Category Archives: Cape Otway

Great Ocean Road unique family accommodation stays

Are you thinking about a taking a road trip down the Great Ocean Road? Lighthouses, luxury resorts and panoramic ocean views make these family-friendly accommodation choices our top picks for where to stay along the Great Ocean Road, Victoria. We’ve just returned from a fabulous coast-to-coast trip of Victoria, and we’d like to share with […]

Stay & Play in the Cape Otway Lightkeeper’s House!

We had the pleasure of staying in the Head Lightkeeper’s House accommodation at the Cape Otway Lightstation during our recent Victorian road trip. This would have to be one of the most unique accommodation experiences on the Great Ocean Road, if not the whole of Australia… Cape Otway is located just ten minutes off the Great Ocean Road in Victoria, […]

Road Trip! Day 7 – Cape Otway – 12 Apostles – Loch Ard Gorge

It was time to move on again today, so we bid a sad farewell to our beloved Cape Otway Lightstation and headed off for Port Campbell – but not without stopping in the Koala forest again – who could resist them? Certainly not us! We saw maybe six koalas in two stops before getting back on […]

Road Trip! Day 6 – Cape Otway – Lightstation – Dinosaur Dig

How lovely it was to wake up this morning to the peace and quiet of the Cape Otway Lightstation before the day tourists started arriving – and to see a lighthouse out of my bedroom window! We went over to the Cafe for a very tasty full cooked breakfast – poached eggs smothered in the most delectable mushrooms for me […]

Road Trip! Day 5 – Lorne – Apollo Bay – Cape Otway

What an exciting day we’ve had today! We set out from Lorne this morning, dropping in to walk on the giant pier on the outskirts of Lorne before we left. The idea was just to snap a pic or two of the period Grand Pacific Hotel opposite and then walk to the end of the […]