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What was someone was trying to tell us from a plane? Last weekend of the whole trip in Melbourne.Coincidence? Fate? Bummer..
What was someone was trying to tell us from a plane? Last weekend of the whole trip in Melbourne.Coincidence? Fate? Bummer..
Last day, 6 months gone, St Kilda beach..Man.
Federation Square (or thereabouts), Melbourne
Kids on a sculpture outside Melbourne C.A.G
Melbourne contemporary art gallery, a reflective square on the floor- a piece by Donald Judd I think
With our Mongolian friend Evan in Carlton/Fitzroy, Melbourne
Pelican checking things out, St.Kilda
The claw!
St. Kilda lighthouse, Melbourne
Luna Park fairground, St. Kilda, Mebourne
River at campsite, Glenelg NP
Campsite next to river in Glenelg NP, almost at the South Australia border somewhere between Nelson and Portland, went hunting for Platypus, didn't find any..
Killer kangaroo!- having fun with a left over foot of some description, presumably from a kangaroo (front paw), probably ex roadkill, then dragged or carried off by something else
Beach near Peterborough, Great Ocean Road
The Loch and Gorge?
The Razorback (all the land formations have names, can't remember them exactly), also near the 12 Apostales Marine NP
More coastline near the 12 Apostales
More Apostales
12 Apostales
Echidna looking for food at the side of a lookout on the Ocean Road
Somewhere on the Great Ocean Road, Shipwreck Coast
Camping spot, Parker Hill, Cape Otway
Koala in Gum tree at Cape Otway- one of about 10 that we saw in the area
Airleys Inlet, approx 150kms south of Melbourne on Great Ocean Road
Flock/Herd? of Emus, Wilsons Prom
Snake/ Kangaroo/ Emu country, Vereka Point walk
After evening swim, Tidal River beach
Picnic Bay
Ready for anything- good bit of firewood too
Friendly grape thief, a crimson rosella I think, Wilsons Prom
Campsite Wilsons Promontory
Rock formations Whiskey Bay, Wilsons Promontory
Whiskey Bay, Wilsons Promontory
Path down to Picnic Bay
Picnic Bay, Wilsons Promontory
Approaching one of the many pristine and naturally magnificent beaches/bays at Wilsons Promontory, 180 northeast of Melbourne
Our stylish camper at another DOC campsite nearby Golden beach, a massive beach near Lake Wellington- the graffiti reads 'Pessimists need a good kick in the cant's- one of the better 'Wicked Campers' slogans- they paint all their vans with funny ditties on the back. Got stuck in the sand here too..
Sailing with grannies, Lake Victoria, Lakes Entrance, Victoria
View of pelicans at campsite in Mallacoota harbour, Croajingolong NP (now in Victoria, not NSW)
Pambula picnic spot, Ben Boyd NP
Central Tilda viewing hill, somewhere east coast Australia, not long after Mystery Bay
Mystery Bay
First campsite Mystery Bay
First morning on the road, DOC campsite at Mystery Bay, about 250 kms south of Sydney
Cheesy couple in the Blue Mountains
Blue Mountains
Blue mountains, also not far outside Sydney-thanks P and B for driving!
With my brother Peter and sister in law, Brita, in Hunter Valley just out of Sydney, not a bad place to get to love Austalian Reds
Well I guess a trip to Sydney wouldn't be worth it without a photo of the Opera house
The good ol' Sydney green and gold harbour ferries, CBD and Opera house
Sydney harbour view, returning from Manly
Sydney beach, on the Manly side of Sydney harbour
Spot the butterfly and rosella, Sydney
'Icebergs' pool, Bondi
The obligatory Bondi beach shot
The last leg of the trip, Sydney at dawn (from aeroplane of course)
Mangawhai surf beach, evening
'Our' beach, Mangawhai- a small secluded beach that my family has called our own since I can remember
Dusk view of Mangawhai harbour
Gerhard, Caroline, Brigette (one Dad, two Mums) on Mangawhai harbour beach
Gerhard and Alan (the two Dad's) return from a hard days sailing
Parents from both sides at Mangawhai
Wenderholm Beach, near Auckland
Waitomo Caves, ancient stalagmite formation
View over Orakei-Korako, and NZ rain forest
Thermal dribbles and silica build-up, Orakei Korako thermal Park, near Rotorua
Same view (almost) morning
View over Mangakuri beach from veranda, evening
Mangakuri beach-house sunset
After a 'refreshing' dip at Mangakuri
Cathedral Cove, Coromandel
Hahei beach, Coromandel
Thermal beach pools- dig a hole in the sand, jump in the hot (sometimes boiling!) water, Hot Water Beach, Coromandel
Waka (Maori canoe) carvings, Waitangi
View from Flagstaff Hill, over Russel township
View in other direction
View from top of small hill, lunch stop Bay of Islands
Lunch stop on an Island, Bay of Islands
Dolphins Bay of Islands
Sunset Russel
Evening in Russel
Oldest church (I think) in NZ, in Russel, Bay of Islands, North NZ
Sunset Mangawhai
Mangawhai surf beach
View of Mangawhai harbour from beach-house
Mangawhai surf beach from car-park, with Hen and Chickens Island behind
Mangawhai surf beach
Leona at Mangawhai (harbour) beach
Leona with my parents, Beach-house Mangawhai
Gannet colony, west coast Auckland
Auckland city and Harbour bridge from Rangitoto island
Mt Eden, Auckland central view
Fruit bats/Flying foxes, whatever theyre called, theyre massive!
Attacked by thirsty Cocatoos, Sydney Botanical Gardens
The standard Sydney photo- behind is the opera house- you may know it.
