The Pipeline To Nowhere

This pipeline used to run to a tiny salt plant near Pt Cook, Melbourne. Not far from where all the houses have been or are being built, there is a path that connects this newest neighbourhood with the long path that winds itself through parkland, bushes and beach front all the way to Altona. And somewhere on the path, there is a bridge across the swampy parts, and if you are tricky you can slip under the bridge to a disused pathway that takes you out over the salty swampy lands to the ocean edge. And along this disused path you find the pipeline to nowhere in the photo above. I have no idea of how long ago this little salt plant was retired, it sure is locked up now. It was the size of a teeny tiny house, cute in structure, unliveable in design. The water came in this pipeline, the salt was removed at the salt plant, and the water was released out the other side. The whole set up reminds me of the books I read at primary school about the waterways in Holland, with water wheels and dykes. That was a long time ago, only the visual impressions remain of those books I read. I could have spend time climbing on and around the pipes and the salt plant building, but the whole thing was covered in a layer of salt, thick, crusty, old and it just felt creepy, so I took photos of the area, called out to my friend and we left the area for the next adventurer to discover.

SUGARBEE XX   25/05/13