Showing posts with label Great Ocean Road. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Great Ocean Road. Show all posts

Tuesday, 12 April 2016

London Bridge, Great Ocean Road, Victoria

London Arch is an offshore natural arch formation in the Port Campbell National Park, Australia. The arch is a significant tourist attraction along the Great Ocean Road near Port Campbell in Victoria.

The span closer to the shoreline collapsed unexpectedly on 15 January 1990, leaving two tourists (Kelli Harrison and Davis Darrington) stranded on the outer span before being rescued by helicopter.
No one was injured in the event.  Prior to the collapse, the arch was known as London Bridge because of it's similarity to it's namesake.
Wikipeadia

The sea below is from another lookout along the Great Ocean Road.







Saturday, 9 April 2016

The Great Ocean Road, Victoria.

Computers, one goes it seems, they all 'go'!

Bought a new tower computer Friday, my old one was giving me trouble and when all said and done it was 6 years old!  So a new keyboard as the old one was 12 years old!
Recently I purchased a new laptop.
My husbands old mobile phone wouldn't turn on, so a new mobile phone for him.  Then, for a few dollars the phone company were giving away a 'Tablet' 8", so that wasn't to be sneezed at either.  
Then to top that off, his laptop hard drive gave up the ghost, so a new one was inserted and all seems well.


We headed along the Great Ocean Road towards Melbourne last November, 2015.
The Great Ocean Road is about 243 kls long  and was built by returned soldiers between 1919 and 1932 and is dedicated to soldiers killed during World War 1.
The road is the world's largest war memorial.  It winds through varying terrain along the coast and providing access to several prominent landmarks.

We have a view of Bass Strait, Indian Ocean and the Southern Ocean.
The winds would be very cold at times in this area.
Along the road there are signs to tell travellers there is a look out.








Wednesday, 6 April 2016

Limestone rocks, Great Ocean Road, Victoria.

The soft limestone rock of the coast began forming about 10 to 15 million years ago when this coastline was under the sea.
Cliffs are formed when the sea undercuts the edge of the land causing it to collapse.  Harder blocks remain as stacks white the coast continues to erode away.

The Bay of Islands.