The Great Ocean Road

The Pole House, Fairhaven Beach, the most photographed house on the Great Ocean Road. Available for rent, just a few thousand dollars a week.

The Great Ocean Road is AMAZING! Must be seen to be believed. Once again the weather was not on our side but despite this the views were breathless. We had morning tea at Split Rock Lighthouse and then wound our way along. Sometimes it was sunny, sometimes it was raining.

Here's Honey Pie trying to pick up some girls again! This time at Lorne.

As much as I hate water in huge quantities, I was determined to dip my feet into Bass Strait. Here I am being brave at Lorne, almost got swept away.

How high can you go...Teddy's Lookout.

Bells Beach

Thursday 15th April we start the run down The Great Ocean Road starting at Bells Beach.

This is also where the The Men's Rip Curl Pro was held over the Easter weekend, starting on Good Friday, apparently it's the only sporting event that's allowed to go ahead on a Good Friday.

As you can see the weather was still not the best but the views made up for that.

Mount Dandenong

Weather still foul but drove up to the Dandenongs. Have never seen Australian gums so tall and so majestic before, add to this the soft mist hanging over the forest it was just magical.

Once again, the weather didn't do much for long range photography but Honey found himself another piece of pie in the "Secret Garden" we visited at Sky High Mount Dandenong.

The sculpture is done on messmate by Leigh (Roy) Conkie. Oh, and the pie was made from stone.

Point Leo

Hey, maybe most puddles have a natural tendency to form maps of Australia?

After the Mornington, we stumbled on this beautiful spot, right on the ocean. As you can see from the pictures, the weather was still against us and it rained on our tent that night. These are pictures of the sunrise the next morning. To wake up to this view is something else.

The amenities weren't anything to write home about but the location certainly made up for the lack. Pity it wasn't warm enough to go for a dip.

This is were we first encountered the Portuguese Millipede - from here on in, they would continue to grow to plague proportions....

Hey, is that blue sky I see?

Mornington Peninsula

After leaving Melbourne, we drove to the Mornington Peninsula via the Westgate Bridge...no didn't get any photos but that's a bridge to behold...well I closed my eyes 'cause it was too high for me! Never thought I had a fear of crossing bridges until we approached the Westgate bridge.

As was becoming the norm, the day was dull, damp and cold. Took lots of photos of the peninsula, but too depressing to post...despite this, both Andrew and I thought it a very beautiful area in Victoria.

Found this little place Arthur's Seat State Park in the area and went for a walk.

These sculptures are by William Ricketts and are in Seawinds Gardens.

The Docklands

Found these characters at The Docklands, Melbourne, everyone else had gone home but they insisted on hanging about!

What a combination.

Dame Nellie would turn in her grave if she knew wouldn't she?

Melbourne Architecture