The wonderful thing about the front end of the year is the abundance of public holidays in which to get some training Kilometers in!
Alongside my friend and mega-supporter Julian, we took off down the coast and made for Apollo Bay and surrounds, to Australia Day weekend amongst gorgeous oceans and many wonderful State Forests.
Our Saturday was spent on a 27km hike, the Cape Otway Blanket Bay circuit. This circuit begins and ends at Cape Otway lighthouse.
The trail began by winding through giant ancient trees. We were treated to numerous Koala sightings, a couple of Wallabies, an array of birds (including a Gang-Gang Cockatoo – which was a treat!), a fat blue-tongue lizard and less-excitingly a Copperhead Snake making its way along our path
The circuit pops-out on a secluded beach which was a perfect spot to stop for a lunch break, provided by the Apollo Bay Bakery (the Florentines are wonder unto themselves)
The trail back to the lighthouse hugged the coast – letting us enjoy beautiful sea views and some nice warm sunshine (mmm, sweaty AND sunburnt! What a combo!)
We completed the circuit and made it back to Apollo Bay to crash-out with a can of Solo and hot showers. Mission Complete!
Our Top 3 Learnings from This Walk
- Balancing looking up for koala spotting, with looking down for snake spotting, is important.
- Hiking sticks are a MUST HAVE accessory – the difference they made to fatigue and speed was huge.
- I’m definitely requesting Solo from my support crew at the Oxfam breaks.
(We backed the big walk up with a couple of short walks to look at local waterfalls in the area on Monday – so enjoy a couple of bonus pictures for making it this far)
If you’re interested in making a donation to our Oxfam team, you can do so here: https://trailwalker.oxfam.org.au/my/team/35395
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