Jacinta and I drove to Reeves Street in Narara for the start of a hike to the old railway dams.
The start of the hike was a bit tricky. It is next to a power pole but one need to climb up the small embankment to see the track itself.
The track was a bit difficult to follow as it sometimes became obscured with fallen leaves and branches.
After a short distance, there were two steep downhill climbs. One goes under a large overhanging sandstone boulder.
Once at the base, the hike is easy but thick with vegetation. There was definitely a snaky feel to the area. Jacinta saw a red bellied black snake slither away from her as she was walking down the track.
Not long after that, we came to the first dam. We walked across the dam along the top of the narrow wall - water one side a big drop on the other. I climbed down one edge of the wall and waqlked around its base.
We continued along the track and met a few young guys who had camped overnight under a large stone overhang. One of them told me that the track on the other side of the creek lead to a much larger dam and that there was a track from Lower Reeves Street to upper Reeves Street - two diversions next time I do this hike.
We reached the second dam which had a large wall, then there as a further drop off after that. The area at the base looked very dangerous and fatal if you fell.
We backed tracked and then drove to Terrigal Haven where I had a short ocean swim.
13 November 2017
I surf check this morning at North Avoca beach then to a surf check at Wamberal Beach. Bingo. It looked okay so I paddled out and had heaps of fun right waves with mainly one other guy. It lasted about an hour before the tide started to kill it.
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