We debated about sharing this competition with you.
We debated it a lot, as we really don’t want to reduce our chances of winning such an incredible array of prizes.
But, against our better judgment, and all in the cause of promoting the Great Ocean Walk, here are the details:
- The Great Ocean Walk now seems to be promoted by Tourism Victoria as part of Victoria’s Nature-Based Tourism Strategy
- There is a new marketing strategy centred around : The Great Ocean Walk – The Art of Walking
- Three “Walking Greats” will be featured , embarking on a journey along the Great Ocean Walk that looks to explore The Art of Walking – it will culminating in a premier documentary
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We have a “secret” National Park camping ground we escape to each summer for a week or two “bush” camping.
As you can see from the pictures below this is NOT lightweight camping and we take everything including the kitchen sink, dish rack and a full cutlery and crockery set.
It is camping on a grand scale.
Frank has just returned and thought he would share a few pictures of this great holiday spot that is near the Great Ocean Walk in southern Victoria, Australia.
Sorry about the quality of the images, we left our camera at home and had to use an iPhone!…
Can you drink the water on the Great Ocean Walk?
Is the water safe to drink or do I need to sterilise it just to be safe?
Ensuring adequate drinking water supplies when planning a hike is always a high priority. This post attempts to analyse the availability and quality of drinking water on the Great Ocean Walk in the Otway National Park.
We have been moved to post this information because on our recent camping trip to Blanket Bay we were disturbed by the number of Great Ocean Walk hikers who were scared to drink the water that is provided at each campsite.
Photo by Span
It seems to us that it is risk management ,by Parks Victoria, gone …
Picture: Cape Otway Lighthouse visitors gallery
The Cape Otway Lightstation has announced discount entry and other services for Great Ocean Walk hikers.
This is a very welcome initiative and suggested by Our Hiking Blog several months ago.
In a previous post, Ivor in his Great Ocean Walk trip report ,was very critical of the Lightstation for their entry fee policy.
This is a snippet of his post:
I HATED the fact that we couldn’t have a cup of coffee at the lighthouse apart from paying $13 to go in. My mate and I had both been before so didn’t want to pay but having walked the last 5k in pouring rain could have killed a coffee!
Well, Paul from the …
While not purely hiking related, our annual summer holiday to Blanket Bay provides us with a great relaxing experience and the chance to be very comfortable for a week’s base camping. We recently posted about base camping compared to hiking before the holiday.
Blanket Bay is the second camping area on the Great Ocean Walk, so we had the opportunity to meet several hikers, and enjoy their company. The number of walkers travelling through seemed quite small (maybe 2-5 per night) Several of them were on supported walks where they had their food and gear delivered to each campsite by Abby of GOR Shuttle. This meant they only had to walk each day with a day pack.
We know …
