Farmland, grassland and gum trees.
The long and winding road… to wide open spaces.
Grassy plains stretch for miles and miles.
Once you get past the grassy country, the dirt is this orange-coloured sandy soil that is typical of remote Australia.
Blue Lake, Mt Gambier, SA
Blue Lake, Mt Gambier, SA
Echuca sits on the Murray River which forms the natural border between Victoria and New South Wales. In its heyday, it was the busiest port in Australia, shipping wool, cotton, timber, wheat and supplies all over the inland regions of three states, until rail took over as the main form of transporting goods because it was faster and more flexible in terms of routes and destinations.
Now, a visit to the Port of Echuca is generally for the purposes of tourism and recreation.
The river has been known to flood to quite epic heights in the past. The markers on these trees give some indication.
The Clydesdales are always a highlight for me. I love these gentle giants, and they’re so photogenic!
Houseboat holidays are enormously popular here. It’s a great way to explore the river and leave the rest of the world behind.
Peterborough is where the Curdies River meets the Southern Ocean.
This tiny hamlet sits on the Great Ocean Road, where people often see little more than the wide river as they drive over the bridge toward better known sights and the town of Port Campbell.
By doing so, they’re missing out on some great scenery and a beautiful sandy beach where the river provides much safer swimming than in this part of the ocean, which is notorious for rips and strong undertows.
The Loch Ard Gorge takes its name from a ship that was wrecked off the coast nearby. Only two of the fifty four people on board survived: Tom Pearce and Eva Carmichael. They were washed into this gorge and onto the beach, where they sheltered in a cave. Tom climbed up the cliff to get help from local farmers, who then rescued Eva.
If you can’t actually pull your jeans up to your waist, and if you have to show us the first couple of inches of your undies/shorts, please make sure they are not old, thin and saggy.
That just makes you look like a homeless bogan.
On seeing hubby for the first time since his heart attack, a friend hugged him and said, “I’m glad you didn’t die!”
An Aussie Maple Leaf, adrift on the wind... 