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2005 to 2011 Miscellaneous Melbourne | 2009 04 A Day And A Bit In Bleak City (Sat 11 Apr 09) | 2010 07 A Walk Down Lonsdale Street (Sat 10 Jul 10) | 2010 04 Ron Mueck at the National Gallery Of Victoria (Sat 03 April 10) | 2010 12 Old Melbourne Gaol (Jail) (Fri 24 Dec 10) | 2011 06 Another Day And A Bit In Melbourne (Fri 03 Jun to Sat 04 Jun 11) | 2011 10 Up In The Air (Melbourne) (Mon 03 Oct 11) | 2011 09 to 2011 10 West Of Melbourne | 2015 06 The Foodie And Theatre Tour, June 2015 (Tue 23 to Wed 24 Jun 15)

2011 09 to 2011 10 West Of Melbourne

{Under Construction}

Werribee, Geelong, Torquay, Anglesea, Lorne... actually you won't find any of those in this gallery at this time since on our first trip west we blasted past those places because we were late following a strike by Qantas baggage handlers, and went straight for Apollo Bay after an unmemorable lunch at Werribee.

In due course I'll probably split this gallery up into more granular ones, but for now... Apollo Bay, and west to the Apostles.

The Apostles are geological "stacks" of limestone left behind as the surrounding rock was eroded by the sea, gradually pushing the coastline back. Since the stacks themselves are made of the same soft stone, these too will eventually be broken down by the sea (one collapsed only a few years ago) though in time new ones will probably form as the existing coastline moves back further. There aren't 12 Apostles (and never were, in fact), though they're sometimes known as that. How many there are depends on where you count from. In fact the name itself is a marketing ploy; they were once known as the Sow and Piglets, but The Apostles was thought to be a name with more tourist appeal.

They're the principal thing that we went to see on this trip.
20110930_180126 Oh Come On, We All Know One
20110930_180126 Oh Come On, We All Know One
111001_084333_19152 Plans (Sat 01 Oct 11)
111001_084333_19152 Plans (Sat 01 Oct 11)
111001_084843_19157 Watching The Traffic Go By (Sat 01 Oct 11)
111001_084843_19157 Watching The Traffic Go By (Sat 01 Oct 11)
111001_091416_19165 Stroll (Sat 01 Oct 11)
111001_091416_19165 Stroll (Sat 01 Oct 11)
111001_091603_19173 Path (Sat 01 Oct 11)
111001_091603_19173 Path (Sat 01 Oct 11)
111001_091806_19191 Splash (Sat 01 Oct 11)
111001_091806_19191 Splash (Sat 01 Oct 11)
111001_092322_19216 A Stroll To The Far Side Of The Bay (Sat 01 Oct 11)
111001_092322_19216 A Stroll To The Far Side Of The Bay (Sat 01 Oct 11)
111001_092538_19225 The Sweep Of The Beach (Sat 01 Oct 11)
111001_092538_19225 The Sweep Of The Beach (Sat 01 Oct 11)
111001_092647_19237 The Stand Off (Sat 01 Oct 11)
111001_092647_19237 The Stand Off (Sat 01 Oct 11)
111001_110148_19247 First Glimpse Of The Shipwreck Coast (Sat 01 Oct 11)
111001_110148_19247 First Glimpse Of The Shipwreck Coast (Sat 01 Oct 11)
111001_110752_19285 Back To Where We Came (Sat 01 Oct 11)
111001_110752_19285 Back To Where We Came (Sat 01 Oct 11)
111001_110912_19295 Why Mr Ocean Is Not Your Friend (Sat 01 Oct 11)
111001_110912_19295 Why Mr Ocean Is Not Your Friend (Sat 01 Oct 11)
111001_115823_19302 Where The River Flows To The Sea (Sat 01 Oct 11)
111001_115823_19302 Where The River Flows To The Sea (Sat 01 Oct 11)
111001_120013_19304 Do Duck In (Sat 01 Oct 11)
111001_120013_19304 Do Duck In (Sat 01 Oct 11)
111001_123925_19305 The (Twelve) Apostles At Last (Sat 01 Oct 11)
111001_123925_19305 The (Twelve) Apostles At Last (Sat 01 Oct 11)
111001_124454_19329 A Longer View (Sat 01 Oct 11)
111001_124454_19329 A Longer View (Sat 01 Oct 11)
111001_124535_19337 Relentless (Sat 01 Oct 11)
111001_124535_19337 Relentless (Sat 01 Oct 11)
111001_125510_19369 The Coastline, For Now (Sat 01 Oct 11)
111001_125510_19369 The Coastline, For Now (Sat 01 Oct 11)
111001_125709_19375 A Stack In Close (Sat 01 Oct 11)
111001_125709_19375 A Stack In Close (Sat 01 Oct 11)
111001_125757_19378 Facing The Sea (Sat 01 Oct 11)
111001_125757_19378 Facing The Sea (Sat 01 Oct 11)
111001_130648_19395 Along The Line (Sat 01 Oct 11)
111001_130648_19395 Along The Line (Sat 01 Oct 11)
111001_131038_19409 Subtlety... (Sat 01 Oct 11)
111001_131038_19409 Subtlety... (Sat 01 Oct 11)
111001_131259_19415 Meanwhile Back To The East (Sat 01 Oct 11)
111001_131259_19415 Meanwhile Back To The East (Sat 01 Oct 11)
111001_132303_19455 Why To Bet On Water Part I (Sat 01 Oct 11)
111001_132303_19455 Why To Bet On Water Part I (Sat 01 Oct 11)
111001_132304_19458 Why To Bet On Water Part II (Sat 01 Oct 11)
111001_132304_19458 Why To Bet On Water Part II (Sat 01 Oct 11)
111001_133009_19491 Lines (Sat 01 Oct 11)
111001_133009_19491 Lines (Sat 01 Oct 11)
19498 Loch Ard Gorge (Sat 01 Oct 11)
19498 Loch Ard Gorge (Sat 01 Oct 11)
19502 The Island Archway, Loch Ard Gorge (Sat 01 Oct 11)
19502 The Island Archway, Loch Ard Gorge (Sat 01 Oct 11)
19506 Muttonbird Island (Sat 01 Oct 11)
19506 Muttonbird Island (Sat 01 Oct 11)
19513 Elephant Rock (Sat 01 Oct 11)
19513 Elephant Rock (Sat 01 Oct 11)
19518 Sentinel (Sat 01 Oct 11)
19518 Sentinel (Sat 01 Oct 11)
19543 The Lights Of Apollo Bay (Sat 01 Oct 11)
19543 The Lights Of Apollo Bay (Sat 01 Oct 11)
19545 In Memory Of Ragus Past (Sat 01 Oct 11)
19545 In Memory Of Ragus Past (Sat 01 Oct 11)