Overcast skies and a rough ocean suited the Twelve Apostles. The limestone stacks stood out against the grey weather, with lines of white water wrapping around their bases and spreading across the beach. The sea was doing most of the moving, but the rock tells…
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Sovereign Hill was an absolute delight. We arrived for opening and stayed until closing, fitting in the tours, demonstrations and historical plaques with considerable enthusiasm. The recreated 1850s goldfields town gives you plenty to follow from one stop to the next. A horse-drawn coach passes…
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A short clip from waterfall country in the Otways. Water drops through a steep, green gully, with ferns and forest filling the space around the rocks. We had been exploring around Stevensons Falls, where the walk brings you close enough to appreciate the waterfall rather…
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A clear night at altitude, with moonlight behind us lighting up the trees and a sky full of stars above them. These were taken using the Pixel's astronomy mode, which gathers light over about four minutes. The result brings the trees and the sky into…
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Lake Elizabeth looked very promising for platypus spotting. Still water, forest all around and plenty of places for a small, discreet animal to disappear. Shan watched for the telltale ripples. The platypuses had clearly not been consulted about our arrival time. The lake is a…
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