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!

Pt Cartwright

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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.

Pt Cartwright

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Views of Point Cartwright 1 of 5

I keep finding different angles from which to view Pt Cartwright. That's not a difficult thing to do since it's clearly visible from at least twenty kilometres of coastline.

I'm still fascinated by the rocks that have made their presence felt along the beach. In a few months they will once again be buried under several feet, if not metres of sand, so I'd better record them while I have the chance.

During the course of the next week or so, I'll walk around the point, and publish ever closer views till everyone goes numb from boredom!

Mooloolaba

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She Oak

Nothing tells me I'm at the beach more than the gentle shhhhhhh of the wind through the Casuarina (She Oak) trees.

Well there is the water, and the sand, and of course the roar of the waves, and the sun glistening off a swimmer's back, and......

Oh heck, you know what I'm getting at!

Mooloolaba

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