Idyllic Beach
A beautiful beach and crystal-clear waters. The waters extend off to the left of shot and open onto the Southern Ocean beyond the steep cliffs that shelter the gorge. Apparently an idyllic location.
But this is Loch Ard Gorge, site of one of Australia's great Victorian tragedies - and almost-romances in 1878 when the clipper Loch Ard was lost on the rocks at the mouth of the gorge.
Of the 36 crew and 18 passengers, only two survived. Just four bodies were recovered and most of the cargo was lost.
Today, the Loch Ard Gorge is part of Port Campbell National Park, which also includes the world-famous Twelve Apostles.
If you look carefully at the cliff on the right and at the top of the one in the distant left, you can see the effects of the often-harsh winds that blow into the gorge, pushing the vegetation into odd wind-blown shapes.
At the base of the cliff in the distant left can be seen the beginnings of a new sea arch - rocks that have already fall are in the sea beow.
Idyllic Beach
A beautiful beach and crystal-clear waters. The waters extend off to the left of shot and open onto the Southern Ocean beyond the steep cliffs that shelter the gorge. Apparently an idyllic location.
But this is Loch Ard Gorge, site of one of Australia's great Victorian tragedies - and almost-romances in 1878 when the clipper Loch Ard was lost on the rocks at the mouth of the gorge.
Of the 36 crew and 18 passengers, only two survived. Just four bodies were recovered and most of the cargo was lost.
Today, the Loch Ard Gorge is part of Port Campbell National Park, which also includes the world-famous Twelve Apostles.
If you look carefully at the cliff on the right and at the top of the one in the distant left, you can see the effects of the often-harsh winds that blow into the gorge, pushing the vegetation into odd wind-blown shapes.
At the base of the cliff in the distant left can be seen the beginnings of a new sea arch - rocks that have already fall are in the sea beow.