Sky High Mount Dandenong

On my way 'home' (in Melbourne) from the Mornington Peninsula on Saturday I stopped off at 'Sky High Mount Dandenong' (check out the link for a cheesy experience). There is a restaurant, park, garden and viewpoint there and it is meant to be a great place to watch the sun set over the city.

Actually, it turned out to be a bit showery, but the effect was still quite atmospheric. You can see the sun glinting off Port Phillip Bay in the distance.

The centre of the city is 35km off and looked a bit apocalyptic in the haze and pinky grey light.

Or maybe that was just my imagination.

It was a bit of a shock to the system when we got an icy blast from the Antarctic this week. After temperatures of 36 deg C a few weeks ago, yesterday it struggled to 13 deg C in the centre of Melbourne and rather less than that elsewhere. Here is how it looked on Mt Dandenong (as published on The Age website).

Yes. There is snow lying. And it is only two weeks to the start of summer. The weather around here really is crazy.

Update Mon 20th Nov: It is 36 deg C here again today!