A little slice (the irony doesn’t escape me) of Germany, found in South Australia. Hahndorf was built by Prussian settlers in 1839. They did a wonderful job. The streets are littered with cottage industries and have been since the settlers originally built the foundations of what is now a thriving little town. German culture is …
Carpenter Rocks & Beachport Our introduction to the South Australian coastline was rather dramatic. Age old, weather-blasted, time beaten, into ‘Aerobar’ shaped sculptures, of grandeur and mystique. Oh how I wished the fishing line was in hand, pilchard sacrificed, in order to retrieve a generous tuna, salmon or bream; another day perhaps. The wind was …
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Nature is constantly inventing and reinventing extraordinary events for us to discover. The Blue Lake in Mount Gambier shines with a vivid aqua hue about its shoreline today. Arrive here at the right time of year and the entire lake is fluorescent aqua in its entirety. Whilst sprinting (ha ha) about the 5km perimeter of …
Sale, sale, sale. How does anyone ever know when the specials are available in this town? I mean, the banners outside the shops don’t actually clarify the situation. Perhaps they do have a discounted price that day, or perhaps they are enthusiastically showing their patriotism to the town. One will never know… Ducking into Victoria …
An experimental day today. I left the Olympus and my beloved 17mm f1.8 lens in my bag all day and focused (yes I went there) on using my iPhone X camera exclusively. Post processing was done with Lightroom Mobile and all images uploaded via a mobile WordPress app. Sooooooo no computer today. Why I hear …
I enjoyed today immensely. Something about photographing this stone tower excited the little child in me. From whatever angle and whatever vegetation was surrounding the tower, I couldn’t help myself and took many many photos. Cutting the numbers down to these few was traumatic, but necessary for your sanity. The tower was used from 1848 …
With a very Canadian twang in his voice, the passing senior gentleman postulated that he, “…thought he was back in Canada again…” I agreed and reminisced that it was indeed the birthplace of the original design, however it took Ross Cook of Rosco Canoes to get it right and here in Australia. The Canadian canoe …
Our last day at Bermagui, so down to the seals for a quick cuppa and chat. They were quite ignorant and not in a talkative mood at all. In fact this bob of seals were chillin’. Sir David Attenborough would be proud, ahem…..”A group of seals, known amongst other things as a ‘Bob’, often lay …
As the title explains, I have always wanted to learn how to surf. And by surf I mean:0.5 Use a surf board1. paddle out in a rip2. turn around and watch the swell3. select a wave4. paddle, lying on the surf board and match the pace of the wave5. feel the wave lift the board6. …
Dead Horse GapWarm-up day. Warm up being a relative thing. Just up the road is one of the many trailheads for the ‘Main Range’ walk. Basically you could literally walk from the tip of Australia all the way to Tasmania. Although whilst completing the last section, you would get a bit wet. Today was all …
That’s what we awoke to. A big, roaring booming sound. Initially I thought it was a truck going past with issues, however I couldn’t hear the motor. Strange, I said to myself. The van shook as well, however being in a smaller van it has a tendency to move around a little, so we didn’t …
