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    On our way to Byron Bay: by heleneaustralia, Views[154]
         		 Balmoral: by heleneaustralia, Views[184]
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         		 Red Sneakers: by , Views[121]
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         		 Who could resist this sign.: by flyted, Views[488]
     
    I have now been to three Peterboroughs.: by flyted, Views[623]
         		 The Bay of Islands just west of Peterborough, yet another photogenic spot.: by flyted, Views[487]
         		 The main drag in Warrnambool, end of the Great Ocean Road.: by flyted, Views[517]
         		 The previous view of London Bridge, renamed 21 years ago.: by flyted, Views[302]
         		 The Peterborough Golf Club at Peterborough, just down the coast from Port Campbell. The town is behind. Population: 178.: by flyted, Views[382]
     
    Port Campbell gorge/harbour.: by flyted, Views[242]
         		 A natural arch, just west of Port Campbell.: by flyted, Views[266]
         		 The very fine looking beach at London Arch.: by flyted, Views[248]
         		 What used to be London Bridge, now London Arch. Until January 15, 1990, there were two arches, which resembled the old medieval London Bridge. But then the connection to the mainland collapsed, leaving a channel, an island and one arch. Two tourists were stranded on the new island after the arch collapsed, and they were rescued later in the day by helicopter.: by flyted, Views[304]
         		 The view west, 12 Apostles are on the other side of the cliff sticking out. The photographers' lookout is in the indent near the start of the cliff.: by flyted, Views[621]
     
    Soft limestone up close.: by flyted, Views[275]
         		 Gibson Steps from below.: by flyted, Views[267]
         		 The view looking east from the top of Gibson Steps. You can see how relentless the waves are. This was a reasonably calm, late-summer morning, no strong winds or currents. Imagine it in a big storm.: by flyted, Views[449]
         		 The town of Port Campbell, sitting at the head of a similar gorge. Population: about 600. I stayed at the Beachhouse, the red building in the middle of the photo, directly across from the beach.: by flyted, Views[287]
         		 The Gibson Steps, originally hand-carved into the cliffs as an access route to the beach. Now redone in concrete, but still very impressive.: by flyted, Views[316]
     
    Gog, with his salt spray holes.: by flyted, Views[263]
         		 I think Magog's days are numbered.: by flyted, Views[281]
         		 The beach at Gibson Steps at dawn. Not a soul in sight.: by flyted, Views[362]
         		 Exactly 12 hours later, at dawn, a full moon lighting up the same scene.: by flyted, Views[331]
         		 Gog and Magog at dawn, next to the beach at Gibson Steps.: by flyted, Views[313]
     
    Photographers assembled for the sunrise. A much calmer scene than the night before.: by flyted, Views[283]
         		 The sun about to emerge over Victoria.: by flyted, Views[431]
         		 Sunrise on the Apostles.: by flyted, Views[367]
         		 Another sunset view. About 2 million people visit this site every year, and so there are substantial viewing platforms and boardwalks. Campervan backpackers with their cases of beer also make a point of showing up at sunset, adding to the atmosphere...: by flyted, Views[298]
         		 Sunset over the Southern Ocean.: by flyted, Views[337]
     
    This was the previous view. Apparently the forward stack just suddenly started to shiver, and shook, and then collapsed and that was it.: by flyted, Views[289]
         		 Eventually though there will be more Apostles, caves and so on.: by flyted, Views[327]
         		 Also watch out for googly-eyed humans.: by flyted, Views[339]
         		 The two rear stacks (nicknamed Gog and Magog), looking the opposite way from the Apostles.: by flyted, Views[368]
         		 The 12 Apostles with a smoky sunset. Despite the name there were never 12, at least in recorded history, only 9. But the name sounded good. The 9 were reduced to 8 in July, 2005 when the big pile of rock at the front famously collapsed. A family was there and had just taken a picture less than 5 minutes before.: by flyted, Views[435]
     
    Approaching sunset, a controlled bush fire near the 12 Apostles.: by flyted, Views[467]
         		 Huge swells, looking down the coast towards Port Campbell.: by flyted, Views[402]
         		 Loch Ard Gorge was later named after the ship, and was where Tom & Eva, the two kids who survived, washed up on the beach. You can see how narrow the entrance is.: by flyted, Views[527]
         		 The map here gives you a sense of the immediate area. The Razorback is on the far left and Loch Ard Gorge in the middle. The Island Archway has not yet been updated!: by flyted, Views[881]
         		 Thunder Cave, another gorge where the waves crash into an overhanging of rock and the sound reverberates into the cave. The trail from the parking lot goes right over top of the cave, but you would never know it from above. It will be fun when that collapses.: by flyted, Views[1227]
     
    The Loch Ard crashed into these cliffs on the night of May 31, 1878, with 54 people on board. They had been celebrating the successful end of their three month voyage from England, or so they thought. They were due in Melbourne the next day, but there was thick fog and visibility was likely nil. The captain stayed on deck through the night but at 4am the fog lifted and they were right under the cliffs. The captain tried to turn the ship away and almost succeeded, but she ran aground on a reef and stuck fast. The waves quickly smashed the ship to bits and prevented lifeboats being launched. The ship sank in about 15 minutes, and in the end only two people survived, an 18 year old boy, Tom, and 17 year old girl, Eva, who survived by clinging to wreckage and were rescued 5 hours later. Bear in mind this was June, heading into winter. The water was cold enough in March!: by flyted, Views[490]
         		 The final resting place of the Loch Ard, underneath the cliffs she crashed into on Mutton Bird Island. Pretty horrific on a beautiful day to think about what happened here.: by flyted, Views[324]
         		 The beach at Loch Ard Gorge, an amazing inlet framed by steep cliffs, where the huge breakers from the open ocean gently reach the sandy beach. A fun place to swim (or play cricket) as well.: by flyted, Views[507]
         		 The full length of Loch Ard Gorge with the beach at the end.: by flyted, Views[456]
         		 The same view, looking a bit further out to the arch on Mutton Bird Island.: by flyted, Views[353]
     
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