"I hate driving on the wrong side of the street." Sara narrowed her eyes to concentrate on the trailer. She had been sweating hard when she and Sofia left Melbourne and they were paying more attention to stay on the left side of the street than where they were going.

"You're doing a great job, Sara." Sofia had been latched onto the handle over the door when they started their trip. By now her hands were on her lab but she was still as tensed as Sara was.

"As long as you keep telling me to stay left we'll survive."

"I'll remind you whenever we turn. I hope you'll do the same later for me." Sara wanted to drive the first two hours then they would change and it was Sofia's turn to drive.

"I will. I'll get a winding road."

"Better than a city."

"Tell me about it." Sara had sighed out very loud after they had left Melbourne and it's suburbs.

"You know if we reach Port Fairy without a scratch I'll kiss you and buy us a huge, great and expensive dinner." Sofia said.

"Am I supposed to feel honored or scared?"

"Well, it's an honor to get kissed by me and it's also dangerous because I kiss so damn good, you won't get enough of me, fall in love with me and will be addicted to me and my softly, lovely lips immediately."

"Smuggy."

"Oh, I haven't heard that one in a long time. Thought you forgot about that, Grumpy Smurf."

"How could I forget that? You remind me of it a few times a day."

"Seems like you like to have a smug person with you. Can I don anything for you, Grumpy? Do you need anything?"

"A coke would be nice."

"Do you want to drink it from the can or from my lips?" Sofia's grin got wider when Sara looked at her with annoyance. "You can't kick or hit me, you have to concentrate on the street. Keep left."

"At the moment I am sure I won't go on holiday with you again."

"I'm sure you will, you like me." Sofia opened the can for Sara and handed it over. When Sara finished drinking Sofia put it in the holder and got a little box out of her bag. "Open your mouth."

"Why?"

"Trust me." She got a chopped piece of pineapple out that had a little chocolate icing. Without any protest Sara ate the offered piece.

"And?"

"Not too bad. You didn't drown it in chocolate this time."

"No, I thought I keep it healthy. Want another one?"

"Later. Thanks."

"All right. According to our guide book there'll be a gate when the Great Ocean Road starts. I think we can stop there and take a few photos. There're a couple of waterfalls on our way, always a few mi…kilometer – I've no idea how long a kilometer is – in the hinterland. Would you like to stop at one of them? I think if we try to see all we will be later for our sunset at the Twelve Apostle; a religious stop? Holy rocks? Well, as long as it looks great. And we've got a couple of beach towns on your way, perfect for lunch and to stop for shopping."

"What about koalas?"

"I've found the place Bruce and Karen were talking about and marked it. We'll be there later, it's next to the street, we can't miss it. I hope we'll find a spot like that to see some kangaroos. We can't go to Australia and don't see any wild kangaroos. And I want to pet one. And a koala on my arm."

"I heard they can scratch and that their scratches are nasty."

"They look so cute."

"So do you and you're dangerous too."

"Hah! She said I'm cute." Sofia smirked and Sara rolled her eyes.

Driving on the left side wasn't that bad. The only time when she had to think about where she had to drive was after they had stopped in a car park because it was declared as a lookout. They saw the ocean, some green fields and some houses. The next stop was in front of the big sign Great Ocean Road, that was all over the street.

"Do you think they'd mind if i climb the sign?" Sofia looked up the sign.

"Do you think they mind if you climb the railing on top of the stratosphere tower?" Sara asked back.

"Okay, I won't do it." Sofia took a photo of Sara in front of the sign. She was very pleased with the weather. In Melbourne were clouds on the sky, here everything was in a wonderful deep blue and no clouds were around. The perfect surrounding for photos.

"Your turn to drive, love." Sara dropped the keys into Sofia's hand.

"Oh dear, did you write your will?"

"I'll let everything to you."

"I did the same with you. It looks like we have to survive. I try my best."

Sofia changed the seat. Time to concentrate. It was amazing when she was driving in Las Vegas she didn't waste a thought about how to drive.

"Okay, okay, stay left, Sofia, stay left." Sofia mumbled like a mantra. Her eyes pinned on the road she moved the trailer on the street.

"This is one of the most beautiful roads in the world, let's enjoy it." Sara took her guide book.

"Enjoy? Very funny. I'd enjoy this trip if we could drive on the right side of the street; literally on the right side. Please believe me, I'll try my best to bring us safe and in one part to these apostle things, but…oh my god! What is that? Why are they half on the street? Sara! Help!"

"Sofia, it's a bus and it's not half on the road, it's maybe a foot, not more. And around it are a lot of tourists and I'm sure they won't run onto the street."

"You never know. Tourists with their cameras, they see only the motive and not what is all around them. Do you have any idea how often I had to make a complete stop because one of these blind and stupid tourists jumped on the street to get the stratosphere tower on the photo? Weekly. They are everywhere and they don't pay any attention to vehicles and traffic."

"We are tourists."

"We're not running on the road. Look! Look! There we go, these idiots are on the road. I'll run them over, I'll kill them, the trailer is stronger than this Japanese man. He shouldn't dare me."

"Calm down, blondie." Sara chuckled and put her arm on Sofias.

"Grrrr." The blonde showed her teeth when she passed the bus. "And they're on our lookout, they take our space."

"We'll take the next one. According to the guide book there's a lookout every few kilometer."

"Miles?"

"That too, even less. And you'll get your lunch in Apollo Bay."

"I like lunch. Do I get chocolate?"

"Beside the chocolate on our pineapple pieces I bought a big bar for you."

"I love you."

"Then bring your love save along the Great Ocean Road. It's seventy kilometer long."

"Sara, I need the distance in miles."

"One mile is one point eight kilometer. To make it easier, make it a little bit over half. Forty miles and we're done with the Great Ocean Road, but the Twelve Apostle aren't on this road. What won't help you because this road and the next one are winding, you've got the part that is a challenge."

"I like challenges. How many miles are we from the koalas away?"

"Too many. But there's a waterfall in four kilo…the next street on the right."

"Yes, you got it, don't use strange metrics words nobody knows. The next street on the right side is a thing everybody knows and understands."

"Flexibility isn't one of your strengths, is it?" And Sara didn't add the comment that there weren't any streets on the left side because there was only the ocean and no mountains. Without a mountain there was no waterfall.

"I'm a detective, I am flexible. But if my bad boy runs away in metrics I won't find him."

"I'll be by your side and tell you where to go and how far."

"Geek."

"Intelligent."

"GPS."

"Able to read a map."

"Whatever." Sofia smiled and relaxed. With every minute on the left side she felt more secure. It was a strange feeling to be on the wrong side but as long as she had only to drive straight on, she was alright. Hopefully there was no bigger town on her way.