After our 'test' 9 day driving holiday to Queensland, in May, we now embark on a month long,16th October to 18th November, road and boat trip to Tasmania.
This, the first part, takes us on the 3 day road trip to Melbourne where we put the car, and us, onto the Spirit of Tasmania and sail across to Devonport in Tasmania.
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Afternoon coffee at Bateman's Bay.
The new shelf I made (with red cups on) to put over the wheelchair, came
in handy for making the coffee and preparing a quick lunch on. |
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| The seals at Narooma are easy to see. |
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| One of the seals at Narooma. |
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| If you are lucky one of the seals may wave to you. |
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| Australia Rock, Narooma. |
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| Looking up to Bar Rock Lookout, Narooma. |
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| Wagonga Head (Breakwall) from Bar Rock Lookout, Narooma. |
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| Surf Beach, Narooma. |
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| Glasshouse Rocks, Narooma. |
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| Lunch by the Yowaka River, on a side-track road, near Merimbula. |
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Fatchen House. Orbost.
Built in the early 1930's it originally was used by the Commonwealth Bank of Australia. |
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St. James Memorial Anglican Church, Orbost Vic.
A Gothic-styled Church, built in 1928, as a Memorial to 'the Great War' and those who served and suffered. |
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St Andrew's Hall, Orbost.
This was originally the Presbyterian Church and was was opened in 1898. |
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| Bridge over the Snowy River near Orbost. |
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| Pelicans with posts, Lakes Entrance. |
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| This young Pacific Gull dwarfs the more common Silver Gull (Seagull). |
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Everyone was out enjoying the late afternoon sun at our motel.
Actually, it was pretty cold. |
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| There were a lot of boats tied up here. |
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| A chilly sunset. |
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| Ferryman’s Seafood Café, Lakes Entrance. |
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| Reflections |
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| There's a large fishing fleet at Lakes Entrance. |
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| I suppose it's more important to fix the fishing gear than a flag. |
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The view from Lakes Entrance Lookout
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| Looking south from Lakes Entrance Lookout |
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| Lunch at Trafalgar, trying to get out of the wind behind trees. |
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| Our room in the house at Elwood, Melbourne. |
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| The front yard at Elwood. |
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| Kitesurfing at Brighton Beach Vic |
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| The kitesurfing photographer at Brighton Beach, with Melbourne city in the background. |
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| The bridge jumper. |
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| Brighton Bathing Boxes |
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Melbourne and Brighton Beach, Brighton Beach Gardens.
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| Melbourne and Brighton Beach, from Brighton Beach Gardens. |
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| Out of the masts. |
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| These trees, in Brighton Beach Gardens, reminded me of the trees in Rome. |
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| Spirit of Tasmania waiting at Station Pier, Port Melbourne. |
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| We will be boarding in the morning at 6:30 AM |
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| The 'Front Light' is a wooden-framed light beacon built in 1924, Port Melbourne. |
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| Lunch time for Luna Park. |
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The Palais Theatre, St Kilda.
Opened in 1927, and with a capacity of nearly 3,000 people, it is the
largest (2019) seated theatre in Australia. |
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| Melbourne Art Tram, by Nusra Latif Qureshi. |
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| A Z3 class tram. |
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| Buildings, old and the new. |
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| West Gate Bridge |
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| Leaving Melbourne |
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| Here we go.................... |
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.............others have to rest, a lot of driving ahead.
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Cameras: Canon PowerShot SX70 HS and Samsung S5 (phone)
Photos edited in Picasa, On1 and ArcSoft PhotoImpression 6.5
