Blogs from Robe, South Australia, Australia, Oceania - page 2

Heute hatten wir eine sehr lange Autofahrt vor uns, die uns von Port Elliot, dem bisher schönsten und neuesten YHA nach Robe, zu einem etwas verfallen wirkendem aber dennoch imposanten YHA führte (welches Hostel verfügt schon über einen Herrensalon mit schwarzen Ledersesseln?). Auf den Weg dorthin fuhren wir an den Naracoorte Caves vorbei. Eine Stunde hin und über eine Stunde zurück (nach Robe) und das alles für die Katz, da wir knapp nach 16:30 erst dort waren. Die Besichtungungzeit war leider schon vorbei. Die „Wet Caves“ haben wir uns trotzdem angesehen, ob mit Erlaubnis oder illegal, war nicht genau festzustellen, da wir nichts mit der Erklärung der Dame beim Eintritt anfangen konnten. So haben wir doch noch ein paar Impressionen über die großen Ausmaße der Höhlen bekommen. Nach einer Odyssee durch die dunklen, ewig langen und ... read more

30 03 2010-03-31 Still on the great ocean drive. Start Warnambool and finish at Robe. Well we got off after a light breakfast and went to Port fairy then along to Portland for a stop and a coffee. Saw about 6 trikes all powered by VW engines and took some photos on the way. To be honest you were spoilt for choice with the views so we attempted to get a feel of it as we drove along with the sea views on our left. We went via Mount Gambier and were held up by flocks of sheep along the way. Eventually when I was all done in we got to Robe a small place which once again had its share of shipwrecks. The choice of accomadation was sparse so we opted for a 2 bedroom ... read more

Day 263 - Coorong National Park to Little Dip Conservation Park I’m intrigued this morning to find that now we’re actually camped at the Coorong I’m not sure of our next move! It’s not one of those places which is obvious in terms of exploration, especially if you haven’t got a boat. I figured we’d just have a bit of a drive through the area and check out a couple of the lookouts along the route, so that’s pretty much what we did. The weather has definitely toned itself down and there’s a positive chill in the air. We packed up the caravan this morning and headed back down the dirt track to the sealed road and just enjoyed the scenery as we drive through. We’re due to meet up with Grant, Anna and the girls ... read more

Pegamos a estrada cedo, as 6 horas ja estavamos a caminho de Robe em SA. Nao tinhamos o caminho ainda definido, entao ainda estavamos no caminho decidindo por onde seguir... escolhemos passar por Halls Gap, para ir no parque Nacional de Grampians. Bem, marcada a nossa rota, tivemos que dar uma mudada de estarada, pois estavamos em uma estrada que estava nos levando para uma outra direcao, entao pegamos a primeira saida e seguimos na direcao certa, longe avistavamos nuvens negras carregadas... a principio imaginavamos que essa chuva estava indo em direcao contraria a nossa, mas depois de uma meia hora dirigindo ela nos alcancou. Temos que dizer que essa nao foi uma chuvinha qualquer, uma tempestade de vento extremamente forte (a qual ouvimos mais tarde que os ventos eram de cerca de 130 km/h), para ... read more

Entry by Jules Sunday 21/12/08 We left Robe bright and early on Sunday morning as we knew we had plenty of sights to see that day, en route to the start of the Great Ocean Road. One sight I have been hoping on encountering all the trip is a Wombat and we did manage to see one beside the road out of Robe. No, it wasn't road kill, but it wasn't alive either; just a road sign unfortunately. As wombats are nocturnal it was unlikely that I would get to see one in the wild. We made a brief stop at Beachport, a lovely seaside town with an extremely long pier. We strolled along to the end and back again before chatting to a local fishermen about his catch so far that day; he was after ... read more