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On the road again


It was high summer on the road down to Victoria, along the Great Ocean Road and back again.

We were running to a deadline so travelled rather quicker then we would have liked so the photos from this trip are be few.

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  1. Sue (this n that)January 21, 2015 at 8:48 AM

    Beautiful country you'll be travelling through. Looking forward to your posts :D)

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    1. Joan ElizabethJanuary 22, 2015 at 8:49 PM

      A summer drive is always lovely though they get pretty hot days in this country.

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  2. freefallingJanuary 21, 2015 at 7:15 PM

    Something very comforting about hay bales in paddocks.

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  3. diane bJanuary 22, 2015 at 8:17 PM

    I want to do that trip again. Last time I was in a bus.Nice country scene.

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    1. Joan ElizabethJanuary 22, 2015 at 8:50 PM

      Last time we went down this way we were on train. Independent road travel is a nice way to go. But the other ways are good too.

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