Blogs from Port Campbell, Victoria, Australia, Oceania - page 2

Port Campbell, Victoria, 2 juillet Depuis Sydney, j'ai mis le cap vers la pointe sud du continent et j'aborde aujourd'hui les rivages de l'océan Indien... La South Shore, le Wilson's Promontory et maintenant la Great Ocean Road, wow, que de beautés... Le soleil s'est enfin montré et je goûte chaque seconde de cet extraordinaire périple. Le dépaysement est total: le soleil fait route au nord, la conduite à gauche me déconcerte encore, la faune australienne me fascine (kangourous, wombats, kookaburras et perroquets!) et la voute céleste m'est totalement nouvelle (j'ai tout de même repéré la Croix du sud). Bref, le géographe s'éclate totalement! Je vous laisse apprécier les images tandis que je retournerai demain matin aux Twelve Apostles tant le site est extraordinaire... Tourlou!... read more

Port Campbell is a very "touristy" stop, in that everything is super expensive, lots of cafes,motels and restaurants. The small supermarket is woefully inadequate in its range of provisions, and my sugestion would be, if you are coming down here, either bring all your food or head inland for provisions. The beach/bay is one of the most picturesque we have seen!!! even though the water is absolutely freezing. (only one of us has ventured in so far) Oddly enough, there is no boat ramp, we were amazed at the number of boats and trailers around town and for the life of us, wondered where they went to launch. Our dilemma was solved when we saw a crane at the end of the wharf lifting a boat off a trailer and swinging it out over the water. ... read more

I start the day at 7:30; not early enough to see the tops of the 12 Apostles bathed in morning glow, but early enough to mostly own the road. The landscape is beautiful, backlit and glowing. There are fleeting views of the ocean past the hills. It is at this time that I feel that cycling on the Great Ocean Road is truly the best way to experience it. The terrain slowly evolves, giving you time to savor the beauty. Birds flit and tweet to the background drone of the surf. All of this without the din of a motor. I savor the ride, expansive views of the coast, the strength in my legs. I stop at tourist spots: Loch Ard Gorge, 12 Apostles, and Gibson's steps, steps that lead down to the beach. These formations ... read more

Geo: -38.6191, 142.996SingaporeSingapore is flat! No-one told me, so for some reason I thought it was hilly like Hong Kong. Flat and boring scenically, as the high rise modern buildings ensure that no distant views are available and in most places it is not possible to see the sea although Singapore is an island.Despite this it makes for an interesting stopover. We arrived on Monday evening after having a night on the plane (effectively losing the day) so we did not expect to sleep much. By eleven pm we decided we should try and get some sleep or at least lie down. The next we knew it was MIDDAY Tuesday and we had had another 13 hours sleep! Then we spent the rest of the day in the Botanical Gardens. A very soothing place with beautiful ... read more

The road trip continues on the Great Ocean Road. Emma, Andy and I left Melbourne about 9am but the location of our campground was such that we didn't reach the Great Ocean Road until about 11. Our first stop was Aireys Inlet were we saw the light house. As you can see from the pictures are weather was not good, but even in bad weather the Great Ocean Road is beautiful. There are several small towns along the Great Ocean Road, but we only made a few stops. We wanted to stop in Lorne, but there appeared to be some sort of surfing competitions going on, so there was no place to park. We promised ourselves that we would stop the next day on the way back. We stopped in Apollo Bay and climbed to a ... read more