Wednesday 17 November 2021

The happy little group of walkers

The remains of ‘The Bridge’ from yesteryear

Photos courtesy of Pat 

It was very pleasant walking amongst the tall trees on the Bridge Creek Track circuit led by Bob.

There were plenty of pink and white blueberry ash flowers in bloom, the pretty Rosewood shrubs in the rainforest area, had nuts opening for the birds and a couple of trees had large white arrows pointing into the bush, which mystified us.

And, of course “The Bridge” and its very old remains on the very old Durras Road was a highlight of the walk for me. The few remaining rotten main logs plus a few of the joining boards were a stark reminder of the modest means of travel all those years ago. There were also the remains of a small causeway beside the old bridge so that people could cross the narrow steep-sided creek.

We also saw quite a few remaining old tree-butts from the old-time timber-getters many years ago with their tell-tale choc-cuts on them.

The track’s soft layer of leaves and litter made for easy walking, so thank you Bob for a very nice walk in the bush.

Pat