Heading out from Warrnambool through Port Fairy to Portland
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Great Ocean Road – Day 4 – Repost
Day 4 finds us in Warrnambool. He visit the Flagstaff Hill Maritime Village and Lady Bay
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Vintage Kodak Brownie
I recently purchased a Kodak Brownie Six-20C circa 1946 – 53, I have always liked vintage cameras, but I am no collector, for starters, there is the cost and then storage – I mean I have enough junk, where do I put loads of them? But I do have two, my Olympus OM1 which I…
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Summer Outings – Schwerkolt Cottage
Finally! I get to post some Summer outings, It’s not that we haven’t been out much, it’s just that Summer has only just started, I feel like it’s been ages since we went anywhere, but it’s not, not really. November, moving into December gets to be a really busy time of the year and this…
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Winter Outings – Pirianda Gardens
Located on Hacketts Road, Olinda is the quiet and unassuming Pirianda Gardens. We have not visited this site before and had not even heard of it, even though we must have driven past this road 100s of times before. It is right near the RJ Hamer Arboretum, which is the easy way in on this dirt track.…
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Our Tasmanian Adventure – Day 7 (Part 2)
We arrived at the Port Arthur Historic Sites at 9am just as they were opening, we like to get to some of these places earlier, to avoid the crowds. We had blue skies and light winds, perfect for a mornings exploring. Port Arthur involved LOTS of walking and plenty of historic buildings in various forms…
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Our Tasmanian Adventure – Day 6
We drove back to Richmond and spent a lovely morning exploring this historic village, which reportedly has the oldest Goal (jail), Bridge and the oldest remaining Catholic church in Australia, all were gorgeous. Based in the heart of Coal River Valley wine region, it was ablaze with autumn colour, with so many wonderful old buildings. We…
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WPC – Weathered
One thing I love to photograph in my travels is the old, the weathered, the abandoned and the forgotten. Relics of the past that rarely seem to be noticed, I find beauty in their decay. Stories could be told from the years that they have stood the test of time, so many seasons they have stood, through sun…
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Victorian Lighthouses – Cape Liptrap
In 2015 and 2016 I embarked on a voyage of learning and adventure by following the Victorian Coast looking for both Lighthouses and shipwrecks and have written many a post. We have been from Wonthaggi all the way to the South Australian border (and beyond). Victoria’s coastline is often rugged and exceptionally beautiful, the fertile…
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Weekly Photo Challenge – Heritage
I have visited many places of late that could be considered Heritage, many of them are Heritage listed. But I thought for this week WPC – Heritage, I would focus on Coal Creek Historical Village in Korumburra in Victoria, it is a whole village focusing on the Black Coal Rush Heritage of Victoria in the…
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Julie Powell - Photographer & Graphic Artist 