The Great Ocean Road

So we started the famous Great Ocean Road just about a week ago and we had a great time exploring all the small quaint seaside towns and coastal views. The first stop on the Great Ocean Road is the Cheese Factory, which is really bad, so we just swiped all the free tastings we could and then continued on our way. Along the way we stopped off at lots of look out points for fantastic views of the Southern & Tazzie Ocean, as well as visiting a few Lighthouses too.









The Cape Otway Lighthouse is a famous lighthouse that was designed to save European ships from getting wrecked on their way across the Bass Strait into Melbourne. There's a few hundred shipwrecks out at sea and although sadly you can't see them from the lookouts, you can dive out to them for a closer look. We went on the guided tour around the lighthouse and Telegraph station, which was brilliant as there were a few ghost stories, haunts and UFO sights recorded there.



We spent about 3-4 days driving along the coast, which was easy compared to the Nullarbor as there was so much to see and do. We saw the famous 12 Apostles (although quite a few have collapsed), the grotto, London Bridge (a rock formation now standing alone from the mainland) and a few shipwreck sites.






The day we visited the 12 Apostles we decided to stay closeby and revisit the site for sunset, which was amazing but better still...once the sun had gone, we watched little penguins swimming in their troops coming into land for the evening. They had everyone watching in stitches, as if one changes their mind, they all suddenly turn back round and dive back into the waves.




Also along the way we made a small detour inland to visit a few waterfalls and some rainforest boardwalks.



The drive was a fantastic experience and it was great to be able to take our time and enjoy every bit along the way. The icing on the cake was that at the end of the drive at Airleys Point we visited the Lighthouse used in the brilliant kids programme 'Round the Twist', we use to love that show! (do you guys recognise it below?!) Brilliant.