Im thinking..
Providing everything goes smoothly and we all run on time.
We make our first break stop at Geelong. (People fill up tanks night before please) Somewhere where we can gather ourselves.. understand our route and where we're going so everybody has a decent idea of how to get there. From Melbourne to Geelong is simple, about an hour drive (74km).
There is a a fairly decent sized carpark on the left near KFC just as we enter Geelong. We could make this the break/meet spot. Or another spot.. whatever.
Then we will head off to the B100 highway and to the great ocean rd. We'll decide wheather to have the breakfast stop at Torquay or Anglesea because after that the next major stop would be Lorne. Torquay is a little bigger than Anglesea but im sure both would have nice bakeries opened in the morning.
You cant go on the GOR and past Lorne.
(There is a short run there to get to this waterfall.. i went last time with my celica.. crazy times, tight corners with speed limits displaying 100km.. lol)
Lorne is a nice town to stop at. We could take a break here and go toilet, get a drink and eat or what not. We'll be around 2hrs into the cruise now (150km) and around 10am at lorne. Probli dont hang around too long and keep going.
The next major town is apollo bay which is another 40mins (43.5km) away. Still following B100 the whole way through.
We'll probli breeze through it and go all the way to Port campbell as our next big stop. From Apollo bay to Port Campbell its about 1hour 20mins away (100km). There are a few towns along the way if we need to stop.
Port campbell could be our lunch stop/location or if we're running late then apollo bay could be the lunch spot.
And finish the GOR on the way to Warrnambool, another 1hr (70km) away.
Thats just my rough thoughts on it. The actual cruise day might be different depending on numbers, traffic, where we decide to stop which i havent factored in yet. Im just going on the basis that this is primarily cruise/driving.
Then the awesome drive back.
Any input or changes is welcomed.
Johnny