Flinders Hinterland Scenic Drive

Sunday drive for us from our camp at Rosebud on the foreshore of Port Phillip Bay and a country drive over to the foreshores of Western Port Bay to Cape Schanck and on to Flinders for a interesting place to read of all the history along the top reserve and down the stairs to the pier to watch the local fishermen putting in their boats to go fishing and diving around the coastline.  I like to way these townships promote the history with plaques set all along the walk-ways, foreshores and in the main streets.  We find these well worth stopping to read and imagine the hardships the pioneers endured back in the 1800's and later.

Flinders Monument in the foreground and WWI stone cenotaph behind overlooking the Flinders clifftop

Flinders pier and foreshore

After lunch we marvelled at the trees along the roadside looking like our trees of New Zealand and paddocks with sheep.  Red Hill Road back towards Arthurs Seat is doted with wineries with loads of people visiting them for tasting and or lunch.  Spectacular views up at the summit of Arthurs Seat.  Looking out to Port Phillip Bay does not seem so clear today as being cold weather, plenty of wood fires in the homes has left a smoke haze across the bay.

We strolled through the Seawinds Nature Reserve before descending down from Arthurs Seat back to our home and sat on the beach as the sun set once again.  No wind over the bay so very still and breathtaking.