Saturday 23 October 2021
Photos courtesy of Amanda, Gay, Karen and Peter
Eight bushwalkers joined me today on a 10km medium walk through the forest and fire trails about 8kms west of Nelligen.
The area around Blitz Road had been quite burnt but in the shadows and cool morning air it was a pleasant walk down to a couple of creek crossings. The road is closed as there is no bridge anymore but as bushwalkers we could easily find our way through the bush to connect to the road on the other side of the creek. Alas no wildlife to be seen around the creek!
It was a long slow gradual incline back up to the top of the ridge on McCardy’s Creek Road and it was humid! All agreed it had been a long time since we had perspired so much on a walk – but no one was complaining because we were out in the open air, catching up on our lockdown stories and enjoying views across to the Clyde River and out to sea.
After the walk, we adjourned to Nelligen for lunch beside the Clyde River with a welcome breeze – and some made the most of the café and ice-cream!
Gay