to the window, the captain will stop and circle at each overlooking location, so that tourists on both sides have the opportunity to take pictures, so Yunluo has two chances to take pictures. And anyway, they are taking pictures through the glass, the effect is the same. So, don't be unhappy even if you are arranged in the middle.

The helicopter was quite interesting. Yunluo was a local tyrant, but the noise was too loud, so he had to wear headphones the whole time. So Yunluo and An Chuyu could only communicate with each other by gestures and guessing, haha~ This is the White Heaven Beach from a bird's eye view. Yunluo and An Chuyu will land here again tomorrow, but I always think that White Heaven Beach is more beautiful from a bird's eye view.

Now it was time to take the highlight, the reason why everyone spent a lot of money on the helicopter ride, to see the heart-shaped Great Barrier Reef. The final destination of God's heart. Although the captain allowed every passenger to take photos from a good angle, it was not possible to take a wonderful photo in just one or two minutes. Yunluo and An Chuyu could only take a lot of photos.

Thanks to Yunluo who took the photo on the left and then on the right, we have this barely acceptable photo, and the memories are preserved~ The helicopter had just landed on a small platform, and a ferry like the one in the picture above came to pick up Yunluo and An Chuyu to go to the big platform. Hahahaha, do you think this ferry is scary? Is it worthy of being called a boat?

The wind was strong and the waves were big. I could only hold on to the handrails. In fact, it was about 11:40 when we arrived at the platform. The buffet started at 12:00. Many foreigners went out to play first. Yunluo's Chinese mentality was playing tricks on him. He always felt that there would be no food if he was late, so he waited obediently for the meal to start. It turned out to be unnecessary.

Of course, you have to see how many Chinese tourists are around. You know. The buffet has black tiger shrimp (not in this photo, but in the activity section above), and there is a sign next to the dish. Each person can only take 4, but the sign is only written in English, so it's time for the Chinese grandpa and aunt to show their skills.

So, if unfortunately there are too many Chinese people on the platform today. Let's eat first. It's most important to eat well. After dinner, we will go to the sea. Although Yunluo was shouting happily before, he will stop eating soon. The terrifying memories will be the beginning. An Chuyu heard that the wind and waves are relatively strong today, so he advised Yunluo not to snorkel and just play on the shore for a while.

How could Yunluo listen to his dissuasion? She made up her mind and gritted her teeth. How could she not go down since she was already here? She picked and chose the diving suit (it seemed a little big), posed for photos and was ready to go into the water. These are the beautiful fins. Yunluo picked the pink one. In fact, she would not know how to use it and would rather not use it. She had no power at all, especially when the wind and waves were strong. It would be tears to say more.

Continuing to talk about the painful memories, Yunluo dragged his fins and held the diving tube, sat on the chair and put them on. At this time, the sea water just touched Yunluo's feet, and when Yunluo finally put on the fins, the sea water had reached Yunluo's knees. Wow, the wind and waves were huge, and Yunluo went into the sea with three staggers in one step. The wind and waves were so strong that Yunluo could not control his body at all.

I could only hold on to the safety rope tightly. As shown in the picture above, this is a photo of Yunluo and An Chuyu after snorkeling. Yunluo's hair was not wet at all because he did not lower his head at all. Wow. Because it was too scary. Although Yunluo can only be regarded as a rookie diver, this is definitely not Yunluo's first time snorkeling.

I have been diving since I was 12 years old, and I went diving in Sabah 2 years ago. But the wind and waves on this sea surface make me scared. In fact, the crew advised Yunluo and An Chuyu not to go into the water because the wind and waves were too strong. An Chuyu also dissuaded Yunluo, but why didn't Yunluo listen to the advice? Yunluo is still in shock.

You can only participate in other activities on the platform. The one above is a glass cabin. It does not leave the platform. It is part of the platform. Go down the stairs to the underwater. It is said that there are regular feeding ports around it, so there are large schools of fish gathering here all year round. In fact, there is another way to watch underwater fish, called a glass bottom boat.

The captain drove the boat and it took about 20 minutes to leave the platform. Someone would explain the fish and corals we saw, but Yunluo was scared by snorkeling and the glass-bottom boat was very hot and stuffy, so she only had painful memories. The time on the platform passed very quickly, and Yunluo didn't have a chance to sunbathe for a while.

The time has come. At 3 o'clock in the afternoon, the ship that Yunluo and An Chuyu are taking back comes to pick them up. Look, this is the ship that Yunluo and An Chuyu are taking back. After much deliberation, Yunluo and An Chuyu decide to sit outside the cabin on the second floor. They selfishly think that it would be good to get some fresh air. In fact, this decision can be regarded as one of the wisest decisions Yunluo has made in the entire trip.

If there wasn't a storm when you went, you could have chosen to sit outside. I'm not kidding you, the two-hour sailing and the violent shaking of the ship (mainly because the wind and waves were too strong that day) made many people dizzy and prone to vomiting. An Chuyu went in and out of the cabin and described it to Yunluo as being extremely cold.

(Definitely no more than 15 degrees, the children huddled together in blankets) And it was particularly smelly, this sealed cabin, plus the smell of food and vomit. People around me made vomiting sounds from time to time, and I was scared just thinking about Yunluo, but fortunately Yunluo was sitting outside the cabin. Amituofo. This is a photo of Yunluo and An Chuyu just after they got on the boat and chose their seats.

It wasn't so relaxing after a while. Fortunately, An Chuyu hugged Yunluo and made Yunluo fall asleep. Otherwise, Yunluo's stomach would be churning and miserable. Then, this is why there is no boat going there and returning by boat. It is not recommended for everyone to go there and fly back. Just sitting on the boat and being bumpy, you won't feel like having fun all day.

The weather is bad today. It started raining when I got back. I went to bed early. Tomorrow will be another interesting day.

Today is the last half day in Hamilton. When we checked out in the morning, the guy at the front desk said the shuttle bus would pick up Yunluo and An Chuyu at 9:30. The time left for Yunluo and An Chuyu was really short. We could only go to the beach in front of the building to take some more photos. When we walked downstairs, we realized that we didn't play in our own swimming pool for a while.

So we spent the last bit of time at the swimming pool downstairs~ We then went to the wildlife area to buy a postcard. The cute koala babies made our own swimming pool look pale in comparison. But as the saying goes, a son will never dislike his mother’s ugliness, and a dog will never dislike his family’s poverty. Let’s take a photo here~ Yunluo and An Chuyu were ready to leave Hamilton, but a bolt from the blue came.

At the airport, the pretty blonde ground staff told Yunluo and An Chuyu that they did not buy baggage tickets for the flight from Hamilton to Melbourne! To be honest, Yunluo knew that the three major low-cost airlines in Australia all had baggage ticket problems. But Yunluo and An Chuyu booked all domestic flights in Australia through Orbitz.

Due to the late booking and the principle of saving money, all four domestic flights in Australia were booked with Virgin Blue. Yunluo carefully checked Yunluo's order and confirmation email, and also checked the official website's statement about baggage checks, but could not accurately determine whether the tickets Yunluo and An Chuyu had purchased included baggage checks.

So I kept checking in with a fluke mentality, but. In Hamilton, I was "robbed" once. An Chuyu and the blonde ground staff said that Yunluo and An Chuyu did not buy additional baggage tickets for the flights from Cairns to Brisbane and Brisbane to Hamilton, the blonde ground staff said.

Each leg of the trip was separate, and the previous two legs already included luggage tickets. This leg from Hamilton to Melbourne did not include luggage tickets, so Yunluo and An Chuyu were "forced" to pay AUD40 for luggage tickets. Here, this is the evidence that Yunluo and An Chuyu purchased luggage tickets. Now, Yunluo thinks so.

The most important thing about traveling is to have fun. When traveling, it is inevitable that you will be inadequately prepared, and various situations will inevitably arise. Spending money can avoid disasters, so as long as the problem can be solved with money, it is not a problem. As long as the words are clear and the reason is understood, this AUD40 should not cause any unhappiness.

It's still much cheaper than adding AUD 100 as I saw in the guide before. Let me tell you an interesting thing, which almost made me laugh. First of all, Australian flights are very punctual. As long as everyone is present and all preparations are completed, and there are times when they take off in advance, of course, they will arrive a little bit early.

Yunluo and An Chuyu, who often fly in China, were a little uncomfortable with this. The flight information of Yunluo and An Chuyu from Hamilton to Melbourne was written as follows: hti1105-mel1510. Of course, the plane took off a little earlier, but it landed at 14:00, 70 minutes earlier?

I'm not mistaken, what about the airport scheduling and flight speed? I suddenly felt that Australia was unreliable. I thought to myself, if there are passengers who have booked the hotel shuttle for pick-up, or if there are relatives or friends to pick them up at the airport, wouldn't this be a waste of time, sitting in the airport for an hour?

Yunluo didn't know what was going on, and realized that it was the time difference. There was an hour difference between Queensland, where Hamilton Island is located, and Victoria, where Melbourne is located. Now the time is 15:00. Haha, I'm not used to the time difference when flying in the same country. Yunluo's life has lost another hour.

【End of Hamilton Island】As a patriotic young man, where would Yunluo go after getting off the plane? Sightseeing or shopping? Nonono, of course, he would go to Chinatown. After coming out, I realized that as a Chinese, the most patriotic thing is the stomach. I have been out for more than 4 days, and every day I have hamburgers, fish and chips, and pasta. At this moment, Yunluo really wants to have a proper Chinese meal.

The first stop is Melbourne Chinatown. I don’t know if it’s because of preconceived notions, but I always feel that Melbourne Chinatown is more appealing to me than Sydney’s Chinatown. Maybe it’s because the shops are more organized? In short, it’s a place that I love very much. It’s right in the CBD, and the entire Littlebourke Street is Chinatown.

There are also various Asian dishes scattered around the streets. This area should be renamed "Asia City". Yunluo, who was hungry, found a hot pot restaurant that was open. Yunluo must recommend it to you. It is called "Minglu". It is a Hong Kong-style hot pot restaurant in Chinatown. You won't miss it. It is called Hong Kong-style hot pot.

There is no mistake in the poem, post, content, and read the book on 6, 9, and bar!

It's more like a self-service hot pot, which is a self-service ordering service, aud27/person, with plenty of vegetables and meat, but only two servings of condiments per person. This rule is really fresh, haha, just eat less condiments, and eat the meat with your mouth open. I have to say that Australian meat is delicious, and this kind of self-service hot pot is definitely not for the quality of the food.

But the meat still melts in your mouth and doesn't get dry even after cooking for a long time. The quality of tripe, fish fillet and hot pot balls, which are also meat, is not bad either. The other vegetables are similar to those in China. The chrysanthemum and coriander are both tasty. I don't know if it's because I haven't eaten Chinese food for several days, but this hot pot has received high praise from Yunluo and An Chuyu!

Coming out of Chinatown, An Chuyu saw people wearing these colorful antlers everywhere on the street, and she had to buy some, and she did. Christmas was coming soon, and today was the 22nd. Not far away, she saw someone with a bunch of antlers tied to his body, some red and some green. She saw that it was a donation organized by the Children's Cancer Foundation, and An Chuyu donated 5 dollars.

Meimei picked a green antler, and this antler has been with Yunluo and Anchu since Christmas~ Today's weather is gloomy, and it rains from time to time. The rain in Australia comes and goes quickly, but the weather is gloomy and not good-looking. The picture above is Melbourne's iconic building, Flinders Station, the legendary Indian station.

Hahaha, it is really interesting, but it doesn't match the surrounding architectural style at all ~ Tomorrow is another highlight of the trip to Australia. I strolled around the city for a while and went back after 8 o'clock. I saw the colorful clouds in the western sky from afar, which were particularly beautiful. Good night.

Two-day tour of the Great Ocean Road As mentioned in the "Activities" section of the Great Ocean Road, Yunluo personally does not recommend this two-day tour of the Great Ocean Road because it is too popular in the Chinese circle. Among the 20+ group members, there are only 3 foreigners, and the rest all speak Chinese. An Chuyu asked Yunluo, what do you say?

Will there be a day when the tour guide Juge leads a car full of Chinese people? I guess no one wants to see this scene, and Jude doesn't want to see it either, but adhering to the spirit of everyone for Yunluo and Yunluo for everyone, Yunluo still shares the information of the tour here. As I said before, if you just like tours with many Chinese people.

Then this group can give 10 stars. Here is the website address for this group: This is the approximate itinerary of this group. Yunluo will write the itinerary of these two days in chronological order below. It is still the old rules, with pictures and explanations. There is a law in Australia that Yunluo and An Chuyu think is particularly safe and humane, which is that drivers must drive for every 2 hours.

Drivers must stop to rest for 15 minutes. This regulation can reduce many traffic accidents caused by fatigue driving every year. On the way to the Great Ocean Road, there is a rest stop managed by volunteers for drivers and passengers to rest. This rest stop also provides free milk coffee and various snacks, all donated by food companies.

The Deyun brand milk in the picture above is the one. What’s particularly interesting is that this milk has “Exclusively for Santa Claus” written on it. Haha, milk companies are really interesting. It’s quite appropriate during Christmas. The first stop is a volcano called Towerhill. As long as you look carefully, you may be able to find wild koalas, kangaroos and emus here.

The two emus in the picture above are strolling on the grass, not afraid of Yunluo and An Chuyu who are very close. While everyone is looking for wild animals, An Chuyu pulls Yunluo to the volcano. The crater has been covered by grass and trees, but the scenery here is nice. If you climb higher, you can see the sea in the distance.

It can be said that Yunluo did not waste so much effort to go to this attraction, which is Yunluo's favorite. It is called Cave Rock, the Grotto. Why do you like it? It is because Yunluo has seen pictures in other people's travel guides before. Tourists stand in the cave, which is a good place to take silhouette photos. However, when Yunluo and An Chuyu went there, they found that this was not the case.

Maybe it was the dry season here when the picture was taken, but as shown in the picture, there is no corner in the cave now, and the rocks are covered with moss. Safety first, safety first. The picture above is the famous London Bridge, of course, after half of it collapsed. There is also a sad story here.

An adulterous couple were playing on a bridge, and the bridge collapsed. They were trapped on the other half of the bridge, and their extramarital affair was exposed. Just tell me, how pitiful! They were singing on the train, holding hands and crossing the bridge. Who did they offend? Alas, the sun was about to set, and Yunluo and An Chuyu hurried to the 12 Apostles Rock.

An Chuyu didn't even bother to put on his down jacket, and ran down. Finally, he was lucky enough to see the last rays of sunset shining on the rock wall. The golden 12 Apostles were so magnificent. There are only a few left, and many of them have collapsed due to the continuous erosion of the sea. These are the two on the left. (To be continued...)