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The Prince's Highway |
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Kilometer
500-2500 |
The 1000km journey from Melboune to Sydney is a beautiful drive
down the Prince's Highway. All along there are wonderful beaches,
exotic lookout points, and fantastic national parks. Here are
the sights as I came across them...
Wollongong
Industrial Complex, My First Night's Bushcamp
The blowhole at Kiamba (60m spout!),
A flooded river causes concern
When I arrived at tiny Pebbley Beach,
I had no idea that it was such a fantastic place. I had planned
on spending just an hour or so, but I ended up staying all day
photographing the kangaroos (my first sighting!) and the unbelievable
birds you can spot on the nature hikes.
Kangaroos
hanging out near Pebbley Beach
Some of the beautiful birds near Pebbley
Beach
A splendid class of kids from Bermagui School and a
nearby beach
Greenpoint Lighthouse station and entering the state
of Victoria
Shop where I bought a fishing setup, View of
port Lake's Entrance, just outside Phillip Island
The Den of Nargun, a
special place for Aboriginals and a 100km sidetrip from the Prince's
Highway, along with a 2 hour hike... They believe a half-stone/half-man
creature lives in the cave. All I saw living there were some frogs.
Koala Country -- Phillip Island (a natural stop for
me) is famous for the Koala population on the island. I wasn't
disappointed, though the creatures aren't very exciting because
they sleep about 20 hours a day... Still, they're quite cute.
And no, I didn't run any over yet!
A day trip to Wilson's Promontory, a cape about 200km
from Melbourne. I went with some friends I met in Phillip Island
-- hello Gustav & Johann (Sweden), Hugh (Ireland), Anna (Holland),
and Laura (Viva Italia!) -- The guys were quite tired after our
ambitious 20km trek...
