Thursday 15 August 2024
Photos courtesy of Rob, DonnaF, Philip and Erika. Walk report courtesy of Club President Rob.
The Malua Bay – Grandfathers Gully walk is a perfect mix of cliff-top and shoreline walking undertaken at low tide. Eleven walkers set off on a typical winters day, overcast and cool but were soon shedding layers as the sun came out and we had perfect hiking weather. The magic of this walk is seen as you come round each embayment either on the cliff top or on the shore and are met with a spectacular changing view of the next section of coast. Eurobodalla Council has been busy upgrading this walk installing some new bridges over creeks and a ladder at Mosquito Bay to ensure we have continuous access along the coastline.
Of particular note was the imminent flowering of some young grass trees seen along the cliff top. Walking along the shore platform we had to scramble over some rocks that had fallen from the cliff face reminding us that the shoreline is slowly receding inland and not to dawdle there too long. A pod of dolphins, a sea eagle and a dubious sighting of an albino whale close to shore (or maybe a submerged rock) rounded out the wildlife seen on the walk.