Okay, so I know it looks a little bit "Yanni at the Acropolis"-ish, but here is yours truly pulling out his Verne Q. Powell flute with the gold Brannen-Cooper headjoint to get ready to serenade the sunset at one of the most amazing sites in Southern Australia - the sentinels of limestone rock stationed along a remote stretch of highway on The Great Ocean Road known as The !2 Apostles.
The problem is that nature has not cooperated with the folks who named the site and who carved that bronze plaque at the visitor's center, as the natural process of waves and erosion mean that there are now only like 8 apostles. Sorry, Jesus!
In fact one of the Apostle structures known as London Bridge is looking for a new moniker, as the arch-like structure that connected the two towers recently collapsed. I guess that means a net gain of one apostle, so one tourist's loss is another one's gain!
Anyway, here is a series of shots of the sun setting over the 7, 8 or 9 apostles or however many there still are - it doesn't really matter as the spectacular view and the quasi-mystical vibe to the place made me feel like I was photographing the book cover of some old 1970's Dell paperback science-fiction novel by Samuel Delaney or Lin Carter or James Blish!
Can't you just feel Charlton Heston from the end of Planet of the Apes pounding his fist in the sand and screaming ""God Damn you all to hell" when you look at this landscape?
After dark I realized just how desolate a place I was in when I looked for a place to grab a meal. I drove down the starry night road a few more kilometers to the small town of Port Campbell, where I found a nice curry and rice and a glass of Shiraz. Luckily the local gas station was open until 8 p.m.
It would have been a bit too Mad Max to get stranded out there alone with my rental car on fumes!
william
You really should have added audio to this post.
We would all love to hear your sunset serenade to the eroding apostles
great title for a blues/jazz piece
Posted by: margie oomen | July 23, 2009 at 04:54 AM
Mad Max or another eerie Australian film (actually more horrific than eerie) "Wolf Creek." An badly lit Australian road is not a pretty thing!
I love that you played the flute there and the photos are spectacular! I'm thinking that you playing a flute up here in the Blue Mountains and enjoying some spectacular home cooking by my husband would be pretty special too!
Posted by: Mary | July 23, 2009 at 05:21 AM
pretty neat! we've been to the apostle islands in michigan which are pretty grand but this is upped by the ocean and your reporting
Posted by: Marguerite Horberg | July 23, 2009 at 05:30 AM
Breathtaking view. The flute with the sound of the ocean must have been beautiful too.
Posted by: Lori | July 23, 2009 at 06:59 AM
Gorgeous! I see the mounds from Close Encounters. Hey, at least I don't see dead people.......
Posted by: Diane | July 23, 2009 at 07:29 AM
how cool is that! looks like a fun trip, bill!
Posted by: Tony Wang | July 23, 2009 at 10:15 AM
Wow Billy! These photos are amazing! Love each one of them!
Elsi :)
Posted by: Elsita :) | July 23, 2009 at 12:12 PM
Magnificent!
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