Wednesday, January 18, 2012

Great Ocean Road - Victoria - Australia

Our trip to Australia had so many highlights...this being one of them!
The 13 hour day on the Great Ocean Road on the Southern Ocean was spectacular!
This is one shot of the London Bridge...

...this is another.
I could have spent the entire 13 hours right here, but, there was so much more!

...of course I have to get more than one perspective of each bend in the coastline!

The colors changed with the cloudy sky...brilliant moments of sunshine and then rain.

sea caves...

The rock  formations seem to just float on top of the azure seas!

This is all part of Port Campbell National Park...106 km (66 miles) of sheer beauty!

This is Loch Ard Gorge.
It is named after the Lock Ard Ship which is only one of about 700 ship wrecks along this stretch of coast line.

The Rocks seem to be suspended in air...water passes beneath!
The Twelve Apostles are just up the road from here...tomorrow's post!

26 comments:

Briana @ Seamless Photography Backdrops said...

Beautiful place for vacation with family. I can feel the fresh air! Good that you shared some of your shots of it.

SquirrelQueen said...

Oh wow, those rock formations are gorgeous. This must have been even more spectacular in person. Thanks for sharing Carolyn.

Scott Law said...

Wow, I can really see why it was such a highlight. Beautiful rock formations and azure sea.

EG CameraGirl said...

It certainly is spectacular there!

Wenche said...

Oooh, how wonderful it is...its amazing :0)

CameraCruise said...

Wow, what a beautiful place!
Great shots!
Thanks for sharing.

Alexander said...

gorgeous place :D I'd been there about 10 years ago now, and the place looks as beautiful as ever :). Beautiful collection of photos.

have a great weekend ahead :)

Alexander
Alex's World! - http://www.kakinan.com/alex

Sylvia K said...

What a gorgeous, spectacular place! I love the colors, the rocky coastline! Fantastic! And what terrific captures, Carolyn! Wonderful! So glad you had such a fabulous trip! Thanks for sharing it with us!

Sylvia

Martha Z said...

A beautiful stretch of ocean shore, Carolyn.

Jidhu Jose said...

great places


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My name is Riet said...

What a beautiful place. LOve your photo's

Annemor said...

Such beautifuk photos.
Thanks.

Melbourne Australia Photos said...

This is one of the most beautiful parts of our state, it's wonderful to see your lovely photos of it.

Karen @ Pieces of Contentment said...

Wonderful photos of The Great Ocean Road. I especially love 6,7 and 8. We drove along the Great Ocean Road March 2010 but had too little time to really enjoy the Twelve Apostles. Maybe next time....

Carol said...

Beautiful shots!! Love the color of the water and those fantastic rock formations.

Chubskulit Rose said...

Spectacular!

Ebie said...

Spectacular seascapes and sea caves!

thomas said...

Wow! Spectacular rock formation,i will spend a few day there just to admire and photograph it.

eileeninmd said...

Wow, I love the rock formations and the cliffs. I would love to see this place, great captures.

Lesley said...

This is stunning scenery!
I have heard of the twelve apostles so look forward to seeing your photos of them.

KT said...

Beautiful - I have a friend going there in a few days and I am so excited for him!

Spare Parts and Pics said...

Spectacular... the more I see of Australia, the more I really want to visit!

Anonymous said...

Absolutely beautiful scenes!!! =)

jewaicious said...

What beautiful captures of the overviews...lovely tones and textures.

Coloring Outside the Lines said...

Beautiful! Thanks for sharing.

gengen said...

Wow they are so pretty shots. Visiting from skywatch.