Overnight at Port Campbell, on the Gt Ocean Road, and we wake to a most glorious day. Better to do the next part of the GOR in fantastic conditions and come back to camp overnight.   Certainly this turned out to be the best decision.

We headed west in the Port Campbell National Park and took in the sights of the Loch Ard Gorge.   This was where the clipper Loch Ard ran aground in 1878. Only 2 souls of 54 survived.   A 15 year old ship's apprentice was one, and after he was washed ashore he heard screams and rescued the second survivor, a 17 year old Irish girl.

The pathway leads to a viewing platform where you can see two limestone stacks, which used to be called Island Archway, as it was joined by a great arch.   The arch collapsed in 2009 and the two individual stacks were renamed Tom and Eva, after the two survivors.

There are stairs that access the beach from the pathway – can’t help myself!   98 steps later I am on the glorious beach looking back up the cliffs.   Fantastic!

From this same location can be seen the incredible Razorback – named for obvious reasons.   Wind and rain have done their job well here.   The colour of the water is azure blue and quite spectacular with huge waves pounding against the coastline and you can easily see caves forming in the cliff face.

The swell lines are forming and the ocean breaks look unbelievable.  What a spot!

We walked out further on the headland and were totally in awe of the might of the ocean.   I have added a couple of videos you should watch 'cause they say more than I could ever hope to describe.

I stand there, fixed to the spot, mesmerized, as the waves hit the headland, roll into a cave and then roll perfectly along the line it has already made at the base of the cliffs, undermining the sandstone, then smashing, jubilantly, against the rocks blocking its path leaving a cauldron of white wash.   I stand there wishing for a bigger wave, wanting to see more of nature’s excavation and sculpting skills.   Incredible!   I feel exhausted and invigorated and realized I had been riding on every wave!   Crazy lady.

Bakers Oven is next on our list and is quite spectacular with the huge seas smashing against this massive monolith, the foaming white water cascading through the ‘oven’ carved out of the limestone over thousands of years.   The surf is pumping, waves of around 15 – 20 feet, and the white wash of the water is like flour spilt on the bakers floor!