Archive for the 'Robe' Category

While we were at Robe in the south east region of South Australia for a holiday recently, my wife asked me to take a series of photos of the coastal vegetation. Click on the photo to enlarge the image.

On our last afternoon in Robe on our recent holiday we went for a drive along the coast south of the town. There are a number of rough tracks from the main road leading towards the coast. From time to time one gets a glimpse of the beach and the waves, like in the photo [...]

During my recent holiday in Robe in the south east region of South Australia I did quite a bit of walking. I find walking to be the best way to investigate an area, as well as lending itself to extra photo opportunities. One day I decided to go on an extended walk through some of [...]

Near the Lake Butler Boat Haven in Robe there is a very special monument. This commemorates the time when explorer Matthew Flinders passed by this point while exploring the coastline of South Australia in 1802. The photo below shows the plaque in more detail. (Click in the photo to enlarge the image). Across the road [...]

Robe has been a fisherman’s mecca since the early days of settlement. On my recent visit I came across the memorial that has been erected honoring those who have been lost at sea pursuing either their passion for fishing, or while trying to make a living from the sea. The design is an interesting one. [...]