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Here we leave Warrnambool airfield, ...

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... and throw a look to the city at the Southern Ocean coast.

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Just west of it there is Tower Hill Lake, the remainder of an inactive volcano. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tower_Hill_(volcano) 

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Turning north we can see the next coastal settlement, Port Fairy, in the distance...

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... but we follow the road via Penshurst, where another extinct volcano, Mount Rouse, can be seen. https://www.visitgreaterhamilton.com.au/mount-rouse/ 

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Just a bit further north, at Dunkeld, some mountains come into view.

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The Grampians.

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With a nice tourist road following a valley...

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... up to the central village, Halls Gap.

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Easy for us to climb the street westwards, which leads us to the famous Balconies lookout.

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Unfortunately the rock formations are three-dimensional and missing in the sim.

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Fortunately the Grampians airfield has been made available by as OZx artist, ...

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... complete with the local bush cabins. With planes instead of 4WDs parking in front of them ;).

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2 hours ago, Iain Emms said:

Fine set of shots.

cheers 

Iain 

Thank you Iain!

 

5 hours ago, timmo32 said:

A grand set of shots! enjoyed the ride :)

My pleasure, Timmo...!

 

4 hours ago, wain71 said:

superb set there Gerold.....

Thanks a lot, Wayne.

 

3 hours ago, lifejogger said:

Great flight and shots Gerold.  I am enjoying your tour of Australia.

Come fly with me, fly with me to ... OZ.

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12 hours ago, adambar said:

First-rate set of shots Gerold. :)

Thank you Adam!

 

10 hours ago, BradB said:

Fine set of shots Gerold. 

Thanks for looking and commenting, John!

 

8 hours ago, mikee said:

Beautiful shots Gerold :)

My pleasure, Mikee.

 

4 hours ago, Bermuda425 said:

Epic travelogue - and a scenic broken-overcast sky!

Thank you Erik. I think the weather was set to November/springtime.

 

3 hours ago, boetie said:

As always glad I perused your set Gerold, it’s always an enjoyable tour.

Danke

Graeme :)

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Thank you Graeme. Like so many others I can do these tours only virtual currently...

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On 2/11/2021 at 5:12 PM, bernd1151 said:

A very enjoyable trip to be taken along. Thank you, Gerold!

 

On 2/12/2021 at 1:23 AM, TerribleT said:

Missed this earlier - glad I didn't miss it altogether!  Great stuff Gerold.

 

 

Thank you for watching & commenting, Bernd and TT!

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