Horizons Unlimited - The HUBB - Manly

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27 Mar 2014 02:21

Manly > Manly Run (Australia)

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Noel900r

30 Mar 2014 01:01

Nice pic's yes i have been to the museum at Nabiac many times its well worth a look for sure ,what are you plans from there?I grew up in GLoucester so know the area very well if there is anything i can help with,regards Noel

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1 Apr 2014 02:49

The Breakfast Creek Hotel Brisbane is arguably the most famous watering hole in Queensland and one of the most iconic in Australia.
It's more than just a venue – it's a major destination in Brisbane, popular with local, interstate and international visitors, one of the best loved in the city.
Home - Breakfast Creek Hotel, Breakfast Creek, QLD, 4010

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4 Apr 2014 04:42

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4 Apr 2014 04:46

Overnight stop out at Cobar (NSW), an Outback town in central western New South Wales, Australia.
Historic Cobar has a rich copper- and gold-mining tradition and the town is approx. 712 km northwest of the NSW state capital, Sydney. It is at the crossroads of the Kidman Way and Barrier Highway. Enjoying the sunset at Fort Bourke Hill, 300 metres above sea level, great spot to view Cobar and surrounds.
From the viewing platform, you can see into the open-cut mine.

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6 Apr 2014 06:19

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6 Apr 2014 06:23

Arrived at Broken Hill (NSW) http://www.brokenhillaustralia.com.au an isolated mining city in the far west of outback New South Wales, Australia located near the border with South Australia on the crossing of the Barrier Highway (national route 32) and the Silver City Highway (national route 79), in the Barrier Range. It is 315 m (1,033 ft) above sea level, with a hot desert climate, an average rainfall of 235 mm (9 in) and summer temperatures that reach well over 40 °C (104 °F). The closest major city is Adelaide, the capital of South Australia, which is more than 500 km (311 mi) to the southwest. Unlike the rest of New South Wales, Broken Hill (and the surrounding region) observes Australian Central Standard Time (UTC+9:30) a time zone it shares with South Australia and the Northern Territory. Broken Hill has been referred to as "The Silver City", the "Oasis of the West", and the "Capital of the Outback". Although over 1,100 km (684 mi) west of Sydney and surrounded by semi-desert, the town has prominent park and garden displays and offers a number of attractions such as the Living Desert Sculptures....

Straight to Bells Milk-Bar http://bellsmilkbar.com.au for two ice cold milkshakes after the Outback run...

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8 Apr 2014 16:09

Well ~ talking about milk-bars and icecream shakes, another historic site in Broken Hill remembering the The Battle of Broken Hill otherwise known as the Broken Hill Massacre, was a fatal incident which took place near Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia on 1 January 1915.
Two men shot dead four people and wounded seven more, before being killed by police and military officers. While the attack was politically and religiously inspired, as declared by the perpetrators in notes, the men were not members of any sanctioned armed force and the attacks were criminal.
The two men were later identified as being Moslems from the British colony of India, modern day Pakistan (some sources incorrectly identify them as Turkish).
The attackers were both former camel-drivers working at Broken Hill. They were Badsha Mahommed Gool (born c. 1874), an ice-cream vendor, and Mullah Abdullah (born c. 1854, a local imam and halal butcher. Gool's ice-cream cart was well known in town and was used to transport the men to the attack site.They also fashioned a home-made Ottoman flag which they flew. There appears to have been little effort made at hiding their identities.

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Battle of Broken Hill info source = http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Broken_Hill

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10 May 2014 05:37

Riding takes me through Mildura (Victoria), a regional city in northwestern Victoria, Australia.
Mildura is located in the Sunraysia region, and is on the banks of the Murray River.

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Cruising through the famous Barossa Valley, one of Australia's oldest wine regions.
Located in South Australia, the Barossa Valley is about 56 km northeast of the city of Adelaide.
Next few days will be spent in the greater Adelaide (South Australia) area.

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The Herbig Family Tree is a large, hollow red gum tree at Springton.
It is estimated to be 300 to 500 years old with a diameter of seven metres at its base and a height of 24 metres. A small stream runs nearby.

The tree was the first Australian home of 27 year old Friedrich Herbig who arrived in South Australia in 1855.
In 1858 he married 18 year old Caroline Rattey and took her to live in the tree home. The first two of their 16 children were born there.
During 1860 he built a two roomed pine and pug hut nearby, and as his family increased, built a stone cottage adjacent to the hut.

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21 May 2014 03:13

Turborob

28 May 2014 16:14

Thanks for all the pictures.

As an Aussie away from home, it's nice to see familiar images and roads. Good on you for getting out into the country and away from the coast.

The likes of Bourke, Brewarrina, Walgett etc are a side of Australia many people miss.

Keep it coming, and tell me you stopped at 'Grumpy's Brewery' whilst in Hahndorf! jeiger

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30 May 2014 02:30

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30 May 2014 02:31

Old Tailem Town is located on the South Eastern Freeway 5km north of Tailem Bend and approximately 90kms from Adelaide.
First established in 1982, Old Tailem Town is now Australia's largest pioneer village, visited by tourists all over the world!
Welcome to Old Tailem Town = Old Tailem Town - Australia's Largest Pioneer Village

Unfortunatley ~ the town was closed at 6:30hrs. in the morning, would have been a nice stop for a coffee and full brekkie....

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Along the Princess Highway general direction Mt.Gambier...

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30 May 2014 02:32

Stretching more than 130 kilometres, Coorong National Park protects a string of saltwater lagoons which are protected from the Southern Ocean by the sweeping sand dunes of the Younghusband Peninsula.
Had to check this one out as I live in China but too hot to engage in the whole trail walk about in full biking gear...
A step back in time, this area has a unique place in the local history of the gold rush days and the establishment of the stock, mail and communications routes.
It is believed that the Chinamans Well was built in about 1856. The curved limestone blocks and the sandstone cap on the top of the well were obtained from nearby quarries.

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2 Jun 2014 04:27

South Australia has great stretches of beaches, good for some exploring and beach cruising on the hard packed sand.

The Granites Beach is the site of the only rocks on the entire beach, a few 2 m high rounded granite knobs that lie in the intertidal swash zone (The Coorong / South Australia).
Australia’s longest beach, which grades from no waves to one of the world’s highest energy beaches. It is a spectacular beach backed by extensive dunes north of The Granites, very accessible by 4WD, and with many kilometres of beach camping.
However outside of Kings Camp and Kingston SE there are no facilities, apart from the camp sites and lucky me had assistance from a camper nearby with his SUV pulling me off the beach out of the soft sand.
Mate good day to you and a big thanks!

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Took the gravel road to the Granites Beach and they put signs on top near the parking lot for reasons....

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Short stop for a quick snack (bacon cheese roll and iced coffee) and tank fill up at the Red Big Lobster (Kingston Shell Servo Station).
The Big Lobster is a tourist attraction located in the town of Kingston SE, South Australia.
Known locally as "Larry the Lobster," the sculpture of a spiny lobster stands 17 metres tall, and is regarded as one of the most impressive of Australia's Big Things....

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Hi Ho, Hi Ho off to the beach we go and need assistance again after a run on the beach for approx. 10k's to get back on the real road....
Mate good day to you and a big thanks!

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Learned the lesson and rest of my time in SA only looking at the great beaches ~ no more cruising in the sand with a heavy bike and street tyres...

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4 Jun 2014 02:38

Arrived at Mt.Gambier / South Australia and a visit to the Blue Lake is a must while in the area.

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The Blue Lake in Mount Gambier, South Australia is a large monomictic lake located in an extinct volcanic maar associated with the Mount Gambier maar complex.
It is one of four crater lakes on Mount Gambier. Of the four lakes, only two remain, as the other two (Leg of Mutton and Brown) have dried up over the past 30 to 40 years as the water table has dropped.
Situated in one of three extinct volcanic craters, the Blue Lake exposes the crystal clear water that has filtered underground through the limestone, passing slowly beneath the city.
Each year in November the lake starts its colour change from winter steel blue to brilliant turquoise blue and then in March changes back to steel blue.
The Blue Lake and the Crater Lakes area is a significant site within the Kanawinka Geopark and is a State Heritage Area.

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Heading down further the Princess Highway leaving South Australia and entering the state of Victoria....

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4 Jun 2014 02:39

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4 Jun 2014 02:40

Starting to roll down the Great Ocean Road towards Melbourne...

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Warrnambool, watching the sunset at Logans Beach Whale Viewing Platforms just to the east of Warrnambool, overlooking the whales favourite playground ~ unfortunately no whales in sight....

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4 Jun 2014 02:43

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6 Jun 2014 12:59

Bay of Martyrs beside the Great Ocean Road is an open, 2.5 km long, south-west facing bay containing numerous reefs and sea stacks.
The shoreline is composed predominantly of 10 m high, red limestone bluffs. Within the bay are several smaller bays and beaches, two of which are named Massacre Bay and Crofts Bay.
Bay of Martyrs Beach lies at the eastern end of the bay. It is 500 m long, faces south-west and is backed by a mixture of irregular bluffs and dunes, with the Great Ocean Road just behind.

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6 Jun 2014 13:00

The Grotto is a sinkhole geological formation and tourist attraction, found on the Great Ocean Road outside Port Campbell in Victoria, Australia.

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6 Jun 2014 13:01

London Arch is a natural arch in the Port Campbell National Park, Australia. The arch is one of the tourist attractions along the Great Ocean Road near Port Campbell in Victoria.
This stack was formed by a gradual process of erosion, and until 1990 formed a complete double-span natural bridge.
The arch closer to the shoreline collapsed unexpectedly on 15 January 1990, Prior to the collapse, the arch was known as London Bridge because of its similarity to its namesake.

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9 Jun 2014 02:25

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9 Jun 2014 02:28

Loch Ard Gorge is part of Port Campbell National Park, Victoria, Australia.
The Loch Ard was a sailing vessel which was wrecked at Mutton bird Island just off the Shipwreck Coast of Victoria, Australia in 1878.
The name was drawn from Loch Ard, a lake which lies to the west of the village of Aberfoyle, and to the east of Loch Lomond. It means "high lake" in Scottish Gaelic.
The Loch Ard belonged to the Loch Line, a major shipping line operating between Great Britain and Australia. It was a three-masted ship, of 263' in length, with a tonnage of 1693 tonnes, and was constructed by Barclay, Curdle & Co. of Glasgow.

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9 Jun 2014 02:29

The Twelve Apostles Motel just 3km straight up from the Twelve Apostles as my home base, great location for a few days exploring during the week as not many tourists around...
Twelve Apostles Motel = http://www.twelveapostles.com.au

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Regular maintenance like tyre pressure and fluid level checks.....

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14 Jun 2014 13:50

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14 Jun 2014 13:51

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14 Jun 2014 13:52

Cape Otway Lighthouse is a lighthouse on Cape Otway in southern Victoria, Australia.The government reserved the tip of the cape as the site for a lighthouse.
Access to the site was difficult; it was eventually reached overland and construction of the Cape Otway Lightstation began in 1846 from stone quarried at the Parker River.

The light was first lit in 1848 using a first order Fresnel lens; it was the second lighthouse completed on mainland Australia and it remains the oldest surviving lighthouse in mainland Australia.
It was decommissioned in January 1994 after being the longest continuous operating light on the Australian mainland.
At the keeper's cottages of Apollo Bay, accommodation is available in two double studios or in the head keeper's cottage that will sleep groups ranging from two to sixteen people.
A telegraph station was added to the site when Tasmania was connected to the mainland by a submarine telegraph line from Cape Otway to Launceston in 1859.

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More Otway Park info = Parks Victoria - Great Otway National Park

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14 Jun 2014 13:53

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23 Jun 2014 02:17

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23 Jun 2014 02:20

TBR-China

23 Jun 2014 02:22

Next food stop for Timboon Ice Cream http://www.timboonfineicecream.com.au at the The Timboon Railway Shed Distillery = http://www.timboondistillery.com.au

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23 Jun 2014 02:26

As I really love cheese, another afternoon tasting stop for more cheese in the grassy hills and mountains.
Just a short drive from the Twelve Apostles and Great Ocean Road, Apostle Whey Cheese is a great spot to sample an unforgettable wedge of country life = http://www.apostlewheycheese.com.au

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23 Jun 2014 02:27

beruoist

23 Jun 2014 07:08

Amazing photos, beautiful landscapes of Australia is always a treat to watch.

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7 Jul 2014 15:01

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7 Jul 2014 15:03

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7 Jul 2014 15:04

Seen them all over the Great Ocean Road area, Wicked Camper Vans Campervan Hire Australia - Camper van hire, 4x4, 4WD & car rental

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7 Jul 2014 15:05

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15 Jul 2014 02:37

The actual "official tourist" stretch of the Great Ocean Road finished but the great coast line and beaches continued all the way to Melbourne.
Some shots taken on the way to the city of Melbourne / Victoria.

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Famous for surfing in Oz = Bells Beach Recreation Reserve.

Soak up surf culture, sunshine and holiday fun on the surf beaches around Torquay.
You can have all kinds of seaside sun in Torquay, but this picturesque holiday town is most famous for the surf beaches that surround it.
Sitting south-west of Melbourne at the gateway to the Great Ocean Road, Torquay is fringed by some fantastic breaks with fairytale names.

You’re more likely to hear waves and loudspeakers than bells on Bells Beach, which is a Torquay’s southern outskirts.
This is where the world's top surfers converge to tackle waves of up to five meters in the Rip Curl Easter Pro, the world’s longest running surf contest.
The two day festival – which also showcases some of Australia’s hottest musical talent – draws crowds of thousands to the cliff grandstands.
If you can't make it for Easter, surfing carnivals are held throughout the summer, as well as the Australian Strongman Triathlon in February and the High Tide Festival in December.
If you’re itching to take on the swell yourself, Bells Beach has two right-hand breaks for intermediate to advanced surfers.
The waves are almost guaranteed to be good, particularly from March to October.

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TBR-China

15 Jul 2014 02:38

TBR-China

15 Jul 2014 02:39

Queenscliffe coffee & cake pit stop....
The Borough of Queenscliffe is a local government area in Victoria, Australia, located in the western part of the state.
It is the smallest local government area in Victoria, covering an area of 36 square kilometres and, at the 2011 Census, had a population of 3000.
It includes only two settlements, which are Queenscliff and Point Lonsdale.
Queenscliffe is situated on the south coast, south-east of Geelong on the Bellarine Peninsula south of Swan Bay and next to the Port Phillip Heads, the entrance to Port Phillip Bay from Bass Strait.

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26 Jul 2014 05:41

Point Lonsdale Lighthouse, also known as the Point Lonsdale Signal Station, is close to the township of Point Lonsdale in the Borough of Queenscliffe, Victoria, Australia.
It stands at the eastern end of the Bellarine Peninsula, on the western side of the entrance to Port Phillip from Bass Strait, on a headland overlooking the "Rip".
The "Rip" a stretch of water considered one of the ten most treacherous navigable passages in the world, and the only seaborne approach to Melbourne.
It is operated by the Victorian Channels Authority, part of the Port of Melbourne Corporation.

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TBR-China

26 Jul 2014 05:42

Melbourne / Victoria = http://www.visitmelbourne.com was in and out affair within a day for a long lunch meeting.
On the way out of the Melbourne CBD picking up a rare special ignition parts for a H-D Shovelhead a mate is rebuilding back in China.
Back in the alley behind custom Melbourne HD-Development http://www.hddev.com.au spotted this well used and ridden HD bike, if bikes could tell stories....

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26 Jul 2014 05:43

Lakes Entrance, which lies almost at sea level, can be reached from Melbourne via Bairnsdale and the town of Kalimna to the north-west by a stretch of the Princes Highway, which snakes down and around a point protruding into the Gippsland Lakes known as "Jemmy's Point".
Spectacular views of The Entrance and of the Lakes can be seen from various look-outs on Jemmy's Point. The Princes Highway leaves the north-east side of the town through hilly countryside towards Nowa Nowa and Orbost.
Lakes Entrance is predominantly a fishing and tourism-driven town; the main beach front is a safe harbour for many major commercial fishing and recreational waterspout operations.
The surf beach is patrolled by the Lakes Entrance Surf Life Saving Club between November and March every summer, with lifeguard patrols from late December to late January.
The waterfront is populated by restaurants, shops, caravan parks, a Safeway, a Target Country store that opened in 2007, a McDonalds restaurant that opened in September 1997, and a KFC.

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12 Aug 2014 11:07

TBR-China

12 Aug 2014 11:08

Via the lookout at Stanwell Tops and park cruising through the Royal National Park back to Sydney.

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Wish we had this type of catering vans.....

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Sydney’s heritage-listed Royal National Park is affectionately known to locals as the ‘Nasho’ or just ‘the Royal’.
Established in 1879, it’s the world's second-oldest national park. It features unique heritage attractions, along with fascinating plants, birds and animals.
Perfect for bushwalking, cycling, surfing, picnicking or whale watching, this diverse park offers everything from beaches to rainforest.

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Yummy... back to the start of the ride at Manly Beach Ben & Jerry's.
The stick-on GoPro mounts on the top of the helmet might work as ice cream transport device....

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TBR-China

12 Aug 2014 11:11

TBR-China

12 Aug 2014 11:14

Crossing the world famous bridge for the last time during the trip with a motorbike.
The Sydney Harbour Bridge is a steel through arch bridge across Sydney Harbour that carries rail, vehicular, bicycle and pedestrian traffic between the Sydney central business district (CBD) and the North Shore.
The dramatic view of the bridge, the harbour, and the nearby Sydney Opera House is an iconic image of Sydney, and Australia. The bridge is nicknamed "The Coathanger" because of its arch-based design.

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Bike returned to rental company, taking the ferry to Manly Beach from Circular Quay again, awesome view...

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Tried hard to get my hands on two particular rental bikes to give them a test ride: KTM ADV 1190R or Yamaha Super Tenere 1200, both were not conveniently available and had to settle for a new BMW 1200GS-LC (2014) out of Sydney.
10000+ k's from and back to Ben & Jerry's Manly Beach round trip with some extensive side tracking through the Aussie states of NSW, QLD, SA, VIC.
Not bad a ride must admit, simple route as per map below....

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Down Under riding will be continue with future trips in the planning stages.... ride and rock on!

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