East Gippsland Adventure – Part 7

On our last morning in East Gippsland, we had seen so much fog and mist the last few mornings, we figured we’d get up super early to see if we could catch a sunrise or rog down at the Morass… The McLeod Morass Well, it was cold, not as much colour as we had hoped,…

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East Gippsland Adventure – Part 6

We drove out to Paynesville and caught the ferry over to Raymond Island. A five-minute ferry ride (Costing AUD$13.00 per car return, free for pedestrians), lands you in a nature wonderland. Great for fishing and bushwalks. Raymond Island Koalas We drove nearly all the way around the island trying to spot koalas that inhabit this…

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East Gippsland Adventure – Part 5

Day Five turned out to be a day of disappointments. I guess it has to happen occasionally. We drove out to Walhalla. A quaint old mining town up in the Alpine Hills. I was hoping for some late Autumn colour, gorgeous old buildings and some history. Sadly due to storm damage, the place is a…

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East Gippsland Adventure – Part 4

Our hunt for old trestle bridges continued as we made our way further up the coast to Cape Conran. This was a bucket list item for me and we headed to a few various spots including Sailors Grave Beach and Salmon Rocks. Of course, Salmon Rocks Road was closed the week we were there!! I…

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East Gippsland Adventure – Part 3

After our photo walks through the Sale Botanic Gardens for the group meetup, we headed off for a few hours of doing some exploring… Latrobe Swing Bridge We headed out to the Latrobe Swing Bridge, sadly the Swing Bridge is currently not in use, apart from emergency services, so we never saw it open, but…

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East Gippsland Adventure – Part 2

Before my Still Life workshop in Bairnsdale, we had a few hours to explore the area. We drove out to Nicholson jetty, such a pretty spot for a walk along the Nicholson River. Sunshine, calm winds and beautiful reflections. MacLeod Morass Wildlife Reserve Oh, what a hidden gem, this area is huge and we only…

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Weekend getaway day four

This was our last full day in Queensland for this trip, we headed out to Cedar Creek Falls, at Mount Tamborine. We attempted to come here the other day, but so busy. We came much earlier this time. I manage to make it to the top lookout, Hubby walked to the bottom. I opted to…

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Weekend getaway – day three

Sadly my daughter couldn’t get annual leave while we were there (last minute trip), but that’s OK. We saw her in the morning before she left and was there when she got home. Otherwise, we were free to do what Photographers do…wander and explore. We found some cool old cars on the side of the…

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Weekend getaway – day two

We recently caught up with my youngest daughter who lives in Ipswich SE Queensland, we hadn’t seen her since our family holiday to Cairns last July. And before that, it has been over two years since we last saw her. She has a new house, a new dog and a new man in her life,…

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Great Aussie road trip – Great Ocean Road – day four

We left Port Campbell for the last time, we were heading home. We could have made more stops further along, but we had pretty much-covered everything that was on our shoot list, we have done all this before. It was just nice to get away for a few days. It’s been a busy month after…

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