Wednesday 7 September 2022

Heading down to the beach

Track through shade and trees

Glenn, Neil, Sue, Niamh, and Rob

Walkers on the platform

Walking and learning

Great view south

Wild passionfruit

The walkers

Photos courtesy of Brian and Mary

It is always a pleasure to walk this section of the coast, which is so rich in natural beauty and history.

Seventeen walkers set off in bright sunshine from the Marine Rescue carpark at Kioloa and headed north along the beach. Firm sand made for easy walking along quite a few largely deserted beaches, including Racecourse, Murramarang, Gannet and Cormorant.

Morning tea was enjoyed at pretty Bull Pup Beach, after which we entered the Murramarang Aboriginal Reserve, which holds a very special place in our Indiginous history. Numerous interpretive signs along the track informed us of the long record of human occupation and of the area’s use as a meeting and burial place. Beneath our feet lay the highest concentration of middens to be found anywhere on the South Coast.

Leaving this beautiful haven of bush, we continued north towards more populated areas, passing the rusting remains of the local timber industry, before arriving at Bawley Reserve for a relaxing lunch.

Brian