Ocean Spray

... outside with me again. She does this like clockwork. She can tell when I'm done with my beauty regime; probably the sound of hair spray and clipping my ear rings on and paces to go outside. We drove towards Bodega Bay, stopping at Goat Rock. Dogs are not ...

... crew couldn’t work out what they were doing but figgered it was have been that the helicopter was causing a lot of spray from the ocean and water and sand must have been flying in their eyes. When they landed however the couple refused to talk and ...

... had baked the day before going. It was a special moment because it was the first time I have ever crossed the equator on the ocean. But the festivities did not last long and we were all back in bed within 10 minutes of crossing. 11.  This next ...

... sleep for off-watch crew (except Donna—who can sleep through any sailing conditions but has no appetite for a running engine). Sea spray now keeps the boat constantly wet, so any salt crust that manages to form is quickly replaced by a wet, fresh ...

... , kissed King Neptune's ring, and were dubbed Shellbacks by a touch of his triton. Kristy was waiting just past the thrones with a spray bottle full of what I later learned to be vinegar which she sprayed in each of our mouths (never ever do that, please. ...

Tuesday 20th January we set off on our drive along the Great Ocean Road.   We drove through Blairgowrie and were at the quay-side in Sorrento ready to board the 8am ferry, then sailing out with dolphins for company, past Portsea at the tip of the ...

... ’t even think of the tire inflate aerosol can or the Bear Spray!!!! Yes, we tried to get onto an airplane with pepper spray, brilliant aren’t we? Thankfully there was no one else in security at the time, and the people were very very nice. And ...

... pepper spray to fight the battle. A monkey got into our chalet... again... and so I thought it was a great idea to pepper-spray it. Within seconds I realized that releasing a pepper spray mist in a tightly enclosed area (your home) is a big ...

... of the Great Ocean Road. It really was beautiful - what looked like mist across the road ahead was actually the spray from the ocean as the waves crashed against the rocks, there was lots of wildlife, including crimson rosellas (parrots), gallahs and my ...

... them by the time I'd arrived here this morning, but today they were worse than ever. They don't even respond to fly spray! In a way it was quite good that the fog came because it gave me the motivation I needed to tackle the ...

... was a welcome change. It is totally dark and not a sound to be heard unless...perhaps someone is snoring? The Great Ocean Road - Day 2 Early, but I'm not sure how bright, we leave our wonderful accommodations and head west along the GOR. Very ...

... has more dry bushlands, and Victoria has more green farmlands. It almost felt like we were back in New Zealand. The Great Ocean Road officially starts at Warrnambool, and only after about 20 mintues from passing the town, all the scenic and tourist ...

...  an amazing time and saw some amazing places and would highly recommend that anyone visiting Australia visits the Great Ocean Road, in particular Lock Ard Gorge! We also highly recommend surfing, though our shoulders and stomachs hurt ...

... one side and dense rainforest on the other.  On some stretches, we were almost at the water's edge and we could feel the spray from the massive waves  crashing on the rocks.  Of course we took some pictures, but pictures just do not ...

... coast. The coast at the start of our drive is made of soft sandstone cliffs that are being steadily eroded by the relentless ocean waves. There are various coastal features to see with names such as The Grotto, Thunder Cave and The Arch where the cliffs ...

... to find 85 mosquito bites on his knee (it was touching the net). It is wiser to wear long clothes, and try to spray the net with repellent. Citronella candles were not effective--citronella incense was better, but it burns itself out in the middle of the ...

... replica port village over a small lake, where the images of the ship and crew were projected onto a fine mist spray of water. It was artistically poor though, terribly corny ending celebrating triumphantly the salvaging of a large porcelain peacock from ...

... commemorate the solders who fought in WWI in 19?? sommit or other. See some 'waterfalls', in Erskine, north of Lorne. I could spray a better fall after a night on the beer!!!! But the best bit about them was when Phil followed Took across the top ...

... , Steve informed me he didn't think he would make it through because he forgot to check his multi-tool, knife and pepper spray. Great! Sure enough, when the bag went through - it was flagged! Steve was convinced they were going to confiscate those ...

... bookstore for a souvenir (sorry Toby - no volleyball t-shirts...only hockey jerseys...and EXPENSIVE). I did laugh that seeing the Pacific Ocean didn't excite me much. I remember the days when that was a BIG deal. But, now it's a great view that ...

... ), the Irish (Sharon) and the Scottish (me) rented a Wicked campervan for a week where we travelled from Melbourne along the infamous Great Ocean Road, which is meant to be one of the all time best drives in the world. The van was basic and the fact that ...