Sunday 1 March, 2026
Photos courtesy of Karen M, Steve and Donna G. Walk report by Walk Leader Karen G.
Nine walkers set off on an easy gently-paced six kilometre walk from Congo to Meringo and back. Despite the clouds the rain held off although, after all the recent rain, it got a bit steamy as we neared the end of our walk.
The group initially traversed a well-treed section, with plenty of native grasses, before taking a small detour off the main path to take in a splendid southerly view of beaches all the way down to Bingi. Along the way, we spotted a number of swamp wallabies both close to and on the path.
We then followed a good, though partially eroded track, down to the beach, past a small brackish pond, to enter a bushland path running parallel behind Meringo Beach. Several large greys were sighted on the way,
We stopped at the Meringo Headland to enjoy morning tea overlooking the beach, where we observed a few surfers riding good waves. On the way back towards the cars, we encountered just one perceptible undulation. We were glad to finish the walk well before lunchtime as the temperature and, it seemed, the humidity, began to climb in response to the sun now making an appearance.