As you drive further, you pass more scenic points, with resonant names such as the Blowhole and the Thundercave, before reaching Port Campbell. Port Campbell and Peterborough are small seaside settlements along the way. Port Campbell began life as a base for sealers and whalers and is a charming fishing village. The National Parks Information Centre in Port Campbell has a comprehensive range of maps detailing coastal and bush walks. Peterborough is home to London Bridge , the Grotto, the Bay of Islands, The Bay of Martyrs, and Massacre Bay.
Ample boat launching and camping facilities are available.
Some 80 shipwrecks and many hundreds of lives later, the beautiful but treacherous 130 kilometre stretch between Moonlight Head and Port Fairy had earned the title 'The Shipwreck Coast'. Last Century the southern waters of Bass Strait were one of the main approaches to eastern Australia. King Island divides the entrance into this strait into two channels. The southern channel could not be used as it was obstructed by reefs. So ships chose the northern passage which was only 75 kilometres wide.