Something a little closer to my home on Melbourne’s Port Philip Bay this time and a pleasant walk in an effort to shed a few of those extra Christmas kilos. We find that we exercise much more when we are on the road., always walking and exploring. Whereas at home it becomes an effort to get out and appreciate our surroundings and the reasons why we live where we live.
Once infamously known by locals as ‘The Seaford Ti Tree’ this stretch of ti tree and coastal banksia was once home to moonlight trysts and adolescent fumblings on the bench seats of hotted up Holdens and Fords.
Council planners in their wisdom closed vehicle access and let the vegetation grow back to its native state, they then built paths and boardwalks to create this Bayside trail through 5kms of coastal dune. Between Frankston’s Mile Bridge in the south and Carrum in the north there are short sandy tracks onto the beach and if you’re in need of a coffee fix halfway then the Beach Café overlooking Seaford pier is the perfect answer. What better place for a walk on a warm summer’s morning? Soft sand tracks, shady banksia’s and ti trees and the deliciously warm salty smell in your nostrils that says Port Philip Bay and makes one crave for fish and chips.
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Nice little walk that, we have often done it from Keats Reserve at Carrum when we are in that area. Crackerjack Cafe at the park is a great spot for a snack, built high next to the bowling green, and looking over the beach and bay.
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a great cafe.
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What an inviting looking path. And beautiful safe looking place for a dip too.
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Port Philip Bay has lovely family beaches. Shallow water for kids to paddle and on our eastern shore lots of sand bars so it’s a long wade to get to deep water.
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Looks like a nice little spot! I am also trying to get rid of them pesky christmas kilos!!
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What tremendous patterns the shadows make under the hermit’s archway!
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Aren’t they great.
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What a lovely spot!
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Sure is.
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What a lovely walk I love the artistic bridge, what interesting shadows it casts.
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Yes charming.
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Gorgeous. I love the sculptured archway and the tree. The first programme I ever saw about Melbourne featured the street sculptures and I always wanted to see them in person. I loved the purse that appeared to have been dropped on the ground.
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It’s funny how we take our own area for granted. Though now that you mention it Melburnians do get passionate about some works and a bit of love hate usually ensues.
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It’s true, my friend emigrated from Liverpool to the US after he graduated and it wasn’t until he came home for a visit 10 years later that he realised he’d never actually seen the sights around his home town, all the Beatles stuff etc.
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Just after I replied to your comment we got a text from a friend to meet him. As we were driving there we passed a new sculpture to boxing champion Johnny Famechon which prompted me to tell my husband about your comment on Melbourne’s sculptures. By this time we were sitting at traffic lights beside a giant silver gnome who is ever so cute. We met our friend where else but the McLelland Gallery & Sculpture Park! This amazing place of was aided by the late and sadly missed Dame Elisabeth Murdoch mother of Rupert.
I think it’s time I returned with camera in hand.
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