Cape Bridgewater

From Portland, it was a 20 minute scenic drive to Cape Bridgewater. We stopped for lunch at Bridgewater Bay Beach, before heading up to the lookout for a better view of the 4km stretch of surf beach and to watch seals frolick in the waves.

From the carpark at the Blowhole, we were greeted by the whoosh whoosh whoosh of the 29 huge wind turbines on the wind farm next to it.

We walked the short distance to watch the waves crash onto the volcanic rocks at the Blowhole...

...before heading in the opposite direction to explore the Petrified Forest.

The forest looks like uprooted trees turned to stone, but is actually hollow limestone tubes, eroded over the ages by rainfall.

The strange landscape is made all the more eerie, by the Triffid-like turbines towering over the barren land. 

Whoosh.

Whoosh..

Whoosh...

*nearby is Stony Hill, the highest clifftop on Victoria's coastline. Also, Tarragal Limestone Caves and Bridgewater Lakes. I'm adding them to my must-visit-next-time-list, but you might get there before I do.

What: Blowhole and Petrified Forest
Where:Cape Bridgewater

When:  Daily
Why: nature
How Much: FREE