So, autumn is here already and I have been busy writing up the final chapter of the Geelong, Bellarine and Brisbane Walks book. I love the rhythm of writing, but autumn is also my favourite walking time – mild days, crisp skies, fresh air with a bit of a bite, glorious colours, and fewer slithering friends to worry about. By June, I hope to be started on the next book, which will cover the Great Ocean Road and the Otways: I can’t wait! I don’t know about you, but sometimes, my feet just itch to get out walking, and when I am wandering along, I think there is nothing more joyous than to be out walking in our beautiful land. My walking buddy, Karen, epitomises this in a way my dodgy knees and hips can’t express: here she is on our recent walk to the Jarosite Headland near Point Addis. So what about you? How does a great day out on the track make you feel?
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How does walking make YOU feel?
Posted in Bushwalking, Coastal Walks, Great Ocean Road, Places to Visit, Walks, Walks with dogs, tagged Great Ocean Road, Jarosite Headland, National Parks, nature, Otways National Park, outdoors, Point Addis, walking on 05/14/2012| 2 Comments »
Point Addis Walks
Posted in Bushwalking, Coastal Walks, Dogs, Great Ocean Road, Places to Visit, Walking with Children, Walks, Walks with dogs, tagged Bell's Beach, bushwalking, Great Ocean Road, Jarosite Mine, Nude beaches, Point Addis, sea cliffs, Torquay, walking with dogs on 03/24/2012| Leave a Comment »
Just past Torquay, and an easy day trip from Melbourne, is a wonderful pocket of bushland which boasts some stunning views from its sea-cliffs. For some reason, which I can’t fathom, Point Addis seems to miss out on most of the tourist traffic, who are focussed on either Bells Beach or heading to Anglesea, Lorne and the Great Ocean Road beyond. However, Pt Addis is a wonderful wild destination in its own right. There is an excellent short Koori Cultural walk with interpretive information boards along the way, or a more challenging Ironbark Basin walk – you can see the distinctive slip of the basin from the main car park – which also allows access to an old jarosite mine site. Finally, there is a great short cliff-top board walk from the main car-park which allows for fantastic views up and down the coast, as well as access down to the beach itself – though take great care even if it is low tide. Despite it being part of the Great Otways Park, dogs are fine as long as they are on leads. An added attraction (depending on your viewpoint!) is that the northern end of the beach is one of Victoria’s only four legal ‘clothing optional’ beaches – don’t say I didn’t warn you!