Crashing Waves
Just to the side of squeaky beach there are some rocks that really take the brunt of the incoming waves. It was fun to sit and watch them roll in and crash against the rocks.
Archive for June 24th, 2009
Tractor Pull
A truck drove down onto Norman Beach in Wilsons Promontory to get a boat out of the ocean. When it was pulling away it sunk into the sand. The local forest service had to get a tractor out there to pull it free. I grabbed a video of the process.
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Squeaky Beach
There is a beach in Wilsons Promontory that is called “Squeaky Beach”. When you walk on the dry sand it makes a squeaking sound. Its pretty strange. It helps if you kind of shuffle your feet a bit in your walk. Here is a video of what it sounds like…
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Wilsons Promontory
After leaving halls gap we spent a couple nights in Melbourne so we could check out the Queen Victoria Market. Its a huge open market where you can get everything from fresh food and produce to kangaroo hides and small electronics. We had some tasty hot out of the oil bath jelly filled sugar covered doughnuts and enjoyed walking around.
From Melbourne we headed south east to Phillip island where we saw the koalas and penguins and on to Wilsons Promontory. This is a national park full of animals and amazing beaches. Here are some photos of our time there….
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