Sequence

Tried a board game or is it a card game, called Sequence last night.  You do play with a deck of cards and you have to get a run of five in a row to win but only in the order on the board. Two or three or teams of two or three can play.  Its a game needing some skill and some luck but it does distract from the smart phone for a while, especially at the beach.

Sequencers

Multi suit corner

Shelly Beach

Its not so much the shells but the rocks that seem to mark this location.  About 35 yar ago I was walking the base of the Otway Cliffs as part of the Bushwalking and Mountain Craft Leadership course long before there was a GOW.  I had never been to this section but the Balance Fairy's must have visited, not only to get these rock stacks built but to keep them upright.

Well Stacked

The GOW

You have heard of the Great Ocean Road but the Great Ocean Walk has now had a lot of improvements since we last saw it. The new signage is made of a practical steel with white lettering. Older sections which took the route of the old coach wagons have now had new track routes cut for much better walking. The Johanna Beach camp is set on a high hill and has one of the best views you will find.

Johanna

GOW Signage

The Falls Cabin

I have been visiting the Otways for years and maybe no one else knows about it. In particular the Johanna area has good access and accommodation options but no internet. The Johanna Holiday Cabins have a number of choices. The Falls Cabin has a small valley below but this time there were no cows like there was two years ago. There are for sale signs up so maybe the cows had to go.  The Falls are close hence the cabin name but there is no track to them. I have studied the location and the bush is dense and most likely blackberries as well.

Falls Cabin

Finska Cures All

As the below picture shows Franster is up and about and throwing wood at other wood and drinking champagne as well.  I should also mention that Debbie cleaned up and won all the games we played and for the first time that I have seen, the game was won by knocking down multiple pins to achieve the 50.  The pins that are splitting are holding together well with the glue but others are showing signs of battery.

Migrating Pins

Old Negatives

My theory about getting a better photo from the original negative has taken a beating just like some of these negatives have.  Multiple scratching, blotching and abrasions have scarred some, yet others are perfect.  The state of the container gives a clue eg a tattered envelope with a stamp saying Bulmers Gift Salon, inside some pock marked negatives. Others have a stitched manila style wallet opening in two halves. These packets have different designs over time and always with a name and a date for pickup which frustratingly leaves out the year.

Camping with too cool Shades

Tea and sandwich for 15c

Negatives are Positive

Yes the new Epson V550 has a wider aperture in its lid to allow for illuminating the larger Super Size negatives. I have done a few just now and it seems to work OK.  I believe I can do two at once but will have to get into a routine. There are settings I need to check out such as ICE which doesn't seem to work so well on B&W. This packet of 8 negatives is a trip my Grandparents have gone on somewhere in a desert location.

Across the Nullabor?

Grandma on the Road