Saturday 15 July 2023

Leader Brian

Helen, Jennifer, Graham, Julie, Brian, Rob and Glenn posing on the rocks

Sand sculpture of a seal – just finished by a talented young lad (who gave permission for us to take a photo)

A yellow ‘rock’ road

What a view for ‘the viewers’

The forward party

And a couple of ‘tail end charlies’

Photos courtesy of Amanda and Mary

Brian led a slightly modified walk in the Barlings Beach area north to Rosedale, than that advertised on the club’s program. Starting at Barlings Beach we walked at low tide over serrated, sharp rocks to the sandy Franks Beach and Long Nose Point to eventually Jimmies Island.

Along the headland tracks we disturbed a Yellow Tailed Black Cockatoo and watched a pod of about 8 dolphins fish near rocks. Then, while stopped to admire the view, we spied a colony of Australian Fur Seals basking on an outcrop of rugged rocks.

The views along the coast were spectacular as we looked out to the Tollgate Islands and the mouth of the Clyde River and north to Pretty Point Headland in Malua Bay and beyond.

The return trip retraced some of our steps with a challenging climb behind Long Nose Point. Thank you Brian for a walk that was not only very scenic but a good workout.

Mary T