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Geelong - the famous bollards |
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Another set of bollards. This set is known as the 'Voluntary Rifle Band' and each bollard is about 7' in height. |
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The Voluntary Rifle band, Geelong |
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The Voluntary Rifle Band at the Geelong shorefront |
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Decorative buoys placed at the Geelong shore. |
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Another bollard. This one is from a group of fishing folk. |
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Another bollard from the same group. |
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The set of "Swimmers" bollards, Geelong |
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View from the Cunningham pier |
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The Cunningham Pier, Geelong |
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The beach at Point Lonsdale. What is seen at the background is Point Nepean at the other side of the bay and about 3 km away from here. |
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The shortest route from here (Point Lonsdale) to Point Nepean (seen afar in the pic) would be to Queenscliff and then aboard the ferry to Sorrento. |
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And then drive a bit to the west to reach Point Nepean. However if you were to take the land route between these 2 closest points (which are only 3 km apart) it would be a 3 hour drive, covering about 250 km. That's roughly the distance from London to Sheffield. |
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The stunning beach at Point Lonsdale, Bellarine peninsula (West side of the bay) |
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This is Point Lonsdale in Bellarine Peninsula, and seen afar in the pic is Point Nepean in the Mornington Peninsula. |
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This treacherous stretch of water between the closest points of the two peninsulas is called 'The Rip' with dangerously shallow waters... |
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..and a rocky seabed. Many ships have been lost in these waters. |
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"The Rip" and Point Nepean in Mornington peninsula as seen from the Rip View Lookout at Point Lonsdale. |
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This is where the treacherous waters of the Bass Strait meets the Port Phillip bay. |
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The crossing from Queenscliff to Sorrento aboard the ferry. The crossing takes about 40 mins as it is not between the two closest points. |
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The top deck of the ferry |
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Cape Schanck lighthouse, at the tip of the Cape Schanck. |
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This lighthouse at Cape Schanck has stood here since 1859. |
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Cape Schanck and the Bass Strait |
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Cape Schanck and Bass Strait, another view |
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The old couple with Cape Schanck lighthouse in the backdrop. |
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The same Cape Schanck, a different view from a different vantage point. |
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The descent to the boardwalk at Cape Schanck |
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Boardwalk at Cape Schanck |
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