July 2003 saw us heading Down Under. We had two fun filled weeks in Oz, spending six days in Melbourne and Victoria, and eight days in Sydney and New South Wales.
This series of 141 photos walks you down our travels in Melbourne and Victoria. You will see pictures from Melbourne city, the Blue Dandenongs, the Puffing Billy Railway, Ballarat and The Great Ocean Road.
I was to have written an article with the pictures interspersed into the text, as I had done for my other articles:
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26. End of the line. End of the line for this tram on Elizabeth Street. The floodlit building up...
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27. Winery in Victoria We visited a winery (Yarra Valley winery, I think!) in Victoria, near...
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28. Wine tasting in Victoria. A pleasant lady pours out wine samples for tasting in the winery. The sheer...
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29. Lush wine growing country. Lush wine growing country in the Yarra Valley in Victoria, Oz. Birds...
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30. Backyard nostalgia. While walking around the back of the winery, we espied this abandoned...
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31. Posing in wine country. My wife poses against the greenery in wine country. The rather bloated...
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32. A cobalt budgie at Wildlife Wndrlnd. Here is a cobalt budgie in the Wildlife Wonderland nature park which...
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33. Hairy nosed wombat This is an extremely rare Northern hairy nosed wombat, seen here at...
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34. Cuddling a wombat. My wife cuddles a baby wombat in the Wildlife Wonderland at Bass Strait,...
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35. Hyperactive hairy nosed wombat! This baby hairy nosed wombat was in a very playful mood, and kept...
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36. Kangaroo and joey. A kangaroo and her joey at the Wildlife Wonderland at Bass Strait, Victoria....
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37. Sulphur crested cockatoo. A sulphur crested cockatoo in a cage in the Wildlife Wonderland in Vic. His...
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38. Hand feeding kangaroos Hand feeding kangaroos in the Wildlife Wonderland in Bass Strait, Vic....
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39. More hand feeding kangaroos. Its a great feeling to have the warm snouts of the kangaroos nuzzling...
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40. The kangaroo hops away. Having had his fill, the kangaroo hops away, while a terrified youngster (my...
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41. Kangaroos grazing. A far shot of the kangaroo enclosure at the Wildlife Wonderland where several...
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42. The Nobbies at Philip Island. These two rocks are jointly called The Nobbies and are located at the...
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43. Seal Rocks at the Nobbies. A brief pose while walking down the ramp towards the observation deck for the...
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44. Seal Rocks: the rugged coastline The rugged coastline around the Nobbies/Seal Rocks on Philip Island is set...
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45. The Nobbies: a dramatic sunset A dramatic sunset at The Nobbies/ Seal Rocks. The twin rocks which...
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46. The magical color of dusk The sky takes on a dramatic violet color at the final stages of sundown. The...
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47. The Penguin Parade The piece de resistance of Victoria and Philip Island: the Penguin...
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48. Solitary Penguin 'Look under your car before you move. There may be a penguin...
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49. Fairy Penguins Nearly a week later, I did manage to photograph this group of fairy...
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50. Melbourne skyline at dusk. The Melbourne skyline with the Yarra River and Flinders St. Station in the...
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