A little Bit of Blue. The Great Ocean Road Trip.


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May 4th 2012
Published: June 11th 2012
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What better way of spending a long weekend than exploring somewhere new and sharing it with our good friends, Anne Marie and Mark with a four day trip near Melbourne to drive the iconic Great Ocean Road, a spectacular tourist drive built by World War 1 soldiers in honour of fallen comrades and formally opened in 1923, it is the world’s biggest war memorial. We decided to take the longer route s... Read Full Entry



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London Bridge.London Bridge.
London Bridge.

Now an isolated rock formation, no longer connected to the mainland.
The Razorback.The Razorback.
The Razorback.

Layers of limestone could be clearly seen along the ridge.
Sunset.Sunset.
Sunset.

View across the Bay of Islands.
Sunset and sand.Sunset and sand.
Sunset and sand.

The Bay of Islands.
Bay of Islands.Bay of Islands.
Bay of Islands.

Beautiful skies with rock outcrops backlit from the sun.
Truly MajesticTruly Majestic
Truly Majestic

The sun setting in the Bay of Islands.
Bay of MartyrsBay of Martyrs
Bay of Martyrs

The changing skies as the sun set further.
Griffiths Lighthouse.Griffiths Lighthouse.
Griffiths Lighthouse.

The gate and fence are all that remain to mark where the cottage used to stand.
Griffiths IslandGriffiths Island
Griffiths Island

A blustery walk around the island.
Orchard Cottage.Orchard Cottage.
Orchard Cottage.

It was like travelling back in time staying in this cottage it was full of interesting books and photographs from the past.



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