Red Bluff

Unfortunately, this is not me.
This is to let you know something of what the surf is like at Red Bluff, Lake Tyers.
This is where I camped on my second night away.
Camping may not have been allowed there - but I didn't see any signs banning it.
There I was in splendid isolation atop the Red Bluff cliffs
with the Bass Strait rollers sounding in my ears.
This is a beautiful site maintained with the assistance of boardriders.
Down the track to the beach are memorials to two boardriders who lost their lives in the surf here.
The waves were feirce when I arrived in late afternoon/early evening
after a day of galeforce winds.
I was not surprised that such mighty forces might have taken young lives.
Again, I didn't get to swim but I paddled at the water's edge just to get wet.
The next morning the water was quiet by comparison.
First came the recreational fishers, then came the board riders
and human life at one of Victoria's best surf beaches was underway.