The title is a sort of nod to Eric Newby's book "A short walk in the Hindu Kush" although this was not as long nor as hilly, and no-one called me a fairy at the end of it!
The start of the expedition was dropping the Mazda off to get a service performed, which was to take 2 hours. I decided I could fill that with a stroll to the Habitat Filter, which we see every time we come back to 505 over the West Gate Bridge. It is on Sturt Street, not far from some of the concert venues we go to. The weather was not flash to begin with.
Here is the route as shown on Google Maps when in 505. I intended to return along the most Northerly option but my phone refused to offer that so I came back by a weird combination of Clarendon St and York Street
This is a height warning device on Montague Street just before the Montague Street tram crossing.
It still appears that the bridge - known as Monty to its many fans in the panel beating industry - gets a steady diet of trucks. Note the monster art underneath the bridge.
On my second trip of the day down the street there was a loud "Clang" caused by this truck being at least 3.1m high. It did a u-turn and presumably used the diversion along Normanby Rd.
I am always curious about the prices of real estate. This one bed room jobbie had a guide price of $1.5m despite not having car parking and being within earshot of Monty (but being a very short distance from the well advertised new premises of the Velvet Hands Massage Emporium)! In contrast a less well done up 2 bedroom cottage on York St was only asking $1.2m.
I am unclear why a pub on York St was named the Marine Hotel as it was at least 2kms from the Bay and ~60 from the ocean!
The South Melbourne Markets on York St. I walked back on that side of the road and was interested to see that they were only open for 4 days of the week, rather than the 5 days observed by the Queen Vic and Prahran Markets.
More monster art.
This is one the wall of a sporting facility on York St ...
.. with this on the wall opposite which I think was a music studio.
The
Maori Chief Hotel has a good bit of history.
This is the portrait of the Maori Chief himself - obscured by the stobie pole.
After crossing the Kingsway this is the off ramp from Westgate Bridge.
Despite the many times I have used this ramp I was not previously aware of this very pleasant park between Sturt Street and Kingsway. A benefit of walking rather than driving.
A view of the Habitat Filter looking more less into the sun. There is some interesting information inn
this webpage. As far as I can work out it is simply a pleasant and artistic use of an otherwise useless bit of ground.
Another bit of art nearby.
Off ramp from the Bridge to Kingsway.
A rather broad definition of 'bomb'.
Outside the South Melbourne Markets, despite the team now being the Sydney Swans.
Walking back up Montague St I was struck by the number of guys in Hi-vis standing around this hole in the ground. A pedestrian monitor assured me they were all working but were awaiting the appearance of a cement truck (backing up from the RHS).
All up a pleasant 5+ km stroll.
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