After the Moomba Parade we took a long walk along the Yarra
River to Herring Island. This island was
created to help control flooding, and later dredge spoils were added to
it. Now it is a small sculpture park and
the park service is working to establish native vegetation on the island. You can take a small flat boat over to the
island on weekends and some public holidays.
A small art gallery on the
island features rotating exhibits.
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| View of the cafe by Como Landing from Herring Island |
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| Jake walking along "Falling Fences" |
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| The tip of the island |
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| Colorful bird eating purslane seeds |
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| Myna bird wishing someone would tun on the tap |
Before crossing we had a casual lunch at the very busy café by
the boat landing. The café seemed to be
frequented by a lot of cyclists, dog walkers, and families. The menu focused on breakfast foods and my
egg sandwich (chopped soft boiled eggs with spinach and cheese on pide bread)
was quite good.
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| Bells to summon the servants at Como Mansion |
The Como Mansion sits uphill from the river. The owner named it after Lake Como in Italy and now the whole area is known as Como. The house is sometimes open for guided tours,
but we just walked around the gardens.
There was a nice looking café there in what used to be the horse
stables.
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