Great Ocean Walk

So we made it back! 3 days on the Great Ocean Walk was great fun. We covered a little over 30Kms in average weather but it was still good to get away.
Day one took us from Apollo Bay to Elliot Ridge, walking along the coast line until the very end when we headed up hill (Steep) to the camp, nicely nesteled in the bush. It took about 3 hours with stops, and although we were not in any rush it was still a good days walk with fully loaded backpacks.
Day 2 was much easier. 11.6Kms but a nice gradual incline for about 6Kms and then all down hill to Blanket Bay. All in bush and very overcast but still good (until my feet flared up and gave in!). The camp site was another well set up site though with plenty of bushes to make you feel as though you are on your own.
Day 3, and Jo headed off with the other 2 for a beautiful days walk to the Cape Otway Light House. Very bummed I missed it as it sounded like the best day of scenery and best weather too! Givent hat I was not walking we loaded the packs up in the car and they travelled light for a welcomed easy day.
All in all I can highly recommend the Great Ocean Walk to any reasonably fit walker. We'll be posting some 'Dry packaged meal' reviews too. Very amusing!

Getting ready for the Great Ocean Walk

Over Easter weekend we have decided to do a few easy days of walking down the Great Ocean road. The Great Ocean Walk to be more specific. I say easy days because we're only looking to do 2 nights and 3 days of walking, at 10kms per day, so its not going to be any stress, that is for sure.
We've already started preparing what we're going to be taking and trying to keep weight down is a prime consideration. We'll be carrying lightweight 60 litre Backpacks (XE60) and splitting up the tents too. The hope is to get away with about 8-10 kilos each. We've actually cheated and organised a food and water drop for the second night to try and keep the weight down. It is a holiday weekend after all ;-)
I've decided to go smelly and only take one spare set of clothing to keep weight down too, so hopefully the others can cope with it all.
I'll update later in the week!