Saturday 31 July 2021

Group at Burrewarra lookout

Spotting the seals

Cavorting seals

Skirting the cliffs

Amongst the Banksias

View south to Broulee Island and beyond

Taking in the vista

View down to Frank’s Beach

Frank’s Beach

Views in every direction

Denise and Mary lead the way through casuarina grove

Photos courtesy of Karen, Mary, Elizabeth and Peter

The weekend walk took Batemans Bay Bushwalkers through some atypical south coast vegetation. Not a spotted gum or burrawang in sight – instead huge sawtooth banksia trees, southern mahogany gums, and casuarinas were features of this walk. Walkers stopped at a lookout platform to enjoy the antics of seals on the rocks below, and to admire the view north, all the way to the Budawangs. The trail on Burrewarra Point wound its way to a second seal-spotting point where we saw the resident male sunning himself on top of a rock. By this time, we were facing south and enjoying views past Tomakin and Broulee Island to Montague Island and Gulaga.

Our destination for a mid-walk break was Frank’s Beach, a deserted sandy cove accessible only by foot or boat. Retracing our steps, we made our way to Guerilla Bay Beach, and back to the cars via another clifftop track. This was a 6km morning walk finishing before lunch, but some walkers stayed on to take lunch at the beach and admire the peaceful Guerilla Bay inlet.

Karen