TERRIGAL HAVEN ROCK HIKE - 28 MAY 2019

I beautiful sunny morning though a little chilly.

I checked the surf and ended up a hike around the rocks at Terrigal Haven.

I started with a coffee and a walk along the Haven beach. Feeling more encouraged, I got the camera gear out of the van and set off along the rocks.

The tide was low, the rocks were dry, the wind was brisk and the waves were of a medium height. There was no one else about on the rocks. Nice!

I wandered around in an aimless way - checking out the waves crashing and spraying along the rocks, looking into shallow, clear rock pools for signs of life and gazing at the various rock formations.  Though aimless, I was taking care in potentially slippery sections and the possibility of a rogue wave. 

A nice start to the day!

GIRRAKOOL LOOP HIKE AND PUTTY BEACH - 7 JANUARY 2017

What a great day. I woke so early. Well too early and couldn't get back to sleep.

At sunrise I checked the surf and found it in need of improvement. I chatted to a few fellow surfers and decided on a bike ride at Brisbane Water NP. On the way, it started to spit rain so I change my mind to a hike at Girrakool.


A good choice as the hike is only about two kilometres and very diverse. the first attraction was a large area of sandstone where the creek flows over and under. There are a number of cascades here and it is so pretty and serene.

The creek eventually, plummets about 15 metres in a pool of dark water where it is joined by another creek and becomes Piles Creek. I followed the track back along the other small creek and had a short diversion where another waterfall falls into a shallow pool. The area is rainforest like and the humidity high. Once again so pretty.

It was a great hike along an easy track.

I drove to Terrigal Haven next for an ocean swim.

I crashed out and had a long snooze due to my lack of sleep.

When I woke, Jacinta and I went to Putty Beach, which is part of Bouddi National Park.

We lased in the sun and had cool swims in the calm, clean water. I had a hike along the rocks and over the point's undulating cliff and back along the coastal track to Putty Beach.

What a great day! :) :) :)