Halfway Down the Gibson Steps, Victoria

I've found a few stories involving the Gibson Steps.  Some say the original steps were carved into this cliff by Hugh Gibson and others say the steps were named after him because he built the Glenample Homestead, in 1869, just inland from here (likely both are true).  Some make me believe that the Gibson Steps are the actual steps built into the cliff while others lead me to believe the entire cliff and beach area are called the Gibson Steps (again, likely both are true).  I'll work on making a clarification on that.  Either way, the steps themselves climb 90 meters (300ft) down to the beach.

This stack is the opposite side of the same stack that's in the previous picture.  So here's the perspective—follow the cliff on which I'm standing out to the tip (right to left).  Follow the front edge down to the beach where you'll see a rock formation a little ways in front of it, lying in the sun and partway in the water (with two humps).  The little black dot to the left of it, at the water's edge, is actually a person, bent over at the hips, looking at something on the sand.  I am not making this up.

This is about 38°40′05.16″S, 143°06′43.15″E (Google Maps).

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