Our Australian Adventure started in Melbourne. Two and a half weeks in Australia was not nearly enough time to spend in such a vast place. We did a circuit from Melbourne along the Great Ocean Road to Adelaide, then on the Ghan train to Alice Springs. We went to Uluru and then flew to Sydney. This page covers the journey as far as Adelaide.
The Queen bee on the Eureka Tower in Melbourne 
Looking down from the Eureka Tower (through the glass) 
Torquay Australia – miles and miles of beach 
Along the way on the Great Ocean Road 
Sea, foam and different colours at the 12 Apostles rock formation 
Lovely contrast between the dark blue sea and the yellow sandy rocks 
A Koala Bear in the wild, eating eucalyptus leaves. 
Pelican incoming 
Victoria Amazonia in the Botanic Gardens at Adelaide
Melbourne
Our Australian adventure started in Melbourne. Gale went to where they filmed Neighbours and I went for a walk to capture some images of this lovely city. Eureka Tower is a 297.3 m skyscraper located in the Southbank precinct of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Construction began in August 2002. Find out more about the Eureka Tower using this link. The exterior was complete on 1 June 2006. On the side of the building are large eye-catching golden bees. From the top of the tower you can see for miles. Looking straight down does make your legs quiver though!
The Great Ocean Road
From Melbourne we drove along the Great Ocean Road all the way to Adelaide, a journey of 1000 kilometres. We passed road signs saying “180km Straight”! Being brits and loving Devon, we had to stop at Torquay!. On the Great Ocean Road we travelled through breath taking scenery. Three images show the scenery and the eroded sea stack rock formations known as the 12 apostles. There was lots to see! The last half of the journey was on the Princes Highway. This highway was named after The Prince of Wales who briefly became Edward VIII. On a small diversion we found Koalas in the wild and managed to photograph them.
Meningie and Adelaide
We stopped overnight at Meningie. In the morning we found a flock of pelicans sitting right out side our Waterfront Hotel. I captured several images of them including the one shown. Here the bird has bounced on the water once before landing! We had a night in Adelaide before catching the Gahn to Alice Springs!