Melbourne & Great Ocean Road - A work in Progress
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andrea, great pics. wife and i went down the coast 14 years ago. need to tour there with kids now. cheers Pace.
Can't recommend GOR strongly enough.
Also just pause to reflect that the road was built by returned servicemen to honour their fallen comrades in WW1. Mostly built by hand originally.
Also just pause to reflect that the road was built by returned servicemen to honour their fallen comrades in WW1. Mostly built by hand originally.
BOD, it's pretty amazing isn't it! Especially given the tools they probably had to do it!
Anyway, more photos.... this is where out van went. I had quite a few clients to visit so didn't get time to take many photos of the parks themselves.
Port Campbell - Loved this little park. Right on the beach and along side a sandy creek. Would be great with the kids in the warmer weather. New modern amenities and we felt good value for money.
Angelsea - Huge park with beach access. Heaps of things for the kids (jumping pillow, multiple playgrounds, pool, adults gym, spa, kiosk) As it was holidays was pretty busy and for the facilities was pricing was reasonable.
Bendigo - This park they are trying to do up at the moment. Has a jumping pillow and playground and I think maybe a pool??? Didn't really get a chance to look around.
Narrabri - Only saw this park in the dark. We had some trouble with their power and had to try a few before it worked. Seemed really expensive for what it was ($53 overnight with 8 year old, pretty sure the toddler wasn't charged).
Narrandera - This was a nice older park. Playground and pools for the kids and good value for money considering what we paid in Narrabri.
Set up in Melbourne (love our new bed ends) - Melbourne was pretty expensive given it was holidays. $62/night for 2 adults and 1 child. I was in a seminar most of the week so didn't use any of the park facilities. I believe the kids used the playground and the pool looked nice but it was way too cold.
Melbourne
Warrnambool - Nice park though didn't spend anytime there. There was an indoor heated pool there but I didn't get a chance to have a look.
Cobram (was so crazy trying to organise a new hitch we didn't get one with the park sign) Small park with a playground for the kids. Tidy amenities and the owners were really nice and when they found out what happened while we were in town we so helpful.
Connabarabran (left at 3am so again missed one with the park sign). This park had an old playground (kids didn't care), and I think a pool. We only saw this park in the dark.
These aren't in order sorry.
Anyway, more photos.... this is where out van went. I had quite a few clients to visit so didn't get time to take many photos of the parks themselves.
Port Campbell - Loved this little park. Right on the beach and along side a sandy creek. Would be great with the kids in the warmer weather. New modern amenities and we felt good value for money.
Angelsea - Huge park with beach access. Heaps of things for the kids (jumping pillow, multiple playgrounds, pool, adults gym, spa, kiosk) As it was holidays was pretty busy and for the facilities was pricing was reasonable.
Bendigo - This park they are trying to do up at the moment. Has a jumping pillow and playground and I think maybe a pool??? Didn't really get a chance to look around.
Narrabri - Only saw this park in the dark. We had some trouble with their power and had to try a few before it worked. Seemed really expensive for what it was ($53 overnight with 8 year old, pretty sure the toddler wasn't charged).
Narrandera - This was a nice older park. Playground and pools for the kids and good value for money considering what we paid in Narrabri.
Set up in Melbourne (love our new bed ends) - Melbourne was pretty expensive given it was holidays. $62/night for 2 adults and 1 child. I was in a seminar most of the week so didn't use any of the park facilities. I believe the kids used the playground and the pool looked nice but it was way too cold.
Melbourne
Warrnambool - Nice park though didn't spend anytime there. There was an indoor heated pool there but I didn't get a chance to have a look.
Cobram (was so crazy trying to organise a new hitch we didn't get one with the park sign) Small park with a playground for the kids. Tidy amenities and the owners were really nice and when they found out what happened while we were in town we so helpful.
Connabarabran (left at 3am so again missed one with the park sign). This park had an old playground (kids didn't care), and I think a pool. We only saw this park in the dark.
These aren't in order sorry.
Looks like you are getting around Andrea.
A tad gealous that you can be doing this also while working.
A tad gealous that you can be doing this also while working.
Ants, mostly a 7d with a 40d backup and an assortment of lenses. First time trying landscape photography and most of the landscape shots were using a variable ND filter (usually a portrait person). I know I need to get some weights for my tripod!! It was so windy when we were down there
7D is a pretty nice camera. I thought in one of your shots that they cliffs did look a bit blurry but sometimes the ND filter can make it just look that way.
Ant it is. The wind was just too much for the long exposure. Thankfully canvas is very forgiving... Especially when we have the entire road trip printed over it. The inland (no wind) photos are fine though. I generally shoot at f2.8 cause i dont want the landscape (lol) so still finding the sweet spot for my narrow f stops
Sorry to rub it in everybody but we live on The Great Ocean Road and never get sick of seeing the ever changing views and never take it for granted!Beautiful spot to live and visit