CENTRAL COAST - 15 TO 21 AUGUST 2021

 

15 AUGUST

A fun surf at Wamberal Beach – north of the big House.

This bank has been good for a number of days with only a handful of other surfers. The current was strong but the waves had power and shape. J

16 AUGUST

A fun surf at Wamby.

The waves changed a lot with the tide and backwash. Two okay barrels and one clear over the head feel good barrel. J

A hike off track at Girrakool.

Still on a high, I drove to Brisbane Water NP and walked through the bush at Girrakool. It was quiet with small cascades of water and even a red bellied black snake. A dangerous snake but they usually slither away from potential danger … very quickly.

17 AUGUST

A hike to Warrah Lookout.

This was a short hike to an amazing lookout. The wild flowers were in bloom with bees buzzing from flower to flower. The colours were white, yellow, pink, red and purple … a spectrum nearly. There were views along the Hawkesbury River to the west, Box Head to the North and Pittwater and Barrenjoey to the east.

18 AUGUST

Caught up with Paul H and we had a walk along Terrigal Esplanade and The Haven. Nice catch up.

19 AUGUST

Surf check at wamby

Mountain bike ride at Brisbane Water National Park on tracks near Warrah Trig.

Great views from the tessellate sandstone area just north of Warrah Road. A number of shorter tracks one narrow and the others wide. The best was the PMG Track which is all downhill for about six minutes – steep sections, with small and fist sized loose rocks, eroded areas, some flowy sections, views, changing vegetation and an eye out for moving pseudo-sticks.

20 AUGUST

A fun surf at Wamberal Beach. A nice right hand bank. Strong current but some waves with good shape.

CENTRAL COAST - 'WANDERING' - 1 TO 7 NOVEMBER 2019

November 1

I arrived back from a four month Indonesian trip. I didn't sleep much on the plane as per usual and shuttle bus back to Terrigal was a bit crowded. I arrived home tired but happy.

The ribs were still hurting.

November 2

Jacinta and I had a walk around the Haven and a coffee on the beach. A nice start to the return to Australia.

November 3

Jacinta and I did a hike on the Girrakool Loop in Brisbane Water NP. Pretty. There were heaps of flowers. It was hot but cool in the shade. The running water along the creeks and over the rocks was very peaceful.

November 4

I had an early hike around the rocks at the Haven. It was very pretty with contrasting light from the sunrise. It was mesmerizing to watch the waves crash and roil over the rocks

November 5

I did a hike at Warrah Trig to Warrah Lookout in Brisbane Water National Park. There were heaps of wildflowers and buzzing insects. The lookout had panoramic views over Hawkesbury River  and it was also very windy.

November 6

An early hike along Bouddi Spur track in Bouddi National Park. There were cyclades and grass trees galore. Usually my hikes are very quiet but today, I passed by about eight people. The view along the track to the north was of Maitland Bay and beyond.  At the end of the track there was an expansive view of Putty and Killcare Beach and beyond to Sydney. While enjoying the view, two blue tongue lizards and a sea eagle make an appearance. On the way back, I surprised a large goanna when I looked over edge of rock ledge.

November 7

Today I just sat on beach at North Avoca and had my first dip in the ocean. It wasn’t too cold!

Earlier in the week, I had seen a physio and was receiving treatment and exercises for my ribs. My activities have been limited to swimming and light hiking.

BRISBANE WATER NP - WARRAH LOOKOUT - 1 MAY 2017

I caught up this morning with long time friend Mark.

We parked at Warrah Trig in Brisbane Water National Park and walked the short but pretty track to Warrah Lookout.

Warrah Lookout looks over Broken Bay which is the end of the Hawkesbury River. This morning it was obscured in fog. It was so pretty.

The sun was shining through the filtered light and had formed a circular rainbow on the fog bank below like a projector image. Even more amazing was our shadows which were in the centre of the circle. When we flapped our arms in a flying fashion the shadow drew the movements out so it was like having wings.

We chatted about many things of the present and the future.

Afterwards, we had a cappuccino while sitting on the sand at Pearl Beach.

I dropped Mark back at his son's home and he drove back to Canberra.