Kiama is famous for its blowholes. But spirts for water through a rock hole aren't very photogenic so I've provided the view as well.
We passed through Bakers Swamp without noticing anything. Then reached our last dot on the map for this trip - Larras Lee and saw this. The roadside monument says: In Memory of WILLIAM LEE (1794 - 1870) of "Larras Lake" a pioneer of the sheep and cattle industry and first member for Roxburgh under responsible government (1856 - 1859). This stone was erected by his descendants. --- 1938 --- This is a repost from a few days ago. Thinking I would use this for this week’s Taphophile Tragics post I dug a little further into William Lee’s story, it’s a very colonial Australian one. William was born of convict parents, living his childhood years around the Sydney region. In his early 20s he was issued with some government cattle, recommended as a suitable settler and granted 134 acres at Kelso near Bathurst. He was one of the first in the area and did well. A few years later he was granted a ram and an inc...
Lovely action shot of the blowhole - they're such tricky things to take pictures of.
ReplyDeleteSuch beautiful view and capture!
ReplyDeleteyou captured it beautifully!
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of those homes and enjoying
that view each morning and
evening?
Glad you posted both. Well done!
ReplyDeleteThe textures and colours of the rocks around the Kiama blowhole are just as impressive as the spurts of water, IMO.
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