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An early summer morning saw us leaving Cobden airfield...

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... towards Warrnambool, one of the bigger settlements at the Great Ocean road coast.

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We left the coast at Tower Hill Lake, which I assume can best be overseen from the air.

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In contrast, Mt. Rouse is hardly to be seen from this perspective.

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And here we came to the magnificient Grampian mountains.

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The view from the Balconies lookout might be more spectacular in reality.

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Halls Gap below, the most common place to stay for a trekking vacation in the region.

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And a little orientation help.

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6 hours ago, gumbypickett said:

Excellent shots Gerold.

I think you know this country better than

the locals.:)

Half of them still don't know where Tasmania is.:(

cheers

Gumby

 

 

Lol :D 

 

Gerold, those are some more great geographic shots of the Aussie countryside. Love your exploration! And thanks for that flight route. It wouldn't be a Gerold adventure without it ;) 

 

Landon

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23 hours ago, wain71 said:

nice shots and tour Gerold...

Thank you Wayne!

 

21 hours ago, BradB said:

Excellent shots Gerold . :):)

My pleasure, John.

 

20 hours ago, Iain Emms said:

Great shots these Gerold.

cheers

Iain

Thanks for commenting, Iain.

 

13 hours ago, Sniper31 said:

Lol :D 

Gerold, those are some more great geographic shots of the Aussie countryside. Love your exploration! And thanks for that flight route. It wouldn't be a Gerold adventure without it ;) 

Landon

Thank you for your kind words, Landon. The next few legs will be more general, regarding the scenery details, as I intend to relocate a bit. Virtually, I mean...

 

20 hours ago, gumbypickett said:

Excellent shots Gerold.

I think you know this country better than the locals.:)

Half of them still don't know where Tasmania is.:(

cheers

Gumby

Thanks a lot for your compliments, Gumby. Still I fail in too many questions in the regular "Australian Geographic" tests...

I would not be surprised if many people wouldn´t even know that there IS an island under the island down under.

 

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3 hours ago, Stillwater said:

Thank you Wayne!

 

My pleasure, John.

 

Thanks for commenting, Iain.

 

Thank you for your kind words, Landon. The next few legs will be more general, regarding the scenery details, as I intend to relocate a bit. Virtually, I mean...

 

Thanks a lot for your compliments, Gumby. Still I fail in too many questions in the regular "Australian Geographic" tests...

I would not be surprised if many people wouldn´t even know that there IS an island under the island down under.

 

Your correct. I stayed in a Hotel in Perth Western Australia a few years back.

The Lady behind check in asked where I was from.

I said Launceston Tasmania. She thought it was some place over seas.:banghead:

You do give up after a while.:huh:

cheers

Gumby

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5 minutes ago, gumbypickett said:

Your correct. I stayed in a Hotel in Perth Western Australia a few years back.

The Lady behind check in asked where I was from.

I said Launceston Tasmania. She thought it was some place over seas.:banghead:

You do give up after a while.:huh:

cheers

Gumby

I think I got the reply wrong. Darn hard cider.

Off to bed.:D:wub:

cheers

Gumby

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17 minutes ago, flyingfish55 said:

Great pics but was looking forward to the scenery of the Grampians in Scotland. Never mind, heading up there next week for a few days in Dundee, my birthplace so will see the hills in real life:)

We have a connection. My Dad was born in Dundee. He always used to go on about Craigie Rd /St? in a tenement where he was born. Probs nothing like 1933 now!. I loved my Dad's accent. Cheers for your comment mate :)

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4 hours ago, boetie said:

One trip I'm still to do completely Gerold. That's a great aircraft to do the tour. Thanks for sharing your shots mate, always inspirational.

Cheers

Graeme :)

Thank you Graeme, for giving me motivation!

 

3 hours ago, adambar said:

Grand set of shots Gerold! :)

Thanks Adam.

 

3 hours ago, flyingfish55 said:

Great pics but was looking forward to the scenery of the Grampians in Scotland. Never mind, heading up there next week for a few days in Dundee, my birthplace so will see the hills in real life:)

Ah, ain´t that lovely: With all these duplicate names the cinema in our heads is already starting... and the next flight routes pop up!

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