Wednesday 5 April 2023
Photos courtesy of Amanda and Mary
The Mungerarie Circuit was substituted for another walk due to access issues and it was pleasing to see that 11 walkers, including a visitor, were interested in a hike that had not been done by the Club previously. The group was warned prior to the walk that there was no promise of stunning waterfalls, interesting granite formations or even unicorns, however what they would get was 12.5km of hills and bush tracks! Following the mention of ‘hills’ the grins immediately disappeared, however they reappeared when everyone was informed that there would be no leeches on the walk and little to no water involved in the creek crossing.
Mungerarie is an area within the Deua National Park, just to the west of Moruya. It is an area that is rarely visited by the Club, so it was a great opportunity to tackle some hills and grab some nice views of the mountain ranges to the west. Many of these views were previously obscured by trees prior to the fires. Everyone agreed what a beautiful sunny autumn day it was but towards the end of the walk and after many meters of ascent, the day did warm up and everyone was looking forward to the cars.
But! There was one little obstacle 100m from the cars – beehives. Many beehives had been set up on either side of the track and there were quite a few bees who were interested in our presence. It should be noted that the generous walk leader had opted to walk the circuit in an anti clockwise direction, therefore leaving the running of the bee gauntlet until the last 100m. After all, it is better to be stung at the end of the walk, rather than the beginning! Thankfully, everyone survived the beehive stretch and made it back to the cars unscathed.
All in all, it was a great day, lovely weather and a great bunch of walkers.
Donna G