Day 134 - Kennett River, 8th November 2025

We had a crazy night again last night. This time it was the wind howling all night and rattling the awning. I thought it was going to break. 

Thankfully all was okay and we set off for Apollo Bay. We stopped on the way at Cape Patton, a site of one of the many shipwrecks.





From there we headed to Marriner’s Lookout where we walked up a short, muddy track to a lookout over Apollo Bay. It was spectacular.








In Apollo Bay, we checked in at the Visitor’s Centre,




and then wandered down the Main Street, browsing in shops and checking out the cool cafes and restaurants like this American diner.


At the end of the main street, we stopped at the distillery,


and read about the SS Casino at the site where the anchor now rests.


We walked past the Great Ocean Road Brewhouse which is the southernmost pub of the Australian mainland continent.


We ate lunch in the car and headed out to see The Redwoods. They were magnificent.



A short drive away was Hopetoun Falls. It was a very short walk to an upper viewing platform and then a descent down 200 steps to the bottom.



We continued on to Beech Forest and found a funky little art gallery/cafe to have our afternoon coffee.
We headed back to the caravan park and went for a quick walk to see the koala. He has moved trees and was up really high. 
While Ian had a snooze I had a chat with Andrea over a wine and then we gad a delicious pizza and salad meal made by Rach and Shaun, and shared by the local wildlife.





After dinner, Ian and I headed into Lorne….


….to watch the film Ocean, by David Attenborough at the historic Lorne Theatre. It was terrifying and heartbreaking to see the damage that humans have done to our planet.


After the movie we headed back to Kennett River and decided to take a drive up to see the glow worms. There was a wall of twinkling nights, it was beautiful.


We drove slowly back down the hill, spotting the wildlife on the way.


Back at the vans it was time for a hot cuppa before heading to bed. 







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