Frommer's Australia from $50 a Day 13th Edition - To Parent Directory

219 Great Ocean Rd., Apollo Bay, VIC 3233. &/fax 03/5237 6248. baysidegardens@iprimus.com.au. 10
units. A$70–A$110 (US$46–US$72) 1- and 2-bedroom apts. Higher rates apply Christmas, Jan, Easter, and
public holidays. Minimum 1-week stay in Jan (A$980/US$637 per week). MC, V. Amenities: Coin-op laundry;
nonsmoking rooms. In room: TV, kitchen, fridge.
IN PORT CAMPBELL
Macka’s Farm Finds Kids This working farm is inland from the Twelve
Apostles. (Continue on from the Twelve Apostles for 2km/1 1 ⁄4 miles and turn off
at the sign for Macka’s farm—it’s another 4km/2 1 ⁄2 miles inland from there.) The
units all have kitchens, so you can cook your own feast. Otherwise, you can
order meals by prior arrangement outside peak season, or visit one of the nearby
restaurants. Rooms sleep between six and eight in a mixture of singles and doubles.
There’s no TV—but who needs it when there are lots of pigs, cows, ducks,
and chickens running around? Overall, it’s a great farm experience.
RSD 2305 Princetown Rd., Princetown, VIC 3269. & 03/5598 8261. Fax 03/5598 8201. www.mackasfarm.
com.au. 3 units. A$94–A$110 (US$61–US$72) double, depending on season. Extra person A$28 (US$18). MC,
V. In room: Kitchen, fridge, hair dryer.
WHERE TO DINE IN LORNE
Arab Restaurant INTERNATIONAL This popular bistro serves some of
the best food along this part of the coast. The house specialty is chicken Kiev,
but you can also tuck into dishes such as the fish of the day or chicken schnitzel.
The apple crumble is delicious.
Mount Joy Parade. & 03/5289 1435. Reservations recommended. Main courses A$11–A$19 (US$6.80–
US$12). AE, DC, MC, V. Mon–Fri 9am–9pm; Sat 8am–11pm; Sun 7:30am–10pm. Closed Christmas.
Marks INTERNATIONAL Lorne’s best restaurant is a classy joint with
simple wooden chairs and tables set in an elegant fashion in a cool, yellowwalled
interior. Dishes include fried calamari salad, spicy octopus, risotto, and
the oven-baked vine-wrapped goat cheese and macadamia nut parcel on eggplant
paté with red capsicum purée. The bar is open for coffee and drinks all day.
Mount Joy Parade. & 03/5289 2787. Main courses A$12–A$23 (US$7.80–US$15). AE, MC, V. Daily noon–
2:30pm (Sat–Sun only in winter) and 6–9pm (year-round). Closed in May.
Ozone Milk Bar Value AUSTRALIAN MILK BAR An Ozzie icon, a milk bar
is a kind of downmarket cafe that sells everything from shakes and pies to newspapers.
This one sells good pies and quiche, a veggie burger I wouldn’t recommend,
chicken-filet burgers, cookies, ice cream, and small homemade cakes. The
milkshakes are particularly good. You can sit inside or around three tables outside.
There’s a Thai place next door, but it’s very unwelcoming.
Mount Joy Parade. & 03/5289 1780. Menu items A$1.80–A$4 (US$1.20–US$2.60). No credit cards. Daily
7am–6pm (to 11pm Christmas to end of Jan).
3 The Murray River ¡
THE MURRAY RIVER 575
Mildura: 544km (337 miles) NW of Melbourne; Albury-Wadonga: 305km (189 miles) N of Melbourne; Echuca:
210km (130 miles) N of Melbourne
The Murray is Australia’s version of the Mississippi River. Though it’s a rushing
torrent of white water at its source in the Snowy Mountains, it becomes slow
moving and muddy brown by the time it becomes the meandering border
between Victoria and New South Wales. The Darling River, which starts off in
Queensland, feeds the Murray; together they make Australia’s longest river.
Aborigines once used the Murray as a source of food and transportation, and
later the water was plied by paddle steamers, laden with wool and crops from the