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Apollo Bay to Shelly Beach Walk
We visited Apollo Bay for the Melbourne Cup long weekend. On Monday we decided to walk to Shelly Beach. We started right from our Airbnb place at Apollo Bay. We walked on the Great Ocean Walk trail along the Great Ocean Road first. After crossing the Barham River we went down to the beach. We…
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Walk in Warringine Park – from Hastings to Jacks Beach
Last Saturday we were visiting Moonlit Sanctuary in Mornington Peninsula. We decided to go for a walk in Warringine Bushland Reserve after the lunch. We started from Hastings, a small town on the Western Port Bay. The sign reads: THE JETTY PRECINCT By the time the jetty was built here at “Star Point” in 1864,…
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Cape Woolamai, Phillip Island
It was a cloudy and windy summer’s day, typical of unpredictable Victorian weather, and my friends and I had decided to embark on a short hike. Phillip Island is a popular holiday destination, located a two-hour drive south of Melbourne. The island is well-known for its Penguin Parade, where you can watch cute Little Penguins…
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Great Ocean Walk Day 6 – Devils Kitchen to the 12 Apostles
First, I would like to acknowledge both the Eastern Maar peoples and the Wadawurrung peoples of the Kulin Nations as the traditional owners of the Great Otway National Park. I want to pay my respects to the past, present and any Indigenous people among us today. I also want to acknowledge that I have profited…
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Great Ocean Walk Day 5 – Ryans Den to Devils Kitchen
First, I would like to acknowledge both the Eastern Maar peoples and the Wadawurrung peoples of the Kulin Nations as the traditional owners of the Great Otway National Park. I want to pay my respects to the past, present and any Indigenous people among us today. I also want to acknowledge that I have profited…
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Great Ocean Walk Day 4 – Aire River to Ryans Den
First, I would like to acknowledge both the Eastern Maar peoples and the Wadawurrung peoples of the Kulin Nations as the traditional owners of the Great Otway National Park. I want to pay my respects to the past, present and any Indigenous people among us today. I also want to acknowledge that I have profited…
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Great Ocean Walk Day 3 – Cape Otway to Aire River
First, I would like to acknowledge both the Eastern Maar peoples and the Wadawurrung peoples of the Kulin Nations as the traditional owners of the Great Otway National Park. I want to pay my respects to the past, present and any Indigenous people among us today. I also want to acknowledge that I have profited…
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Great Ocean Walk Day 2 – Elliot Ridge to Cape Otway
First, I would like to acknowledge both the Eastern Maar peoples and the Wadawurrung peoples of the Kulin Nations as the traditional owners of the Great Otway National Park. I want to pay my respects to the past, present and any Indigenous people among us today. I also want to acknowledge that I have profited…
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Reliving Nineteenth Century with the Lightstation’s Keeper: Cape Otway
With stunning views of the vast ocean, vibrant green landscapes and thriving wildlife, Cape Otway has a lot up its sleeve to offer a seeker and a traveller. As I stepped onto the trail leading to Cape Otway Lighthouse, it already felt as if I had embarked on a voyage through time, following in the…
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Great Ocean Walk Day 1 – Apollo Bay to Elliot Ridge
First, I would like to acknowledge both the Eastern Maar peoples and the Wadawurrung peoples of the Kulin Nations as the traditional owners of the Great Otway National Park. I want to pay my respects to the past, present and any Indigenous people among us today. I also want to acknowledge that I have profited…