Monthly Archives: February 2011
The Great Ocean Road – The Blue Lake – Mount Gambier
While finishing odd the Great Ocean Road we visited the Waworong Lookout up on the rim, looking down on The Blue Lake, just outside of Mount Gambier. Waworong Lookout gets its name from the aboriginal Booandik Tribe’s word for … Continue reading
The Great Ocean Road – London Bridge – Port Campbell National Park
London Bridge … has fallen down! The collapse of London Bridge was only a matter of time. One evening in January 1990 the main arch of the London Bridge collapsed, breaking it away from the mainland. Fotunately noone was injured … Continue reading
The Great Ocean Road – Lock Ard Gorge – Twelve Apostles National Park
With the rest of the day after a morning at the Twelve Apostles we had plenty of time to enjoy Lock Ard Gorge, the Ship Wreak Coast and the rest of the Twelve Apostles National Park. All the coasts features … Continue reading
The Great Ocean Road – The Arch & Grotto – Twelve Apostles National Park
Another feature of the Twelve Apostles National Park was this archway, lesser known between Lock Ard Gorge and London Bridge. It is marked on tour guides and maps just as The Arch and we were grateful to have some time … Continue reading
The Great Ocean Road – Gibsons Steps
Just before you arrive at the infamous Twelve Apostles there is Gibsons Steps (heading west). These steps allow you to negotiate down the sheer limestone cliffs to the beach below. Standing below these cliffs you can really get a perspective … Continue reading
The Great Ocean Road – Cape Otway Lighthouse
The sea is treacherous along this coastline as wind and currents are variable and the shallow, 80 meter average depth of Bass Strait makes it a graveyard for ships. There have been 55 recorded shipwrecks between Cape Otway and Point … Continue reading
The Great Ocean Road – The Twelve Apostles
One of the highlights without a doubt of our drive along the Great Ocean Road has been our visit to the Twelve Apostles or should I say visits! Having decided to stop the night in a caravan park with showers … Continue reading
The Great Ocean Road – Overnight stop with Carlos the Koala!
Travelling around in our blue camper van has been a truly amazing experience. The other night we stayed at one of Victoria’s free campsites. Aires River East Campground is a fantastic place to stop overnight with good facilities. Toilets (with … Continue reading
The Great Ocean Road – Maits Rest Rainforest Walk
Well worth a see is Victoria’s Maits Rest Rainforest Walk. Maits Rest Rainforest is a cool temperate rainforest, it lies protected in a gully in the Otway Ranges, which provides it with its rare climate. The huge Beeches and Tree-ferns … Continue reading
The Great Ocean Road – Cape Patton Lookout
Cape Patton Lookout is a pull-in just off the Great Ocean Road. Whilst exploring this streatch of coatline in 1800, Captin Grant named this cape after a British admiral. The Cape Patton cliffs are some of the highest along the … Continue reading
