Showing posts with label Surf Coast. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Surf Coast. Show all posts

Thursday, April 11, 2013

More Tales from the Great Ocean Road: Torquay


As the warm weather is about to disappear for the third week in a row I paid my homage to the majestic Southern Ocean, which last Sunday was not roaring as usually. The almost absent surf lured me to finally immerse in the not too cold —at least in comparison with the Atlantic waters of the north-east coast— water of Torquay beach.

 Cypresses bent by the wind at Torquay beach parking lot

 The Surf beach


 Spring Creek

 Point Torquay

 On the beach and in the water

 Walking through and viewing from Point Danger

 Finally the "built environment": Rip Curl store and the legendary surfers from the Rip Curl competition at Bells Beach

 A taste of India in Deborah's universe

The sun at the meridian crossing Deborah's trellis

Monday, April 1, 2013

On the Great Ocean Road Again | Waves Watching

 Aireys Inlet and Lighthouse

Where the river meets the ocean: Anglesea River and Bass Strait


 Surf watching at Torquay

Saturday, March 23, 2013

Water, Land, Infrastructure | Great Ocean Road


Yesterday I had my first glimpses of the Southern Ocean from the Great Ocean Road (B100). This remarkable infrastructure stretches for 243-kilometre (151 mi) between the cities of Torquay and Warrnambool and was built by returned World War I soldiers between 1919 and 1932. It is considered the world war largest memorial and also know as Surf Coast. Bells Beach, home of the world's longest-running surfing competitionthe Rip Curl Pro Surf & Music Festival, is located at its Eastern end, near the town of Jan Juc and Torquay.

Toward Anglesea

 Aireys Inlet Lighthouse and surrounding views

 View of Bells Beach: the little dots are surfers

 Stunning field views on the way back

 Interesting sound walls on the way back to Waurn Ponds