Saturday 14 August 2021

In formation behind leader, Karen

A couple of stragglers – Ed and Bob

native passionflower

Group enjoying the sunshine

Rats Tail orchids

something to do during lockdown

is it bird, a plane…?

no, it is a red belly black snake

Photos courtesy of Mary, Karen, Karen and Donna

Walkers took advantage of the sunny winter day on Saturday to explore Eurobodalla National Park between Potato Point and Tuross Lake. This was a 9km Easy/Medium walk which went through the forest to a small beach on the coast. We stopped there for a break and to admire the carefully stacked towers of pebbles along the rock perimeter.

We then skirted to the main beach which runs north to the mouth of Tuross Lake, cut across the sand spit and followed tracks beside the lake. There we found native rats tail orchids flowering on casuarinas along the water’s edge. We paused again by the lake for lunch, enjoying the views of Tuross and the sea eagle wheeling overhead.

Following forest tracks back to the walk start, we stumbled across a number of early Spring wildflowers, and an unexpected red belly black snake warming itself in a patch of sunlight.

Karen