Spent last week in Melbourne visiting my Dad… got a couple of chances to go to the beach, including a night at a restaurant in St Kilda. I took this picture on St Kilda beach just as the sun was going down. We had some crazy weather over the week, including a huge hail storm that flooded the cbd and caused damage to houses and cars.
From a trip up the coast last year, this is The Spit at the top of Queensland’s Gold Coast. Created a page on beachwiki.org here.
I’m flying to Melbourne tomorrow, but not sure if I will get to the beach as Im mainly going to visit my dad. I might get down to Lorne for a night if I have time…
This is a picture I took just after New Years 2009, while flying around the Mornington Peninsula in Melbourne. We flew from Moorabbin airport down to Cape Schanck then along the coast to Port Phillip Heads then up along the bay beaches.
I learnt when researching the Beachwiki page for Cape Schanck that there are cottages near the lighthouse that you can stay at, which I think would be pretty fun. You can also walk here from Gunnamatta beach, though Im not sure how yet how long it would take..
This was the last photo I took in Melbourne before driving back along the coast to Sydney. I stopped here at sunset, had a quick surf then had a drink on the beach while watching the sun go down. Looks like I might have to go back to Melb next week to see my dad, but this time I will fly, not drive…
On Sunday we drove to Hawks Nest, 3 hours north of Sydney. I took my 4wd onto the beach and drove on the sand up to Little Gibber Beach. The rest of the coast was blown out by an onshore wind, but this beach was protected by the headland and had nice clean waves. We went surfing for an hour, then set up a BBQ on the sand out the back of the car…
I’ve got a few more pics from Port Phillip Bay I’ll post later, got impatient and wanted to skip to the surf beaches. Portsea Backbeach is on the narrow strip near the end of Mornington Peninsula, about a kilometre or so behind Portsea Bay Beach.
From Frankston I drove to Mornington Beach, stopped at a restaurant called Rocks, at the Marina, for a cold drink before moving on again…
Continuing down Port Phillip Bay, next stop was Frankston Beach, about 40kms south from Melbourne. I stopped there for lunch and walked out to the pier before taking this picture. There are a couple of good restaurants on the beach, next time Im down this way I plan to eat at Sofias, which is right on the beach.
