Can you go all the way to the end again now? It was closed part way for a while.
BEASTS4LIFE on
Looks beautiful, I have to check it out for myself. I have always wondered how many potential bombs there are left unexploded there.
Did you visit the Harold Holt memorial?
commentman10 on
Dat snek ok?
akiralx26 on
It’s likely the first Allied shot fired in WWI came from Fort Nepean: a German merchant ship SS Pfalz tried to escape from Port Phillip Bay just after Britain declared war on Germany.
On the other side of the Heads Midshipman Richard Stanley ‘Stan’ Veale hoisted the international maritime signal flag, H. The ‘H’ flag told Fort Nepean that Pfalz was a hostile vessel. This effectively gave the order to fire a warning shot across the bows of the Pfalz. The captain returned the Pfalz to port and surrendered.
007MaxZorin on
Hopefully one day they’ll extend the freeway from Rosebud to Portsea and Point Nepean!
Dleiii on
What happended to that snake? Got run over by cars?
TomasTTEngin on
That last bit of peninsula has a pretty temporary feel. Few more decadesof the surf beating at it and teh fort will be on an island.
Wider heads on the bay could change water flow and change beachscapes all over the place.
Unique-Shelter-4861 on
I’m a regular hiker and this is one of my favorite hikes! Thanks for the gorgeous photos
There are many many people in VIC who have never been to this gem. What made you eventually go?
Ozdiva on
How were the flies? Visited a few years ago and they were insane.
Affectionate_Fly1918 on
Thank you, great photos. Only learned of this hike a year or two ago via SBS Great Australian Walks with Julia Zamero. On my list to do it.
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Can you go all the way to the end again now? It was closed part way for a while.
Looks beautiful, I have to check it out for myself. I have always wondered how many potential bombs there are left unexploded there.
Did you visit the Harold Holt memorial?
Dat snek ok?
It’s likely the first Allied shot fired in WWI came from Fort Nepean: a German merchant ship SS Pfalz tried to escape from Port Phillip Bay just after Britain declared war on Germany.
On the other side of the Heads Midshipman Richard Stanley ‘Stan’ Veale hoisted the international maritime signal flag, H. The ‘H’ flag told Fort Nepean that Pfalz was a hostile vessel. This effectively gave the order to fire a warning shot across the bows of the Pfalz. The captain returned the Pfalz to port and surrendered.
Hopefully one day they’ll extend the freeway from Rosebud to Portsea and Point Nepean!
What happended to that snake? Got run over by cars?
That last bit of peninsula has a pretty temporary feel. Few more decadesof the surf beating at it and teh fort will be on an island.
Wider heads on the bay could change water flow and change beachscapes all over the place.
I’m a regular hiker and this is one of my favorite hikes! Thanks for the gorgeous photos
There are many many people in VIC who have never been to this gem. What made you eventually go?
How were the flies? Visited a few years ago and they were insane.
Thank you, great photos. Only learned of this hike a year or two ago via SBS Great Australian Walks with Julia Zamero. On my list to do it.