Not far from Warrnambool in Victoria is a volcano after which Warrnambool is named. Ironically, that volcano is now called tower hill.
The hill has a tower, but more interestingly, a nature reserve where you can see some of Australia's wildlife, in today's case, Wallabies and Emus.
I completed two of the walks, the Peak walk, which is painfully steep but offers excellent views to the ocean, and the lava tongue walk. Both are perportedly half an hour long however I completed them in around half that time.
This isn't really a blog at all, rather a place for me to store thoughts and pictures for my own future reference.
Wait, isn't that a blog?
In any case... expect posts on architecture, food, history, travel and Lego.
Showing posts with label VIC: Walks. Show all posts
Showing posts with label VIC: Walks. Show all posts
Tuesday, July 12, 2011
Monday, May 16, 2011
Wreck Beach
A bit to the south of the Twelve Apostles lies wreck beach - a small portion of the Shipwreck Coast. At the end of a small gravel road (the sort they tell you NOT to drive your rental car down, but you do anyway), is a walk down a bluff, and over a period of two bays you find two shipwrecks - the Marie Gabrielle and the Fiji.
Don't come at high tide though - you might get traptured - and that's not good. There is a reason they called this the shipwreck coast... in particular because so many drowned being trapped at the bottom of a cliff.
Don't come at high tide though - you might get traptured - and that's not good. There is a reason they called this the shipwreck coast... in particular because so many drowned being trapped at the bottom of a cliff.
| Shipwreck Bay - Great Ocean Road, VIC - 18 Aug 2010 |
| Marie Gabrielle anchor - Shipwreck Bay - Great Ocean Road, VIC - 18 Aug 2010 |
| Marie Gabrielle wreckage - Shipwreck Bay - Great Ocean Road, VIC - 18 Aug 2010 |
| Fiji anchor - Shipwreck Bay - Great Ocean Road, VIC - 18 Aug 2010 |
| Shipwreck Bay - Great Ocean Road, VIC - 18 Aug 2010 |
Sunday, May 15, 2011
The Twelve Apostles on the Great Ocean Road
The Great Ocean Road is one of the must-do drives in Victoria - and when I drove it last year, I arrived at the Twelve Apostles just as the sun was setting - perfect timing! The walk out to the lookout takes around 10 minutes, so isn't really much of a walk at all, but the views are very good by day or nightfall.
And by daytime...
| Twelve Apostles - Great Ocean Road, VIC - 17 Aug 2010 |
| Twelve Apostles - Great Ocean Road, VIC - 17 Aug 2010 |
And by daytime...
| Twelve Apostles - Great Ocean Road, VIC - 18 Aug 2010 |
| Twelve Apostles - Great Ocean Road, VIC - 18 Aug 2010 |
| Twelve Apostles - Great Ocean Road, VIC - 18 Aug 2010 |
| Twelve Apostles - Great Ocean Road, VIC - 18 Aug 2010 |
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