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Breakfast in Apollo Bay

By tony On June 14, 2012 · Add Comment · In Apollo Bay, Great Ocean Road
In Apollo Bay, several cafes offer cooked breakfasts from around 7.30am every day of the year.  For early risers a walk on the beach is the perfect preparation for breakfast and a busy day ahead.  Recommended places for breakfast include: Cafe153 La [...]
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Anglesea surf beach

By tony On June 5, 2012 · Add Comment · In Anglesea, Great Ocean Road
A very popular swimming and surfing beach during the summer months, and a good beach walk anytime of year in Anglesea.
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Childers Cove

By tony On May 28, 2012 · Add Comment · In Great Ocean Road, Port Campbell
At the western end of the 12 Apostles coastline is a small cluster of accessible beaches including Childers Cove, Murnanes Beach and Sandy Cove. Even when the most popular sightseeing spots are very busy these hidden treasures are often virtually deserted.  Part of the reason is that the road to Childers Cove [...]
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Apollo Bay main beach

By tony On May 26, 2012 · Add Comment · In Apollo Bay, Great Ocean Road
The main beach runs in an arc for 4 kms from the harbour in town to the mouth of Wild Dog Creek. The low dunes along most of its length screen the beach from the town so that walking on the beach you feel like you are the first person to discover this place.
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Bay of Islands

By tony On May 22, 2012 · Add Comment · In Great Ocean Road, Port Campbell
Bay of Islands is a feature of the coastal park stretching over 30 kms towards Warrnambool.  There are wonderful ocean views combined with coastal cliffs and the many rock stacks of the bay.  There is beach access.
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Torquay Surf Beach

By tony On May 18, 2012 · Add Comment · In Great Ocean Road, Torquay
Torquay Surf Beach is otherwise known as ‘back beach’, this is one of the places where modern surfing took shape from the 1950’s.  Drive along The Esplanade in Torquay out to the headland for views over both Surf Beach and Main Beach.
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Torquay main beach

By tony On May 18, 2012 · Add Comment · In Great Ocean Road, Torquay
Torquay main beach is the more gentle of Torquay’s surf beaches.  There are wide expanses of lawn running from The Esplanade down to the beach, with mature Norfolk Pines along its entire length.  Several of the town’s cafes and restaurants are clustered along The Esplanade, making it a great place to have Read Full Article →

Great Ocean Road Memorial Arch

By tony On May 18, 2012 · Add Comment · In Eastern View, Great Ocean Road
Great Ocean Road Memorial Arch could possibly be the most photographed spot on the Great Ocean Road, this memorial acknowledges the challenges faced by workers in the construction of the road.  The story is recorded on boards at the site.  There is easy access to the beach here so it’s a good place to stretch [...]
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Lorne

By tony On March 2, 2012 · Add Comment · In Lorne
You should reach the beachside town of Lorne by mid afternoon. The town is on Louttit Bay, named after a sea captain who assisted a stricken ship in the area in 1841. Some years later the area was logged for timber, then cattle were introduced. The main street is named after the Mountjoy family who owned a cattle station running through the area.
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Torquay to Lorne

By tony On March 2, 2012 · Add Comment · In Aireys Inlet, Anglesea, Great Ocean Road, Lorne, Torquay
From Bells Beach 10 minutes in the car brings you to Anglesea with its river wetlands and surf beaches. The local golf club is a popular destination to spot kangaroos.
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