Yesterday's View(from the picnic shelter)

If you were the lucky ones who got to yesterday's picnic spot first, this is the view you would have enjoyed for the day.

If then, after a time you tired of looking at the sweeping ocean views from Point Cartwright and the mouth of the Mooloola River north to Noosa Heads, you could always wander down a few hundred yards to the beaches at Alexandra Headland or Mooloolaba.

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Empty Harbour

It's late evening, and the harbour is deserted.  All (almost all) the fishing boats are out at sea, ready for another night at work, the owners of the apartments at Point Cartwright no doubt anticipating watching their lights disappearing over the horizon, perhaps to return with the seagulls and sharks feeding on their bycatch at first light.

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At Cartwright Finally!

I hope it hasn't been too much of an anti climax after all that. Here we are at the base of the cliff after risking being swept out to sea, or buried under a landslip, or maybe wasting so much time paddling round in the rockpools that we'd be home late for tea!

No we didn't climb the cliff, there's a nice gentle slope round the corner that is much more appealing to those who want to arrive with all limbs intact.

Pt Cartwright

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Reflecting on Pt Cartwright

Well we've nearly made it to the point, just a few larger rockpools to go and we're there!

That water tower does nothing for the aesthetics of the neighbourhood, but it does stop people in the surrounds from going thirsty! Pt Cartwright would be the highest spot for around ten or more kilometres, so it's a fairly practical place to place a water storage structure, but it's definitely been designed by an engineer not an artist!

Pt Cartwright


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Danger

If we go too far left, we'll get very very wet. If we go too far right, there's a very real danger that we'll get squashed by landslips, just as this warning sign did.

OK, we'll wait till tomorrow to wrap up the Pt Cartwright tour!

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Skywatch with Lighthouse

I suppose enough time has elapsed that we can continue our tour round Pt Cartwright eh?

As the waves crash on the rocks, they fall into pools of all sizes, reflecting the sky and of course the ever-present lighthouse.

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Crash

Today it's very calm indeed, but the ocean is full of surprises. The dangers of walking round the rocks are hidden well, but if a wave can appear from a sea as gentle as this, just imagine what happens when it's angry.

Pt Cartwright

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Hard Bits

I do believe it was Sir Francis Chichester who remarked that crossing oceans is easy, it's just the hard bits round the edges that one has to be wary of.

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Rockpools

Somewhere between the ocean and the shore, rock pools form, and as rock pools seem to do, these house all manner of marine life.

Mostly these are inaccessible as wave action ensures that only the fool hardy or ignorant will venture there.

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Skywatch with Tinny

Those who have just popped in for a Skywatch visit, will have to scroll back a few posts to understand what a tinny is, and no, the ship in the background probably doesn't count!

These recreational fishermen are returning from a no doubt hard day in the gentle winter sun, as the first tinge of pink hits the late afternoon sky. Despite appearances, the atmosphere was not at all hazy, as can be seen from the clarity of the ship on the horizon, it's just one of those moments when the light doesn't do what one would hope for a spectacular photograph!

This may be our last linked Skywatch for a time, depending on whether we get access to the internet on Fridays over the next few months, but we'll keep posting anyway, and there's always Skywatch Home where you can find links to skyshots from around the world.

Mooloolaba

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... when this Spitfire......Skywatch with aeroplane

I was just minding my own business sitting on top of the hill when this Spitfire P51 Mustang (thanks to Mick and Darren for the proper identification) came roaring past!

I know it looks as though the shot was taken from an aircraft, it wasn't, which is a bit of a comment on just how low he was flying, probably being a bit naughty I suspect.

I thought the sky made a lovely old wartime sort of picture, if there is such a thing as lovely wartime that is.

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Hold on we're almost finished!

I figured by now, half of you are starting to wander off, so a cutesy kiddy shot might wake everyone up. We're nearly around the point, I promise!

OK, we'll have a break for a few days and resume later!

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Views of Point Cartwright 5 of 5

As we walk around the rocks to the part that's more exposed to the full force of the ocean, the smaller rocks disappear, and the surface becomes a solid mass, interspersed with puddles and rockpools.

No, this isn't the last of the Point Cartwright Views, but I thought I'd stop numbering them before I got to double figures.

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Beach Textures

Mind you, the transition between the rocks and the water is fairly sudden too, and when there's a swell, there'd be no walking out there!

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Beach Textures

It's a fairly abrupt transition from the sand to the rock, so there's no chance of missing the change.

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Views of Point Cartwright 4 of 5

I love the foreshore around this kilometre or so of coastline as it changes every few metres in texture and degree of danger. My photographic skills are inadequate to capture the full range of emotions it conveys, but on a clear winter day with little swell, it's a magical place to poke around.

Pt Cartwright

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Views of Point Cartwright 3 of 5

Well we're going to be geographically confused today as well, but we are now on the southern side of the river, but since it kicks around at the last minute to enter the ocean facing north, we are also on the eastern side of the river mouth!

If that's confusing, well just remember there's no river between us and the lighthouse now, so we can walk around the rocks and enjoy the view.

Pt Cartwright


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Northern Breakwater A place to sit and Skywatch

The Northern Breakwater is technically on the Western Side of the river entrance and located further South than the Eastern (or Southern) one, but it's often incorrectly referred to as the Northern one, because it's the last one you'd get to if you were travelling up the coast. OK so that's a bit confusing, it doesn't matter, provided you aren't trying to navigate by my instructions in a storm, it's on the Mooloolaba side of the river, and it makes a great place to just hang out on a good day, watching the sky.

On a bad day, it would be appropriate to hang on very tightly! (Remember yesterday's photo?)

Of course it's Friday, and we're back so we can once again link to Skywatch Home where you can find links to skyshots from around the world.

Pt Cartwright

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Views of Point Cartwright 2 of 5

Walking a few hundred metres closer to the river mouth, and back in time by almost a year, after the storm the remnants of swell remain.

Notice the height of the waves relative to the white marker on the rockwall, and remember that for tomorrow!

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Empty

I am not sure whether a shoe without a person in it is more correctly described as "vacant" rather than empty, but I saw the poor thing lying lonely on the beach and thought a photograph might cheer it up.

Yes it was on a small patch of sand between the Southern Breakwater and the Rocks.

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