{"id":603,"date":"2016-11-14T12:18:00","date_gmt":"2016-11-14T12:18:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.littlewanderingwren.com\/2016\/11\/meanwhile-out-on-the-bay.html\/"},"modified":"2016-11-14T12:18:00","modified_gmt":"2016-11-14T12:18:00","slug":"meanwhile-out-on-the-bay","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.littlewanderingwren.com\/staging\/8794\/2016\/11\/14\/meanwhile-out-on-the-bay\/","title":{"rendered":"Meanwhile out on the Bay!"},"content":{"rendered":"<div dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<div style=\"border: 0px; color: #3b3b3b; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 0.938em; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 0.667em; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;\"><span style=\"border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;\"><br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"border: 0px; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 0.667em; orphans: 2; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; widows: 2;\">\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif;\">I&#8217;d like to say I&#8217;ve had a lifetime messing about in boats, but I haven&#8217;t. So it sure was nice having Steve Ross, of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.riptidecharters.com.au\/services.html#sights\" target=\"_blank\">Riptide Charters<\/a> to design our perfect boating escape on the Mornington Peninsula.&nbsp;<\/span><br \/><span style=\"background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif;\"><br \/><\/span><\/p>\n<table align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-31xaHsPiEWc\/WCqLosHKw6I\/AAAAAAAAJnA\/S9d23oFdfNsHJI_LzO3w32nAs4gpscPHgCLcB\/s1600\/Riptide1.jpg?ssl=1\" data-rel=\"penci-gallery-image-content\"  style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" border=\"0\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-31xaHsPiEWc\/WCqLosHKw6I\/AAAAAAAAJnA\/S9d23oFdfNsHJI_LzO3w32nAs4gpscPHgCLcB\/s640\/Riptide1.jpg?resize=640%2C480&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"640\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">Blairgowrie Marina &#8211; Photo credit S Johnson<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif;\">We weren&#8217;t asking for much. I have international visitors staying, so the brief was to take us out for a few hours, show us some sights, a bit of wildlife and a few dolphins!&nbsp;<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif;\"><br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif;\">What we got, was an unforgettable morning cruising on the stunning Port Phillip Bay. We loved the history, the birds and seals galore, with the opportunity to take some great photos!<\/span><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"color: #222222; font-family: &quot;arial&quot; , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;\"><span style=\"background-color: white;\"><br \/><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"border: 0px; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 0.667em; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;\">\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #222222; font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif;\"><span style=\"background-color: white;\">The Blairgowrie Marina is a great place to start and play that game &#8220;when I&#8217;m rich and famous I&#8217;ll buy that yacht there&#8221;, and oh, how the other half live, as our own private chartered boat is ready and waiting. We clamber aboard and off we sail.&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #222222; font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif;\"><span style=\"background-color: white;\"><br \/><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<table align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-OmIMyhHojXA\/WCqMz_Wk3VI\/AAAAAAAAJnE\/ouG-ThluNMQTZXeO4iKayEJoTe93ANkZwCLcB\/s1600\/Riptide2.jpg?ssl=1\" data-rel=\"penci-gallery-image-content\"  style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" border=\"0\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-OmIMyhHojXA\/WCqMz_Wk3VI\/AAAAAAAAJnE\/ouG-ThluNMQTZXeO4iKayEJoTe93ANkZwCLcB\/s640\/Riptide2.jpg?resize=480%2C640&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"480\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">RipTide Charters vessel Photo credit S Johnson<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif;\">First stop is the picturesque octagonal <b>South Channel Pile Light<\/b>. Originally built in the 1870&#8217;s as a lighthouse, with the original drop toilet &#8211; a hole in the floor. You read stories of &nbsp;the passenger ferry would deliver the keeper a daily paper. It is now no longer used as a lighthouse and has to be one of the best bird houses around.&nbsp;<\/span><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<table align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-YBw3ZWSUcD8\/WCqNgsfFX3I\/AAAAAAAAJnI\/9Zcy0Mo3Le0-mFL7CRKvRCBj2Aoyj9_iACLcB\/s1600\/Riptide3.jpg?ssl=1\" data-rel=\"penci-gallery-image-content\"  style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" border=\"0\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-YBw3ZWSUcD8\/WCqNgsfFX3I\/AAAAAAAAJnI\/9Zcy0Mo3Le0-mFL7CRKvRCBj2Aoyj9_iACLcB\/s640\/Riptide3.jpg?resize=480%2C640&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"480\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">Photo credit: S Johnson<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<div style=\"color: #3b3b3b; font-size: 0.938em;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif;\"><span style=\"background-color: white; color: #222222; text-align: justify;\">We don&#8217;t stay long as Steve has arranged a packed itinerary, which he sadly notes does not include the fishing option. Looking wistfully<\/span><span style=\"background-color: white; color: #222222; text-align: justify;\">&nbsp;at the ships instruments he shows the shadowy outlines of<\/span><span style=\"background-color: white; color: #222222; text-align: justify;\">&nbsp;plenty of good fishing to be had; snapper, whiting and squid. We could have had the best BBQ dinner ever had we wanted! Stephen will even do all the prep work for you.<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"color: #3b3b3b; font-size: 0.938em;\">\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #222222; font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif;\"><span style=\"background-color: white;\"><br \/><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<table align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-O6DC1l0dSbY\/WCmgLYjwvYI\/AAAAAAAAJmM\/KQuWEkcTBvUGaC0i6254LSA146k3bkK8gCLcB\/s1600\/IMG_6907.jpg?ssl=1\" data-rel=\"penci-gallery-image-content\"  style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" border=\"0\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-O6DC1l0dSbY\/WCmgLYjwvYI\/AAAAAAAAJmM\/KQuWEkcTBvUGaC0i6254LSA146k3bkK8gCLcB\/s640\/IMG_6907.jpg?resize=480%2C640&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"480\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">South Channel Fort Jetty Photo credit S Johnson<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif;\">We&#8217;re off next to the <b>South Channel Fort<\/b>. For those of us who have visited Point Nepean National Park know the importance of the area as part of the defence lines for Melbourne. It is fascinating to add to this knowledge by exploring the man-made island, home to the South Channel Fort.<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif;\"><br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif;\"><span style=\"background-color: white; color: #222222;\">We almost have the island to ourselves, just two other small boats and a hundred million birds! It certainly feels pretty special to be exploring the antiquated gun emplacements tip-toeing amongst the squawking<\/span><span style=\"background-color: white; color: #222222;\">&nbsp;nesting seagulls, who are not best pleased to have their peaceful island invaded.<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"color: #222222; font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif;\"><span style=\"background-color: white;\"><br \/><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"clear: both; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-QtpVm7HMj_8\/WCqOcP3__AI\/AAAAAAAAJnU\/4WL7cMvFFsY-2Hz67ZkDbZAGrruvx0hYgCLcB\/s1600\/Riptide4.jpg?ssl=1\" data-rel=\"penci-gallery-image-content\"  style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" border=\"0\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-QtpVm7HMj_8\/WCqOcP3__AI\/AAAAAAAAJnU\/4WL7cMvFFsY-2Hz67ZkDbZAGrruvx0hYgCLcB\/s640\/Riptide4.jpg?resize=640%2C480&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"640\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"clear: both; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: center;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"border: 0px; color: #3b3b3b; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 0.667em; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit;\">Even better, when Stephen licensed by Parks Victoria, produces a key and we are able to enter inside the fort through a series of tunnels to explore furthe<\/span><span style=\"font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit;\">r. As we motor off, we are pleased we are not in fear of the mines (now thankfully long gone) set to attack ships of yesteryear coming through the Heads.<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit;\"><br \/><\/span><\/p>\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-SBfMR_2cyao\/WCqPKWAcodI\/AAAAAAAAJnY\/97jIqu0UoNE19rQlkUTVtPD7nGvEo7_owCLcB\/s1600\/Riptide5.jpg?ssl=1\" data-rel=\"penci-gallery-image-content\"  style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" border=\"0\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-SBfMR_2cyao\/WCqPKWAcodI\/AAAAAAAAJnY\/97jIqu0UoNE19rQlkUTVtPD7nGvEo7_owCLcB\/s640\/Riptide5.jpg?resize=640%2C640&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"640\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit;\"><br \/><\/span><\/p>\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit;\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit;\">No time to linger, as we&#8217;re off to <b>Chinaman&#8217;s Hat<\/b>, home to the cutest Australian fur seals ever. Now if you thought the South Channel Pile Light was a great birdhouse, you should see what home the seals have. We are greeted by playful seals swimming around the boat and the odd bit of barking seal fisticuffs, one well placed slap of a flipper and a big seal topples of with a massive belly flop into the water!<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit;\"><br \/><\/span><\/p>\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-cCWimdejRpw\/WCmlnTGe4mI\/AAAAAAAAJmg\/Hk0e9jE-PNEnGMwP97x9tnC7gGV1V7xAwCLcB\/s1600\/IMG_6930.jpg?ssl=1\" data-rel=\"penci-gallery-image-content\"  style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" border=\"0\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-cCWimdejRpw\/WCmlnTGe4mI\/AAAAAAAAJmg\/Hk0e9jE-PNEnGMwP97x9tnC7gGV1V7xAwCLcB\/s640\/IMG_6930.jpg?resize=480%2C640&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"480\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit;\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit;\">Warning! As you circle round and get downwind it is pretty stinky. We could have stayed watching them frolicking for ages, those seals are so cute. But we&#8217;re on a dolphin hunt and we head off to <b>The Popes Eye.<\/b><\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit;\"><b><br \/><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<table align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-1XhJEH3U6o0\/WCqQVPIqFfI\/AAAAAAAAJnk\/7OTulT8K524Joq6EcJ2exJ1v9gyghU6BgCLcB\/s1600\/Riptide6.jpg?ssl=1\" data-rel=\"penci-gallery-image-content\"  style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" border=\"0\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-1XhJEH3U6o0\/WCqQVPIqFfI\/AAAAAAAAJnk\/7OTulT8K524Joq6EcJ2exJ1v9gyghU6BgCLcB\/s640\/Riptide6.jpg?resize=640%2C480&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"640\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">Photo credit S Johnson<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit;\">This island is about 5km north east of Portsea, is another artificial construction build for defence purposes. Although never finished, it is now a marine sanctuary and is a great area for swimming, scuba-diving and snorkeling. The shallow approximately one meter deep crystal clear blue waters in and around the horseshoe have large numbers of protected fish.<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit;\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit;\">All to soon, we are heading back to land. No dolphins are to been seen, but lots of other &#8216;wows&#8217;. The journey back passes the luxurious bay side houses of Portsea and Sorrento. We spot infinity pools, private jetties, sandy beaches and even a helicopter. What a nice way to live.<\/span><\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit;\"><br \/><\/span><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit;\">Thank you to Riptide Charters for a ripper of a day out on the bay!<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit;\"><br \/><\/span><\/p>\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-423od6w37zM\/WCmmxnPGoUI\/AAAAAAAAJmo\/C9I1r3RRtMMa35SCNPn7mEbUiRx3oc_pQCLcB\/s1600\/LWW_1.jpg?ssl=1\" data-rel=\"penci-gallery-image-content\"  style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" border=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-423od6w37zM\/WCmmxnPGoUI\/AAAAAAAAJmo\/C9I1r3RRtMMa35SCNPn7mEbUiRx3oc_pQCLcB\/s1600\/LWW_1.jpg?w=1170&#038;ssl=1\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\">Linking with thanks to Jeanne at <a href=\"http:\/\/backyardneighbor.typepad.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Blue Monday<\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\">and all the hosts at <a href=\"http:\/\/ourworldtuesdaymeme.blogspot.com.au\/\" target=\"_blank\">Our World Tuesday<\/a><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit;\"><br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"border: 0px; color: #3b3b3b; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 0.938em; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 0.667em; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-variant-ligatures: normal; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0.5em; orphans: 2; widows: 2;\"><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"background-color: #bd081c; background-position: 3px 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; background-size: 14px 14px; border-bottom-left-radius: 2px; border-bottom-right-radius: 2px; border-top-left-radius: 2px; border-top-right-radius: 2px; border: none; color: white; cursor: pointer; display: none; font-family: &quot;helvetica neue&quot; , &quot;helvetica&quot; , sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; left: 42px; line-height: 20px; opacity: 1; padding: 0px 4px 0px 0px; position: absolute; text-align: center; text-indent: 20px; top: 117px; width: auto; z-index: 8675309;\">Save<\/span><span style=\"background-color: #bd081c; background-position: 3px 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; background-size: 14px 14px; border-bottom-left-radius: 2px; border-bottom-right-radius: 2px; border-top-left-radius: 2px; border-top-right-radius: 2px; border: none; color: white; cursor: pointer; display: none; font-family: &quot;helvetica neue&quot; , &quot;helvetica&quot; , sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; left: 42px; line-height: 20px; opacity: 1; padding: 0px 4px 0px 0px; position: absolute; text-align: center; text-indent: 20px; top: 117px; width: auto; z-index: 8675309;\">Save<\/span><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I&#8217;d like to say I&#8217;ve had a lifetime messing about in boats, but I haven&#8217;t. 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