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Published: March 5th 2019
Today I experienced a major part of the Great Ocean Road driving the 66 Km from Aireys Inlet to Apollo Bay. This is probably one of the more scenic legs of the route. One of the first things I encountered was a sign stating "High Crash Area", followed later by a number of signs pointing out "Accident Zone next 30 km". Hmmmmmm? This is due of course to the winding nature of the narrow roads as it hugs the coast. Needless to say I had both hands on the steering wheel and decided not to text for a while! Google maps says the driving time is 1 hr and 37 minutes. It took me four and a half hours. Along the way there are more than enough pullovers to view the wonderful scenery and I stopped too many times to count with camera in hand. Remarkable coastal views. Some notable stops included Cathedral Rock( two bottle launches), and in Lorne, Teddys Lookout which provided wonderful panoramic views from high. I eventually made it to Apollo Bay around 2ish. A cute coastal town, I walked around to see some local sculptures and of course had to visit the beach. My last activity
of the day was to visit Marriners Lookout. You drive to the start of a steep steep (luckily short) trail to the top. From here you could see miles in every direction; mainly of course Apollo Bay.
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Carole Magnan
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Very nice sculpture, was there any live seal along ocean road?