Berlitz: Australia Pocket Guide

Along the coast is the fishing-village charm of Port Fairy, where brightly painted boats tie up at the jetty with their catches of lobster and crab. Port Fairy Bay was named by Captain James Wishart who brought his tiny cutter, the Fairy, into the Moyne River to find shelter during a sealing expedition in 1810, but the town was called Belfast for a period. Sealers and, later, whalers built quaint stone cottages which still nestle under the tall Norfolk Island pines shading the streets. In March each year, a very popular three-day folk festival draws music lovers to the town

Just before you reach Lorne, follow the signs for Erskine Falls, splendid cascades that are worth the 20-minute detour.