Great Ocean Road

The main reason we went to Castle Cove was to look for these patterns in the cliffs. Based on the pictures in Written In Stone, I assumed that the whole cliff would have that pattern, like Urquhart Bluff. In reality, a small section of the cliffs were like this – and you could only see them on the right section of the cliffs.

When you get to the beach, turn to your right. There are a section of cliffs that are different in colour to the other ones. I’m not sure what they look like in decent lighting, however the sun was too bright for us to fully enjoy how beautiful they were.

These patterns are often found at the bottom of the cliffs, in sections that are about 50cm wide. Some are higher or larger.

It is well worth exploring in depth. I recommend getting there when the tide is at its lowest and that you constantly keep an eye on it. In this particular section, you could get blocked off quickly.

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Mum and I had read about beautiful rock formations of Castle Cove in Written In Stone. This brilliant and inspiring book about the geological history of the Great Ocean Road contains many pictures of the different landscapes.

Mum fell in love with the pictures from Castle Cove and we decided to visit. The main problem was that we struggled to find any information to get to the main beach. We asked at the Information Centre and the lady mentioned the lookout and that it was part of the Great Ocean Walk. I did find some scattered information about the beach online but not much.

You can access the beach from the lookout. However, it isn’t well signposted and it is quite steep.

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We discovered Artillery Rocks by accident. We needed somewhere to stop briefly when driving down to Apollo Bay and found this beautiful secret place just outside of Lorne.

It doesn’t look like much from the lookout but it has brilliant rock formations. We spent about half an hour here before we had to move on. It’s a fantastic place to get photographs or just watch the waves come in.

It’s located east from Jamieson’s River. We are definitely planning to return and spend more time.

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