Half Moon Bay. 40/365
Black Rock, Melbourne
When I was 16/17 I came to this beach alot with my friends and brothers, snorkeling and spearfishing. We used to take the train to Sandringham Station and walk the 2km's to the pier at Half Moon Bay.. carrying wetsuits, weight-belts and spearguns.... (we never had a problem getting a seat on the train).
We would usually swim out from the pier to the Cerberus... an old WWI boat beached as a breakwater... where we would dive down and enter through port holes a meter or so underwater. From there we would swim through the half submerged holds before exiting the ocean side to swim out to the far reefs. There were not many fish on the reefs, but every now and then we would catch a decent flathead, flounder or Dusky Morwong. At night we would usually light a fire on the beach and drink beer and cask wine (if we could find someone old enough to buy for us)
Tonight Im off to have dinner and see a band with my brother Glenn and Sister-in-law Linda, before an early start tomorrow.. we are going to try to fly down to Cape Schank...
Half Moon Bay. 40/365
Black Rock, Melbourne
When I was 16/17 I came to this beach alot with my friends and brothers, snorkeling and spearfishing. We used to take the train to Sandringham Station and walk the 2km's to the pier at Half Moon Bay.. carrying wetsuits, weight-belts and spearguns.... (we never had a problem getting a seat on the train).
We would usually swim out from the pier to the Cerberus... an old WWI boat beached as a breakwater... where we would dive down and enter through port holes a meter or so underwater. From there we would swim through the half submerged holds before exiting the ocean side to swim out to the far reefs. There were not many fish on the reefs, but every now and then we would catch a decent flathead, flounder or Dusky Morwong. At night we would usually light a fire on the beach and drink beer and cask wine (if we could find someone old enough to buy for us)
Tonight Im off to have dinner and see a band with my brother Glenn and Sister-in-law Linda, before an early start tomorrow.. we are going to try to fly down to Cape Schank...