Peter and Vicki's Travel Blog: Mornington Peninsula - Portsea and the Point Nepean National Park; Coffee and Mussels

It was all about the past and the present today. We enjoyed a great 6 km hike in the Point Nepean National Park, taking in the stunning coastal landscapes as well appreciating the rich history of the area.

The park has been home to the Boonwurrung people; base for the quarantine of people arriving in Victoria; an important defence point for the colony; and a military training ground.

Join us on our journey on the Walter Pisterman Heritage walk...........
Scroll through and enjoy the stunning scenery on the walk, and if you don't mind a bit of history it's there to.

Our walk began at Observatory Point and along Coles Track which took us through the bush up to the top of Cheviot Hill and onto the roadway leading to Point Nepean.

The remains of the cattle Jetty at Observatory Point

Beautiful day for a walk but the air was a little brisk!

The Bend

Climbing through the bush from The Bend to Cheviot Hill, named after the SS Cheviot which was shipwrecked off the headland during a terrible gale in 1887

A Machine Gun Emplacement (one of many on the Point) nestled on Cheviot Hill, sentinel to Port Phillip Bay

View to Nepean Point from Cheviot Hill

Fort Nepean stands guard on the point at the entrance to Port Phillip Bay

The seas from the Bass Straight smash onto the seaward side of the Point Nepean

The soldiers barracks -past and present

Cheviot West Beach

Nearing the headland and Fort Nepean - Bass Strait on the right and Port Phillip Bay on the left

The entrance to Port Phillip Bay

Loved our journey through Point Nepean and rewarded ourselves with some great coffee at Claypots Southern Star at Portsea. After imbibing in the delectable complimentary mussels we decided to returned in the evening to Portsea for pre-dinner drinks at the historic Portsea Hotel followed by a delicious seafood dinner at Claypots.