4 Weeks Australia in Pictures: Kingston

Posted on 21/02/2014 by artandkitchen (Adriana)

After 3 days in Warrnambool we left Victory and we reached in South Australia. After about 340 km drive along an empty highway, plenty of optical illusions (fata morgana) we reached Kingston.

This place is the ‘Gateway to the South East’, Kingston S.E. is at the southern end of Coorong National Park on Lacepede Bay. This area was once home to the Ngarrindjeri, Aboriginal river people of the lower Murray River, western Fleurieu Peninsula, and the Coorong of southern, central Australia.

This famous lobster town was established in 1858 and its shallow lakes and lagoons are a haven for birdlife. The big lobster and the lighthouse are the most photographed emblem of Kingston.

More about the Ngarrindjeri peoples:

NGARRINDJERI NATION YARLUWAR-RUWE PLAN

Ngarrindjeri (Wikipedia)

Ngarrindjeri Regional Authority

Economic and Cultural Values of Water to the Ngarrindjeri People of the Lower Lakes, Coorong and Murray Mouth

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4 Weeks Australia in Pictures: Stingray Bay and Middle Island (Warrnambool)

Posted on 31/10/2013 by artandkitchen (Adriana)

I think there are no words to describe how happy we were to meet Jan and Russ in Warrnambool!

The unforgettable days spent with them are unforgettable and we hope to have them meet this cute and friendly couple again and ….cook together of course!

They are great cooks, yes both were cooking together, perfectly synchronized and with a lot of passion!

The first evening after the long trip we were really tired. We learned how important is to wear a hut against sunstroke (even if it is not too hot!) and drink a lot of water.

Thank the “stay at home” feeling and the delicious food offered us by Jan and Russ we recovered very fast and we were ready to start for a sightseeing tour around Warrnambool.

The first step is Stingray Bay and Middle Island

It was an sunny day with a fresh breeze. The place was almost empty and we could enjoy the beauty of this place.

Russ show edible wild herbs growing on the shore. This is for us highly interesting as we always look for wild greens as well!

Stingray Bay is the entrance point of the Merri River with the sea. In the middle of the bay is Middle Island, which contains a small fairy penguin colony and sometimes (not in our case) can be waded out to at low tide.

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4 Weeks Australia in Pictures: The Twelve Apostels from the beach (Great Ocean Road)

Posted on 22/10/2013 by artandkitchen (Adriana)

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We went a few kilometers back as some busses parked near the road suggested us that we would miss something if we wouldn’t have a look.

Wow! There is a stair, we can walk down form the beach and have a look at the Twelve Apostles!

The sky was blue, much bluer than we ever saw. Huge waves crushed on the rocks and you could feel the small invisible drops in the air. Salted aerosol!

Seagulls rested on the warm sand or had a fly near the beach.

A few moments more to take some pictures and then some more kilometer on the road. This was a so long day, how many hours had this day?

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