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Jan 08 - Road Trip on the Great Ocean Road

 

For John's birthday this year, we threw our camping gear in the truck and headed for the Great Ocean Road. We drove through Adelaide and along the slightly further north Grampians route. This page goes to Torquay, at the east end of the Great Ocean Road.

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We arrive in South Australia

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The Marla Roadhouse

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Mullock Heaps near Coober Pedy, a famouse opal mining town in the Outback (more pictures later)

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Our first campsite - we just pulled off the side of the road a few miles south of Glendambo.

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Sunset

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Along the walk to a Hart Lake, a derelict. We wonder what it's story is.

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Low view of the Hart Lake, an old salt basin, with a post far out.

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Hart lake

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When you live in the Outback, seeing a flowing river and grass is a big deal :)

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Our next camping spot, in Bordertown Caravan Park. We'd forgotten about morning dew!

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My truck, morning of the sacond day.

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Some sort of succulent that does well in salty soil
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Pink Lake, another salt lake, but with a pinkish hue.

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Flock of Sulphur Crested Cockatoos

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Overview from the fire tower

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Panorama from the same spot.
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We stopped for lunch in a tiny town canned Pomonal with an itty-bitty shop. The spot we chose had a number of locals eyeing our lunch. This appears to be a Western Long Billed Corella

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Australian Magpie, who really, really wanted our lunch.
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Beach at Torquay

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Our room at the Torquay Motel.

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John, enjoying his morning coffee.

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