"There are two people in front of us who want to take a ride, let's plant them for a while!" Not long after complaining about the flies, Katie slowed down again.

“Gday！ Can you take us to Geerang? "Stopping the car on the side of the road were two young girls, both dressed in camisoles and shorts and short-waisted hiking boots, each carrying a large backpack like a small mountain. This kind of appearance can always be seen on the road, according to our Chinese name, these people should be regarded as donkey friends or poor travelers, all relying on public transportation and their own two legs to travel.

"We happened to be passing by Jilang, come on, this is my sister and brother-in-law." Katie didn't wait for Hong Tao to answer that she agreed or disagreed, and stopped the car directly.

“Ta！ Where are you from? Europe or the United States? The two little girls were really polite, threw their big backpacks on the luggage rack on the roof of the car, and one in the front seat and one in the back seat came up, and immediately after they were done, they chatted a few words to each other as if it were English, and then the little girl in the back seat began to ask questions.

"America, you're locals, aren't you? Does Gday mean hello? Hong Tao and Erin had been sitting in the back seat, and one of the two little girls was sitting next to him, and this sentence was also asked to him.

"It's the meaning of saying hello, it's too troublesome to say good morning, good afternoon, good evening, we Australians simplify them all into a phrase, you can say it at any time every day, it's very convenient, right?" The little girl began to explain the origin of this phrase to Hong Tao, and asked Hong Tao proudly.

"Well, it's very convenient, you're so smart, so what does this Ta mean?" Hong Tao can see from the emphasis and expression of the little girl's speech that the two of them should be very young, at most they are college students, not even yet, because if you praise them a little, you can see their back molars.

"It's Thankyou! Hahaha! The two little girls laughed as soon as they got into the car. Although it is a bit noisy, it is also quite lively, and the distance of dozens of kilometers is there in a flash.

"Alas...... It's good to be young, you see how happy they are all day long, they can laugh three times when they say a word......" Watching the two little girls walk away with a big backpack and a string of laughter, Hong Tao felt as if he was much older.

"What's so strange about this, Irene, and I were crazier than them when we went to school, when we went to Beijing to see Sam, we had less than $20 left in our pockets after buying the plane ticket, and Sam paid for the taxi." Katie doesn't seem to have this feeling like Hong Tao. She thinks that this should be the case when she is young, she can do whatever she wants, and she doesn't have to think about the consequences at all.

The two little girls who are Victorian natives, but they are just a small town, they just graduated from high school this year and are going to Sydney for university in February, so the two of them came to the Great Ocean Road together for the summer. They are all poor students, and they will definitely not ask their families for money when they go out, so they can't afford to take the tourist bus. I can't afford to live in a hostel, so I can only take a ride and camp all the way to travel.

But the little girl is very interesting, when Hong Tao offered to let them hitchhike all the way to the Great Ocean Road, they refused without thinking about it. The reason is not that they are afraid that Hong Tao is not a good person, but that they feel that they have to rely on themselves when they come out to play, and they can stop there when they want to, and leave when they want to. If you follow others, it will affect your own feelings.

The car was not for nothing, although the little girl did not pay for the gas. But they gave Hong Tao a lot of useful knowledge, answered a lot of Hong Tao's questions, and taught Hong Tao a lot of Australian English usage, which can be regarded as a kind of reward.

According to the two little girls, this season is the best time to visit the Great Ocean Road, but it is also the most expensive. From December to February, there are both Christmas holidays and school holidays, so there are so many tourists come here, almost all hotels and guesthouses need to be booked in advance, and even the kind of B&Bs, that is, bed and breakfast multi-person hostels, it is difficult to find rich beds.

Regarding this problem of many flies, Hong Tao also inquired about the little girl, and almost made the two little girls laugh at that time. They said that there are many flies in Victoria near the coast, especially in the Great Ocean Road, and the state government does not allow the use of chemicals to kill flies, so the people who live here are used to living with these flies. As for foreign tourists like Hong Tao, what to do? The little girls gave their advice: just blast it with your hands!

The other two girls also explained the local laws and regulations to Hong Tao, reminding him not to suffer a high fine for not knowing these regulations. Don't underestimate these rules, Hong Tao feels that according to his and Sister Erin's temper, there are several rules that are quite easy to violate.

For example, touching wild animals is not allowed in Victoria, and if you take pictures with kangaroos, koalas, koalas, etc., then wait for the fine, starting at $400! For example, all state governments in Australia do not allow fruit from other states to enter the state, so if you buy fruit here, you must eat it all, otherwise you will be fined when you pass through the checkpoints at the border of the states!

The last two little girls also specially reminded Erin and Katie that they must wear sunscreen above FPS 30 when they are outside, even on cloudy days, because Victoria is under one of the largest black holes in the earth's ozone layer, so the ultraviolet radiation is very strong, not only in summer, but also all year round.

After bidding farewell to the two little girls who took the car, Hong Tao and the three of them officially embarked on the Great Ocean Road, and it took a little more than a day to complete the journey of more than 200 kilometers. If Hong Tao comments, this Great Ocean Road is not as beautiful as imagined, it seems that Chinese and foreign tourism are similar, and many scenic spots are blown out.

Of course, it's still beautiful, the sea and the blue sky are the same color, that is, turquoise, turquoise, and beaches are everywhere, but you can't find that kind of intimate place off the beaten track anymore. The road is full of people who drive, both local and foreign, and as long as there is a smooth beach, there will be swimmers and surfers. As for kangaroos and koalas, you can see them on the side of the road, and there is a section of the area called the Otway Region, where there are large eucalyptus trees, and some koalas who have eaten enough eucalyptus leaves will hold the branches there to digest and detoxify, and no one is afraid of being dizzy.

In addition to the natural scenery, there are many cultural landscapes along this section of the highway, such as large areas of lavender, just like the rape flowers in the south of the Yangtze River in China, which are purple all over the eyes, which is the best choice for taking pictures. There are also many wineries, large and small, and the quality of Australian wines is also very good, and the climate here is very conducive to the growth of grapes.

Some of these wineries are quite large, some have modern factory floors, and some are very small, just a simple production line for a family, and they don't produce many bottles of wine every year. Hong Tao doesn't drink wine at all, but he stubbornly thinks that those small wineries are more authentic, as long as he passes by this kind of small winery, he will go in and have a look, and by the way, buy two bottles of wine and bring them, anyway, he has to drink them on the way. These wines are very cheap, 10 Australian dollars a bottle is even more expensive, and the wines of the small wineries with no name are even cheaper, almost catching up with the price of mineral water.

In addition, there are many orchards here, such as avocados, raspberries, lemons, oranges, strawberries, blueberries, cherries, passion fruits, etc., and the owners of the orchards will pick their own fruits and put them in a fast food box for tourists to buy. However, when you buy these fruits, the owner of the orchard will generally remind you not to buy too much, because these fruits cannot be taken out of the state.

However, the consumer price of the Great Ocean Road is really not low, even more expensive than Sydney, those small towns along the way are like our domestic tourist areas, the knife is sharpened twice, a sandwich dares to sell 7 Australian dollars, if you want to have a serious meal, you have to pay more than 30 Australian dollars per person, the most expensive has to be counted, there are no three-star, four-star, five-star hotels, generally small hostels or motels.

Ordinary motels cost 50 Australian dollars per person, this price can already live in a four-star hotel in Sydney, even if it is a youth hostel, it costs almost 20 Australian dollars per person, and most ordinary hotels are around 30 Australian dollars. It's no wonder that the two little girls who hitchhiked were all carrying tents, and if they stayed in a hostel, they probably wouldn't be able to play for even a day, so they had to go home.

In addition to expensive food and accommodation, it is also quite expensive to play, swimming here is free, mainly there are too many good quality beaches, if you are not afraid of sharks and jellyfish, you can swim everywhere. But if you want to do something other than swimming, you'll have to vomit some blood. Hong Tao didn't resist Erin and Katie's soft grinding and hard bubbles when he was in Torqua, and played a skydive with them, and the three of them spent 1,500 Australian dollars, which is basically proportional to the height of the skydive, and every foot of rise is a dollar!

Hong Tao was jealous that Erin and Katie could surf, so he also learned 2 hours of surfing lessons at the beach, one-on-one coaching, and teaching Bao Hui, but it cost 170 Australian dollars for 2 hours.

Because they didn't find a suitable hotel, there were more people camping here, so from the 5th day, Hong Tao and the three of them began to return, until they drove to the cliff place, and the three of them discussed, it was rare to have such a quiet place, so they stayed for 2 more days. But this time they learned wisely, and instead of pitching their tent under the cliff, they built it next to the car. Take a canopy and moisture-proof mat to play during the day, and climb up to sleep at night when you go to bed. As for the safety of the tent, Hong Tao also considered it, he deliberately locked the valuable things and documents in the car, whoever wants to steal the tent then let him steal it, as long as he doesn't steal the car. (To be continued......)