Australia

 

We spent one week in Australia, splitting our time between Melbourne and Sydney and taking side trips by auto from the cities to the surrounding areas. Melbourne is in the state of Victoria, which was suffering in the third year of a bad drought.

Sydney Harbor Bridge

Sydney Harbor Bridge

Sydney Opera House

Sydney Opera House

Sydney Harbor—ferry terminal.

Sydney Harbor—ferry terminal.

Luna amusement park, Sydney Harbor.

Luna amusement park, Sydney Harbor.

Sydney Opera House

Sydney Opera House

Sydney Opera House

Sydney Opera House

Relaxing at the opera house.

Relaxing at the opera house.

Back view of the opera house.

Back view of the opera house.

Detail of the opera house skin.

Detail of the opera house skin.

Sydney Harbor

Sydney Harbor

Sydney Panorama

Sydney Panorama

Gum tree 100 feet tall, 100 feet wide, sheep farm, Victoria, Australia.

Gum tree 100 feet tall, 100 feet wide, sheep farm, Victoria, Australia.

Sheep farm in a drought, Victoria.

Sheep farm in a drought, Victoria.

Mud and dust.

Mud and dust.

Feeding sheep when there is no grass in the pasture.

Feeding sheep when there is no grass in the pasture.

Faces in the crowd.

Faces in the crowd.

Olive grove, sheep farm, Victoria  .

Olive grove, sheep farm, Victoria .

Split Point Lighthouse, “Shipwreck Coast”, Victoria .

Split Point Lighthouse, “Shipwreck Coast”, Victoria .

Beach on eastern Shipwreck Coast.

Beach on eastern Shipwreck Coast.

Shipwreck Coast

Shipwreck Coast

Shipwreck Coast—aptly named.

Shipwreck Coast—aptly named.

Tasman Sea beach, Victoria.

Tasman Sea beach, Victoria.

Calm cove, Jibbon Beach, Bundeena, New South Wales .

Calm cove, Jibbon Beach, Bundeena, New South Wales .

G’night, mate.  Zzzzzzzz……

G’night, mate. Zzzzzzzz……

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