Lake Purrumbete

 8 - 10 February 2025

We chose Lake Purrumbete as our next stop because we wanted to escape the weekend crowds on the Great Ocean Road and there was a chance of seeing Blue-billed duck. We left Port Campbell, stopped at Cobden for coffee and were at the caravan park around 11:00am.

We chose a spot that had a view towards the lake, set up and went for a walk. No blue-bills! To add to the disappointment, the wind started to blow and just kept getting stronger. We checked the forecast again and it would be like this for the two nights we were booked in for. It was cold and windy, but we had fortunately set the camper trailer up so that it blocked the wind most of the time. We escaped the wind duing the afternoon by driving into Colac to do some shopping, and in the evening by making use of the camp kitchen.

It was nice to be close to the water 

Lake Purrumbete is a fishing spot and there were lots of people with boats, but not too many out on the lake due to the weather. We tried to enjoy our time there, but the weather really spoiled what could have been a lovely weekend. We checked the forecast for the rest of the week on the Otways and Great Ocean Road and came to the conclusion that we would have to forego that part of the trip - it was going to be even windier and then there would be some very heavy rain. It was time for a rethink and we decided to head towards Glenrowan - a bit of a detour, but we could go back to the coast later.

Not wanting to drive for a whole day, we chose a spot near Bendigo to stay and rang ahead to book, before leaving Lake Purrumbete.