Redcliffe

It has been many years since I was last in Redcliffe - I used to work near there many years ago and was a frequent visitor, but times change, and for one reason or another we've not been there.

Today we took a drive across the Gateway Bridge which transverses the Brisbane River, and headed north to Redcliffe.

We were surprised to see how much progress has been made on all the roadworks from the Gateway bridge and further along the motor way to Sandgate and the new bridge across to Redcliffe. Once there was an old rickety wooden bridge and around 35 years ago, a new bridge was built, which quickly became very busy and now the third bridge spanning the waterway will be completed, probably next year.

The first old bridge is now a haven for amateur fisher folk and so man were there "wetting a line" today as we passed.

We went via Woody Point with it's new jetty, and new highrise buildings, and along the esplanade to Scarborough.

We stopped and walked along the new jetty - I say new, but it has been there for quite few years. Again there was an old jetty, but replaced, and a rock wall was built to give protection to the big tour boats that come in to the jetty.

There was one there today - a whale watcher, that was moored at the end of the jetty. (see photo above).

Near the jetty were several plaques, celebrating the fact that it was at Redcliffe that the first European settlement of Brisbane was created. It was a year or two later that the settlement was moved closer to the Brisbane river. Click here for more information.

It was interesting to read the plaques and see the ground plan of the original settlement which was adjacent to where the jetty is.

It was quite a cold windy day, but not unpleasant but we did retreat to the warmth of the car without walking along the shopping precints.