This weekend we are going on the Great Ocean Road. Today we are driving up to Apollo Bay (200km from Melbourne).
Notre voiture de location, au depart de la maison:
This is our rent car for the weekend:
Premier arret a Torquay, ou j'ai passe de nombreux weekends l'ete dernier:
First stop in Torquay:
Bells Beach:
C'est a Bells Beach qu'a lieu la Rip Curl Pro Surf chaque annee a Paques.
Nous n'avons pas eu de chance, les vagues n'etaient pas terribles donc maman n'a pas pu voir de surfers (.. et oui, ca arrive!).
Anglesea - Lookout Flora Reserve:
Anglesea - The Gulch:
Au loin le phare Split Point Lighthouse - We can see the Split Point Lighthouse far away
Split Point Lighthouse (34 meters):
Ce phare a ete construit en 1891. Il est automatique depuis 1919.
Il a ete utilise pour les scenes exterieures de la serie 'Les Twist' ('Round the Twist'), tres populaire en Australie et au Royaume Uni.
The lighthouse was originally built in 1891. It was converted to automatic operation in 1919.
The popular children's television series 'Round the Twist' used the area around the Split Point Lighthouse for many external scenes.
Depuis le haut du phare:From the top of the Lighthouse:
La maison du president du club d'AFL de Geelong - Geelong's football president's house...
Coalmine Creek:
Debut de la Great Ocean Road:
Start of the Great Ocean Road - Memorial Arch:La Great Ocean Road longe la cote sud-est de l'Australie sur 243 km. Elle a ete construite entre 1919 et 1932 par des soldats revenus de la Première Guerre mondiale.
The Great Ocean Road is a 243 km stretch of road along the south-eastern coast of Australia. The road was constructed to provide work for returning soldiers and dedicated as a Memorial to those killed in the First World War.
Big Hill Lookout:
Lorne:
Sheoak Falls:
Marche de 45 minutes aller retour pour voir les Sheoak Falls.
45 minutes walk to see the Sheoak Falls.
Mount Defiance Lookout:
Kennett River:
Arret a Kennett River pour voir des koalas dans la nature!!!
Stop at Kennett River to see wild koalas :)
Wallaby
Petit agrandissement de la photo precedente - Zoom on the previous pix
Cape Patton Lookout:
Soiree et nuit a Apollo Bay:
Night in Apollo Bay:
Angela's Guest House:
Enorme Diner a 'La Bimba'. Voila notre poisson a partager: du DuckFish:Great dinner at 'La Bimba'. Some pix of our meal... Some DuckFish to share (before and after...):
Avant...
... Apres...
