South Australia & Victoria 2015 – Day 18 – Port Campbell and the dwindling Apostles

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Good morning Portland

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Wind power is commonly seen across this stretch of coastline

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Tower Hill – site of one of the recent Australian mainland volcanic eruptions (32000 years ago)

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Lake at Tower Hill

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Onto Port Campbell and a small museum at the Visitor Centre dipslays items recovered from the many local shipwrecks.

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Correa

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Banksia marginata

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A short drive from Port Campbell leads to the limestone cliffs of Port Campbell National Park

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Bay of Islands

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A large southerly swell with rain squalls was pounding the coastline

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The steps to the Grotto

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London Bridge separated from the mainland in a massive collapse in 1990

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Difficult photography conditions

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The Arch

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Island Arch coastline

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Singing honeyeater

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Loch Arch Gorge

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Limestone cave at the end of Loch Ard Gorge

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Thunder Cave

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Twelve Apostles – well – the falling apostles are down to seven

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A drive through mountain ash, myrtle and tree ferns across the Otway Ranges

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Castle Cove lookout

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A wren warming up in the late afternoon sunshine.

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Looking westward from Castle Cove Lookout

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Glenaire – a late afteroon drive into Apollo Bay

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