Postcards from The Great Ocean Road ~ Joining Becky for May Squares, featuring scenes along Victoria’s iconic Great Ocean Road.
#SquaresRenew ~ moving forward, reconstructing, renewing or burgeoning
The heritage listed Great Ocean Road follows the coast of south-eastern Victoria from Torquay to Allansford for 241 kilometres, past beautiful sandy beaches and bays, through lush rainforests and over rugged limestone cliffs. Built by soldiers returned from World War One between 1919 and 1932, and dedicated to those who paid the ultimate sacrifice, the road is the world’s largest war memorial. Construction of the road provided employment for more than 3,000 returned servicemen, giving them purpose and providing much needed rehabilitation after the horrors of war. The Great Ocean Road linked towns along the coast previously only accessed by sea or tracks through the bush and created a route now acknowledged as one of the most scenic tourist drives in the world.
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Thunder Cave, Port Campbell National Park
When the southern ocean is forced through a narrow gap into this deep gorge the water churns in a tumultous foaming mass.
The force builds up until huge waves rush into Thunder Cave, where they hit the back wall and push back out again. A loud boom resonates outwards and a cloud of seaspray fills the entrance of the cave.
ooh you got closer than I would have been able to do – nature is amazing
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This was from a lookout platform so quite safe. When I looked through our photos we didn’t have a good one of the sea spray coming out.
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oh I feel much better now, and isn’t that frustrating when that happens. Still we get the idea from your great photos
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I don’t recall this one, but I have been to a couple of blow holes in Australia. Fascinating things.
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They are and you have to be patient while waiting for a big blow.
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so beautiful!
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Lovely, I like watching the sea rushing in and out.
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We watched for ages.
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It’s mesmerising.
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