You asked about the name of the bridge: it is now called the Ted Smout Memorial bridge which is the newest form of the crossing and replaced the Houghton Highway. But those of us of significant vintage remember driving across the wonderfully wavy Hornibrook Highway, the, when constructed, longest bridge in Australia. The trip to Redcliffe was always such an adventure because of that bridge.
Ted smelt lived out his days in the freemasons nursing home at Sandgate. He was actually the last person to see The Red Baron alive. He stated that the Red Baron said to him one word kapoot which is German for finished or end.
Liberty swing is so people in wheelchairs can experience being on a swing . They are at a few other places in the region too . Amazing needed sponsors to put it in
I was homeless for six months during which time I camped in my land cruiser troopy mostly around Redcliffe. Many times I completed the walk Rob displayed in this video. Thanks Rob this brings back memories of a comfortable time. I was not willingly homeless and am now with my partner in a very comfortable home elsewhere. These days my partner and I often dine at the Fullmoon Hotel with her Sister in law then afterwards stroll toward the Hornibrook bridge and back. What a mix of memories, all wonderfully good, thanks Rob.
My dad grew up in Redcliffe . Still there , I always love going home.. such a rich history. . My great uncles and uncles ran the butcher shop on the esplanade. I grew sliding down the red dirt on cardboard while dad was across the road having a beer.. or two.
Those beautiful old homes at Shorncliffe were built as holiday homes by the well heeled residents of Brisbane who could travel to the seaside in their carriages. It was “only” a days journey, unlike getting to Redcliffe which involved travelling via Petrie before the bridges were built. That’s why, apart from a few boarding houses, there were none of these stately homes along the Redcliffe coast.
my favourite place in the entire world, many fond memories here, right where Rob goes on to the mudflats is where my mother's ashes are scattered and I'll be joining her.
I did that exact route by bicycle with 2 of my grandchildren a few years ago, stopped near the Redcliffe Jetty to have burger, hot chips and a coke for lunch then turned around and cycled back. Great memories, thanks Rob.
I went from the Shorncliffe Pier to Woody Point and back with my 2 grandchildren by bicycle a couple of years ago, they were 10 and 13 years old at the time. Beautiful day had by the 3 of us and a lovely lunch of burger and chips at Woody Point before turning around and heading back. Lovely life long memories.
its A Beautiful area to go for a wonder, i often do this route with the bike but i go up the guts at Bells Beach caravan park to Redcliffe Jetty, Woody Point is nice and handy with those perm Sun loungers. I like the Clontaff/Margate area its a stark difference between the two councils the effort Moreton Regional Council has placed on their facilities compared to Brisbane City Council. Thx for the tour and the reminder
My parents were married in that old white church on the beachfront in 1955. Now it's a kindy, but was also the original Sandgate State School, used temporarily while the real Sandgate school was being built. The long road bridge from Brighton to Margate used to be called The Hornibrook Highway and I can remember there was a 1 shilling toll for cars in the early 1960s, on the old original (now mostly demolished) bridge. A lot of memories along this track for me. Thanks.
Hey Rob, Did this with my Kids 10 years ago on Bikes, was a great day, until we turned around only to realise we had been enjoying a a 20khp tail wind, as slow peddle back to Sandgate..😎
My husband I have been enjoying your videos, and bingeing them over this Easter 2024 weekend while sick with Covid. We are from Brisbane but moved to Bundaberg 12 years ago. I wonder if you might do a Bundy video! The first video of yours which appeared in my feed was the one about mount cootha. Please keep up the terrific work!
I’ve done that Rob. From Shelly’s Inn Schorncliffe to Eventide. Well not to the bridge I turned around and caught the train home. When I was still living in Brisbane.
Catching up on your posts after our Xmas trip to wet and cold UK. Sorry you hurt your knee but obviously good now to do that walk. Our fave walk, except we break it into 6km chunks. At the end near the Anzac Memorial in Redcliffe, if you’d walked up the park a little more, apart from a big rock commemorating Capt Cook there is also a stone from the ancient abbey of Whitby, because apparently he sailed in Whitby built ships (if it’s still there, I noticed on a short walk recently the Council have been messing about with the landscaping and foreshore just near here). The homeless encampments have been there a few years but we noticed more appeared towards the end of the pandemic, perhaps due to the lack of cheap rentals. The Margate stretch before Redcliffe always reminds me of an English seaside town with the pavilions. Clontarf was always a lower income, cheaper housing area (much like Beenleigh) and is taking a while to become “gentrified”. Unfortunately it will happen as all the land at the Scarborough end of the peninsula gets developed with huge apartment blocks.
It's funny that old church I sent a picture of that to my wife and she thought that was my house I lived in. The next two houses you feature was renovated by a builder back in maybe the early 90s and sold for a ridiculous sum money and everybody was in disbelief. Is the first houses to sell for all money along the beach front at Sandgate. When I was a kid in the 70s and 80s we felt sorry for the kids that living on the beach front because there was a poor kids. Cheers Graham.
You showed bee gee way in Redcliffe but York straight past the house where the bee gees grew up. They grew up on the waterfront either Clontarf or woody point. Right on the edge of the two suburbs
Excellent walk, the peninsula is our favourite place The house at 11:13 has been empty for years, perhaps there's some sad legal story behind it or it's just someone's folly
Another interesting walk by Rob very few people on foot gives an impression of Australia as a country of wide open spaces and nearly permanent good weather plus The Bee Gees Way
Liberty Swing. Cost analysis by Sir Humphrey Applegate. Planning Permission Applications, Environmental Impact Studies, Purchase of Victoria River Downs for relocation of the endangered Lesser Three-headed Jumping Cricket, Parking Impact Study, ............. Total cost - Oh Millions! PS Forgot to add a small Budget Overrun for Joe Blogs Welding and Concreting $500. ;-)
Great video Rob! Hope you make it up this way one day! (Bundy and the Wide Bay) Seen your Hervey Bay video. Couldn`t swim years ago! Too many Stingers.
There is a lot of history there that you kidna missed. you would have walked past the house the Bee Gees lived in on the waterfront across the road from shell. The weird mansion at 11:15 has issues with it so it cant be sold and they have been trying to sell for years (rumor i heard) Redcliffe is also home to one of Queenslands biggest mansions in Newport. The bridge you walked across is called the Ted Smout bridge and is privately owned There once was a pub called the Palace (1979-2008) that was directly across the road from the ship wrecks Redcliffe was the the first place to impound cars when the Hoon legislation was brought out Oxley ave (a main road in Redcliffe) was named after the surveyor and explorer John Oxley who arrived there in 1823 The Redcliffe jetty and Post Office were built in 1885 Redcliffe officially became a city in 1959 It's also Queenslands most populated peninsular
@GarageAU this wasn't a history walk. It was just a walk between two places to help exercise my recently busted knee. I will return to Redcliffe in the near future to do a proper history investigation.
@Julie Schipplock it was a very enjoyable day out for sure. I'm surprised there's not more intensive development up that way, considering the views of the Bay.
During lockdown restrictions we decided to walk the bridge to Redcliffe at night. No view and surprisingly no breeze as expected just a long long walk looks better during the day. Did you jump a train to Shorncliffe? I’m planning to do a bike ride around the area and grabbing a train from Kuraby.
@Wendy Fry I've always wanted to do a night walk somewhere. I got a lift up to Shorncliffe and then was driven home. I bought myself a bike last week and am looking for some interesting paths to explore. Let me know how your ride through Shornclifee goes
Don't know what your budget is but an electric bike would cover a lot more ground quickly, along with a drone for some great shots, although Aussie laws might make that tough to do.
@johngreydanus2033 Or I could just drive and really cover the miles very fast, but the concept of the channel is 'walking', i.e.for people to get exercise and learn more about their local area while doing so. I have thought about getting a drone, but ultimately it would just be another bag of equipment to carry.
the wooden one is now two jetties the first concrete bridge is still there its the inbound bridge for redcliffe the new bridge is called the ted smout bridge and its the outbound bridge
@nivid01 this was just a walk to help me further recovery from a recent injury, and as such was not intended as a history walk like the majority of my videos.
Nice assumption you've made there - in this current climate, living in a tent does not mean the individual is a nuisance. There are entire families out there doing it rough due to the spiked rents and they manage to hold down a full time job as well. I'd love to see you cope as well as some of they are...
@@Noname-rj8pq They may camp in public land, seeing as they have no private land to reside in. Trust me, that area means a lot to me personally. What means more is someone and their kids having a safe space with amenities to live, albeit temporarily. I agree that ideally there wouldn't be this probablem to begin with. I also hope that you're a troll.
@@Iron_of_man the more acceptable you believe it is for them to stay there the happier the council will be not to provide proper assistance for them. If you really cared you'd be complaining to your local councillor about it their circumstance.
