Wilsons Prom looking towards some of the islands off Whiskey Bay
Wilsons Prom
T shooting at Wilson’s Prom
Dave on Norman Beach where Tidal River meets the beach
Dave on the rocks at Norman Beach, Wilsons Prom
Dave testing the water temperature which was much warmer than the air!
TT on Norman Beach, Wilsons Prom
Large seagull at Norman Beach
Daves bush internet cafe – laptop, ipad and iphone!
A friendly wombat who visited our camp site looking for scraps
Dave not looking too pleased that we were up pre dawn and the sun was hidden behind clouds!
The orange moss covered boulders that were supposed to be glowing in the morning sun…
Dave contemplating on a rock
TT keeping the elements out
TT losing it, doing a crazy sun dance… it didnt work!
Norman Beach
Some blue sky and sunlight through the clouds over Mt Oberon
T cooking breakfast at Wilsons Prom
Dave under heavy cloud at Tidal River with break in the clouds
On the walk between Picnic Bay and Squeaky Beach
View out to islands that are part of Wilsons Prom National Park
Squeaky Bay from the headland
The walk through dense scrub trees was very picturesque
Boulders on Squeaky Beach
Boulders on Squeaky Beach which are covered in an orange moss
Dave shimmying the up the boulders
Claiming victory on his climb!
Action man Dave leaps off the rock
Exploring the boulders on the beach
A wallaby at Bear Gully campsite
Sunrise at Bear Gully
TT at Bear Gully
Sunrise at Bear Gully
Cape Liptrap Lighthouse
Cape Liptrap Lighthouse
Phillip Island Coastline
A nesting box for the little penguins of Phillip Island (fox proof!)
Our little penguin friends hiding under the look out – they were very shy!
Phillip Island Coastline looking east
Rehabilitation site at Summerland where they are building new nesting boxes for the penguins after the land buy back
The Nobbies
Dave on the board walk at The Nobbies
Dave with Charlie and his girlfriend Chloe, the neighbours dog who has a flap in the fence for visitation
Dave with Charlie the Lands dog
Our gracious hosts The Lands: Bill, Jack and Mitchell
More beach huts at Dromana
Colourful beach huts on the Mornington Peninsula
Tara picked her beach hut
Tara on the steps of “her” beach hut
The prado on the ferry between Sorrento and Queenscliff
T on the Sorrento-Queenscliff ferry
Tara eating Sorrento’s famous Vanilla Slice – so good but so messy!
Dave with Sorrento port in the back ground
Bells Beach! Australia’s home of surfing
Surfer doing his thing off Bells Beach
Surfers below the hang gliding launch pad at Bells Beach
Our campsite at Hammond Rd, inland from Aireys Inlet. Nothing special but neat and tidy and close to the Great Ocean Road
Great Ocean Road Bridge and monument to commemorate the returned servicemen that completed the Great Ocean Rd after World War One
Bumblebee at Lorne!
Lorne
Looking back towards Lorne, a lovely beach town on the Great Ocean Rd
Some of the windy drive along the coast
Dave at Sheoak Falls, one of the many falls alongside the Great Ocean Rd
A more elevated section of the Great Ocean Rd – looking east
A more elevated section of the Great Ocean Rd – looking west
Koalas fighting in the wild! One is using urine as a defence mechanism… lets face it no one likes being wee’d on!
More Koalas fighting!
Koala fight, koala fight!
Cape Otway Koalas fighting
Koalas still fighting
The loser growling his disappointment
Sounded like a strange growl/bark
Sitting pretty
This one was in another tree oblivious to the commotion the other two were putting on
This is the loser of the fight
Not happy Jan
What are all you people looking at??
The fighters doing their best to ignore each other
Cute koala sleeping in tree
Cute little critters aren’t they?
Table with a view! Our dining table at Blanket Bay
Beach view from the hike in campsite at Blanket Bay
Sundown at Blanket Bay
Sunset at Blanket Bay
A spot of evening fishing at Blanket Bay
Shells at Blanket Bay
Seaweed at Blanket Bay
Rockpools at Blanket Bay
Sunset at Blanket Bay
Sunset at Blanket Bay, Cape Otway NP
Sunrise at Blanket Bay
Sunrise at Blanket Bay
Sunrise at Blanket Bay
Sunrise at Blanket Bay
Sunrise at Blanket Bay
TT shooting the sunrise – before the battery died!
Sunrise at Blanket Bay with crashing waves
Our wet campsite and a not so happy TT under the fox wing
Much to Tee’s surprise Dave managed to catch a fish!
Dave trying his hand at fishing again!
The Twelve Apostles
Tara at the Twelve Apostles
Collapsed headland at the Twelve Apostles
Panorama of the Twelve Apostles
Twelve Apostles
Beach below the Twelve Apostles
Loch Ard Gorge
Us down in Loch Ard Gorge – amazing to get down and feel the power of the ocean pumping into the tight gorge
On the point of Loch Ard Gorge
Moo cow at the Craters and Lakes Caravan Park
Testing out our bbq hotplate over the dual fuel cooker – worked a treat!
Cows and Lake in old volcanic crater
Botanic Garden at Craters and Lakes Caravan Park
Botanic Garden at Craters and Lakes Caravan Park
Our campsite next to the cows
Our solace from the pouring rain! A cottage in Daylesford for two nights
Inside our cottage with its Ned Kelly fire place
A real queensize bed!
Bathroom complete with Spa Bath
Dave getting warmed up in front of the fire
Ned Kelly Fire Place – designed and engineered in Daylesford
T relaxing with a glass of wine in front of the fire
Botanic Gardens, Daylesford VIC
Botanic Gardens, Daylesford VIC
Wombat Hill Cafe – Botanic Gardens Daylesford
Wombat Hill Cafe, Botanic Gardens Daylesford VIC
Botanic Gardens Daylesford VIC
Daylesford Railway Station
Daylesford Railway Station
Daylesford Railway Station
Daylesford Railway Station
“The Blowhole” Daylesford VIC
Castlemaine
Sophie Baker, Bendigo VIC
Chillin in the Bakers Van, Bendigo VIC
Maldon, VIC
Maldon VIC
The Bakers, Maldon VIC
Maldon VIC
Climbing over to some old gold mining dredging thing
The Grampians, VIC
The Grampians, VIC
The Grampians, VIC
The Grampians, VIC
The Grampians, VIC
The Grampians, VIC
The Grampians, VIC
The Grampians, VIC
The Grampians, VIC
3 thoughts on “Southern Victoria”
Darlings – Just spent best part of an hour and half with you ! Just love seing your photos and reading the comments and almost feel we are travelling with you !! Its great being able to follow it all – feeling for you in the wet and cold bits as it is the same in the UK ! Am sure we will both come out of it tho….soon I hope!! Keep it up darlings and thankyou for all the enjoyment you are giving us. XX
Ohmagod we are soooo jealous! Looks awesome. Wish we could do it again! Hope kit is all holding up well and you aren’t too cold. Miss you heaps xxx
WEre missing you guys too! Must have a skype date soon, maybe next week when we’re in Perth. I’m very keen to see the little man also!
P.s. kit all holding up well. Had some windy nights across the Nullabor so a few moments when we thought the rooftop tent might be blown out to sea! All good though, great weather right now down near Esperance
Darlings – Just spent best part of an hour and half with you ! Just love seing your photos and reading the comments and almost feel we are travelling with you !! Its great being able to follow it all – feeling for you in the wet and cold bits as it is the same in the UK ! Am sure we will both come out of it tho….soon I hope!! Keep it up darlings and thankyou for all the enjoyment you are giving us. XX
Ohmagod we are soooo jealous! Looks awesome. Wish we could do it again! Hope kit is all holding up well and you aren’t too cold. Miss you heaps xxx
WEre missing you guys too! Must have a skype date soon, maybe next week when we’re in Perth. I’m very keen to see the little man also!
P.s. kit all holding up well. Had some windy nights across the Nullabor so a few moments when we thought the rooftop tent might be blown out to sea! All good though, great weather right now down near Esperance
Love T&D