With lots to explore around this area, we started with a great breakfast at Waves Cafe, then we drove east to Loch Ard Gorge, named after the clipper ship Loch Ard, which ran aground on nearby Muttonbird Island on 1 June 1878 - of the fifty-four passengers and crew, only two survived. Stairs provide access to the beach, so we ventured down and around the caverns formed into the cliffs. Another walk was around to the point of the shipwreck, and a third walk wa...

We departed Mt Gambier with one last look at the Blue Lake, for the start of the Great Ocean Road part of the trip. We crossed from SA into Victoria, and dropped into Portland for morning tea at Kopi on the Beach. Portland's is the oldest European settlement in the state and a significant shipping port. We ventured on to Port Fairy for a quick look at East Beach and stopped for quite a bit at Warrnambool for a fish & chip lunch. As we neared Port Ca...