Next stop, Mornington – we set off from Bonbeach stopped at the servo to fill up and my Darl has lost his wallet! Is it in your bag? No it’s back on the bedside table…..I didn’t see it there…… we go to Belinda’s - we’re back! Wallet is not on bedside table – after taking bikes off to get bag out, he finds it! Off we go again, lucky we don’t have far to go just 20 kms down to Mornington where we catch up with our other friends Jeanette, Gabe and their kids Ethan 7 and Kelcey 5.
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| Gabe, Ethan, Jeanette and Kelcey |
We had a great day out on Sunday exploring the Peninsula – checked out a couple of antique shops at Tyabb before heading down the coast through Hastings, Stony Point, Flinders, Cape Schanck. Back over to the other side through Rye to Sorrento and to Portsea, where we ventured into Point Nepean National Park.
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| Just a little hiccup before we get going today.... |
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| One for Audrey - Something Good from England |
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| A toy sewing machine |
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| This parking guy Stony Point does not look happy to be at work today.. |
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| Cape Schank |
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| Pebble (?) Beach down Cape Schank point |
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| A couple of temporary citizens |
Among the attractions here at Point Nepean National Park are the historic Quarantine Station - the memorial to Prime Minister Harold Holt who went missing in the surf at Cheviot Beach in 1967 - Fort Nepean, a series of military fortifications dating back to 1880’s – Gunners Cottage. Nepean Point is rich in history having played an important role in shaping the early settlement, quarantine and defence of Victoria.
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| One of the many buildings at Quarantine Station |
There is around 50 heritage listed buildings at the Quarantine station, established in 1852 and from 1952 the buildings also housed the Army Officer Cadet School.
The Engine House at Fort Nepean
This is the gun emplacement from wich the first allied shots of WW I and first Australian shots of WW II were fired.
Looking out to Bass Strait, from the Fort grounds, along the coast towards Cheviot Beach where former Australian Prime Minister Harold Holt disappeared without a trace in December 1967.
We found the Fort most interesting, the displays were great with audio tapes playing adding to the atmosphere. This place is considered to be one of the best examples in Australia of a major fort complex exhibiting changes in military engineering through the 19th anad 20th centuries. We probably could’ve easily spent a day here, with a number of walking/bike trails available. The attractions including some beach access, stretches for 5kms to the point, with stunning views along the way of the waters of Bass Strait, the Rip and Port Phillip Bay.
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| Two 6 inch Mark V11 gun barrels mounted in emplacements here |
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| My Darl helping out in the ammunitions storage room |
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| The Fort is a maze of tunnels |
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| The entrance to Port Phillip Bay (Rip) |
We then travelled back along the coast through Rye, Rosebud, Dromana, Mount Martha to Mornington. The coast line from Rosebud up to Mornington is dotted with colorful bathing boxes which were first built in the 1880’s to protect the modesty of ladies wishing to bathe. Some of these boxes have been sold for more than $250,000 – and you can’t even live in them, they are just used for day outings, to store beach gear. I think some people just have too much money to burn. It was great to catch up with Jeanette (J), Gabe, Ethan and Kelcey - see you guys in Brisbane for a holiday.
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| Come across a Greek party in full swing in a park at Rye |
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| These change huts all the way from Rosebud to Mornington |
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| This little beaudy up for Sale - wonder what price?? |
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| Huts of all sizes, colors - looks like a storm is a comin' |
This is the gun emplacement from wich the first allied shots of WW I and first Australian shots of WW II were fired.
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