The Bad News and the Good News

This section of Foreshore Drive in Salamander Bay is about 2 km long and is completely blocked off as you can see since the road collapsed. during our recent heavy rains.

The road is closed to traffic at either end of this section of road and you have to walk about 1 km to get to the hole in the road whichever side you approach it from.

The top photo is from our closest side of the foreshore and the bottom shot is from the far side of the road.

To get to the far side of Foreshore Drive we have to drive 7 km around Salamander Bay, park the car by the blocked off section of road and then walk 1 km to the hole in the road.

Unfortunately, my favourite tree is on the far side of the collapsed road but it was lovely to see it is still standing when I walked on that side of the beach a few days ago.

I think it will be quite some time before I am able to walk to the tree from our side of Salamander Bay.

It is possible to get there along the beach from our side of the bay but it depends on the tides and also there are the mangrove swamps along that stretch of water too, so it gets a bit soggy along the way. It is easier to get to from the far side of Foreshore Drive but as I said above we have a 7 km drive to get there now.

The bad news is that the road has been washed away and the good news is that my favourite tree is still standing

[bkb in the city]

Oh my goodness. You certainly did a great job capturing all of this

[Asli]

Omg! I hope everyone is good🙏🏽
Ps: Great shot.

[Casablanca]

That's the section of road that was on the BBC news! Fame at last. I hope they can get on and mend it speedily, that's an awfully long meander around for you. Love the triptych

[Lois]

Great photos documenting the damage! Glad to see your tree still standing!

[Mrs. Laloggie]

Oh my goodness. That's so scary. Your photos certainly show the drama of the event.

[Issi Bannerman]

Wow, that's a fair bit of damage. Glad your tree has so far survived!

[Jacqueline]

Wow, the forces of nature at work! Love your triptych and tree.

[Ingrid]

What a lovely triptych and I'm happy too that your favorite tree survived!

[KoalaGardens🐨]

oh wow that's serious collapsing - the weather has really been something else

[Susan Wakely]

Great triptych. Good news about the tree but a shame about the road.

[Beryl Lloyd]

Great photos and documentation of this disaster - but so pleased your favourite tree is still standing tall !

[Peter]

Interesting record triptych panel Babs, lets hope the road gets fixed quickly:)

[Joan Robillard]

Wonderful triptych

[Wylie]

what a mess. good bit of history

[Kathy A]

Goodness me, what a mess!

[Dione Giorgio]

What a story! I'm sure you will find a way to get to your tree. Shame about the road. Some have it while some have not - you are getting all the rain while we have had almost no rain at all this last month.

[Valerie Chesney]

My Gosh Babs....Great triptych & so pleased your favourite tree is safe...Lots of damage after the deluge of rain.

[Yao RL]

Nature sympathize nature.

[Granny7(Denise)]

All the pictures tell a story!

[Bep]

Great images! What a damages.

[Esther Rosenberg]

oh my goodness.

[Babs]

@casablanca I can't believe that such an insignificant road would make it to the BBC news. There are only about 29 waterfront houses on this 2 km stretch of road and the rest of the road is made up of mangrove wetlands. It was only a matter of time before this section would be washed away as there is a culvert under the road.

[Monique]

Oh, wow

[bruni]

Oh my there's a lot of damage. when I see the house surrounded by water I think it could've been worse. has this happen before.

[Terri Morris]

Nice documentary photos.

[Casablanca]

@onewing I guess they just had a cameraman nearby!

[Kate]

Hopefully your tree will survive the rebuild of the road and culvert.

[Peter Dulis]

Terrible - but looks like you have lots of interesting places to photograph

[mittens (Marilyn)]

Oh dear. Great collage, though.

[KV]

Makes for some interesting shots.

[Diana]

Wonderful captures and good news re your favourite tree.

[Merrelyn]

It certainly made a mess of the road.

[Lady Magpie (Heather)]

You could always make a run at it and jump over. FAV

[Fisher Family]

A nice triptych, showing the kind of damage too much rain can do.

Ian

[Ann Williams]

Oh my goodness. What a mess. So glad your tree is still standing. Hope it survives with it's feet in all that water.

[carol white]

A great series of shots, nice to see your tree has survived.Hope the road gets fixed sooner rather than later

[Carole Sandford]

Great story telling with these brilliant shots!

[haskar]

Great triptych.

[Pat Knowles]

Quite a change in the landscape recently then. Must have been very wet,we did see the rains in TV so not surprised. Glad your tree is still standing!

[Kathie]

Certainly shows the damage from the rains. Hope it won't take too long to fix.

[Dawn]

A cool triptych

[Pyrrhula]

Wow. Great shots showing those dramatic damages. Hope it can be repaired soon.

[Tunia McClure]

That tree looks like it has survived a lot.

[Helen Jane]

That is quite dramatic. The triptych makes a great story - I wonder what caused such a collapse. Hopefully all will come good in the end.

[Babs]

@bkbinthecity @framelight_byasli @loweygrace @mrslaloggie @jamibann @jacqbb @ingrid01 @koalagardens @wakelys @beryl @pcoulson @joansmor @pusspup @kjarn @sangwann @happysnaps @yaorenliu @denful @gijsje @dutchothotmailcom @momamo @bruni @photograndma @k9photo @pdulis @mittens @kvphoto @ludwigsdiana @merrelyn @fishers @flowerfairyann @carolmw @carole_sandford @haskar @happypat @kathiecb @Dawn @tunia Thanks. We didn't do as bad as some places in New South Wales. Luckily we don't live near rivers or creeks. This was just the damage between the ocean front and wetlands.

@ladymagpie I would have pole vaulted over the gap, but I didn't have my pole with me.

@helenhall I think it might have been over 600 mm constant rain over a 7 day period that may have done the damage

[Jane Pittenger]

I remember that wonderful tree...but boy such destruction

[Kat]

Great triptych and story, glad your tree is still there.

[Walks @ 7]

The power of water, visual splendor and dramatic redesign.

[Poppo Livy]

If its flooded, forget it