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AUSTRALIA ~ The Antipodes
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Tuesday, January 6, 2009

Buzz of Summer Camping Holidays


Pic by Gemma Wiseman ~ Mornington Peninsula in Victoria, Australia tends to be a holiday playground. Campers, complete with tents, boats and jet skis, are a feature of January summer holidays. They literally pack the Port Phillip Bay coastline of the normally quiet beachside villages of Rosebud, McCrae and Dromana. Some have been doing this summer holiday trek for years and enjoy meeting up with familiar holiday faces.
This photo and following ones are taken early morning around the McCrae beach area.
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That's My World Tuesday #XII
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Pic by Gemma Wiseman ~ One of the short walks from the camping area to McCrae beach
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Pic by Gemma Wiseman ~ It is amazing what people bring for camping. Here is a tablecloth and centre piece bowl of flowers. I also saw an orange velvet two-seater lounge chair and a canary in a small cage. I would have loved shots of these, but people were close around in pyjamas and dressing gowns.
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Pic by Gemma Wiseman ~ Some tents are dressed up with decoration
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Pic by Gemma Wiseman ~ Some tents are dressed for different reasons
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Pic by Gemma Wiseman ~ Some campers like to have their own personalised gateway
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Pic by Gemma Wiseman ~ There are some interesting tent styles
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Pic by Gemma Wiseman ~ Most seem to revel in the squish of summer holidays beach camping style
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Pic by Gemma Wiseman ~ I am sure that there must be a story behind this
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Bustling beach camping
Late mornings and early nights
Summer holidays

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Pic by Gemma Wiseman ~ Left lonely on the beach
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14 comments:

Baruch said...

Ahh camping! Now that brings back good memories .....

Anonymous said...

Great Post, It's funny watching people bringing all of their personalized attachments into Nature. Nicely Documented.

Anonymous said...

your world and my world just an opposite, but longing to the nature is same :)

Happy new year 2009 and warm greetings from cold Finland!

Anonymous said...

Great shots. Reminds me of my camping days and how sometimes I really miss going. I love that last shot.
:-)

dianasfaria.com said...

Like a home away from home these campsites are!
I hope you are enjoying the sun.

imac said...

Amazing shots, love the gates pic,lol.

imac said...

Amazing shots, love the gates pic,lol.

Louise said...

I think tablecloths and fresh flowers for camping is a splendid idea! Nice post.

Maria's Space said...

Gemma,

What a fun post. There are some serious campers in your neck of the world.

angie {the arthur clan} said...

What a great post about a fun way to spend time together!

~Angie
www.thearthurclanphotos.blogspot.com

antigoni said...

Great place for holidays. Excellent post and photos.

Arija said...

I can never understand why people who live fence to fene in tbe 'burbs go camping at even closer contact and hearing distnce to their neighbours. Are they afraid o open speaces? Do they need the noise of other humans to be able to sleep? It is a conundrum.
Great shots Gemma, pity about the canary!

Gaelyn said...

Wow! And I thought Americans took camping to the extreme. Looks like 4th of July.

EG CameraGirl said...

The beaches and campgrounds near you really bustle with activity in summer!

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