The Semaphore Foreshore
In 2002 I lived very close to Semaphore Beach for a few months. I rented a flat above a shop and would sit on the balcony in the evenings or early mornings and watch the huge container ships coming or going from Outer Harbor. Seeing the fancy kites flying along the beach was also something I enjoyed. I lived less than 5 minutes walk from the beach itself and on hot days I would walk down to the water and wade in, clothes and all, splash around for a bit, then walk back home, dripping wet. I went back for another look at the beach after I'd finished wandering around the Fisherman's Wharf Markets. Semaphore Road is really wide, has a wide, grassed median strip popular with picnickers and leads right down to the Esplanade, beyond which is the beach. There's been an improvement or two since I was there. For instance, the foreshore was never labelled as such, but I like how they've done it. Between the Esplanade and the beach, there's wide g...