TERRIGAL HAVEN SWIM - BOUDDI NP MTB - JACINTA'S BIRTHDAY - 13 MARCH 2018

10 March 2018

Surf check and haven swim

11 March 2018

Surf check and haven swim

12 March 2018

Fun surf at Wamberal but  very strong rips.

A sad day. We attended the funeral of long time friend Paul Davies. RIP Paul.

13 March 2018

Jacinta's Birthday today. Yahoo Yabbadabbadoo!

A  Haven check - cloudy and maybe rain.

I had a mountain bike ride at Bouddi NP on the tracks towards the Strom Lookout. I took it a bit cautiously after my last fall (which hurt) on a damp track. It was a fun ride and the cautiousness lead to better control.

I stopped at Little Bay on the way back home. I hadn't been there for awhile. It was pleasant watching the wild waves breaking randomly.

Back home  and a little while later it was time for present opening . Jacinta was very happy with her presents.

Next, dinner at the Mexican restaurant at Long Jetty. The food was so good. A great night.

Back home and it was time for cake, birthday song and coffee.

NORTH AVOCA SUNRISE/SURF AND LITTLE BAY HIKE - 21 FEBRUARY 2017

I was down at North Avoca beach this morning to watch the sun rise.

The surf looked okay but I only stayed out a short while as it really wasn't too good.

I drove around to Bouddi National Park and had a hike down to Little bay then a hike around the rocks.


The walk down to the beach was easy and uneventful. At the small camping area there were a number of tents. This is about the first time I've seen anyone camping there. It is a such a good spot with ocean views and tranquility.

I walked along the short beach then the along the rocks at the northern side. It was a pretty walk and a number of times I just sat and watched the world do its thing.

Highlights included:

towering cliffs with heaps of broken rocks at the base.

waves crashing into the cliff face and along the rocky shore platform

the ocean twinkling with the sunrise

lots of small reflective rockpools

small shellfish clinging in groups to the rocks

piles of balancing rocks that were human made

the sound of the ocean

A pretty 2.43 km hike.

CENTRAL COAST - Little Bay - HIKE - 19 August 2009

I parked near Little Bay at the entrance to the National Park track. A small sign indicates the start or there is more parking and another entrance at the end of the road.

The easy track passes through rainforest with the calls of many birds echoing from the bush. Large trees and ferns dominate the vegetation. The track joins with a small fire trail that leads to Little Bay. There are toilets, buns and BBQ available. Camping is also permitted.

Little bay is a long narrow cove with a pretty white sand beach surrounded on the northern and southern sides by high sandstone cliffs. The water is shallow with good surfing waves under the right conditions. A small creek empties into the sea in the centre of the beach.

I followed the base of the northern cliffs along small rocks and tessellating sandstone. After about 20 minutes walk becomes impassable. The views are excellent on the point and the cliffs are awesome. The possibility of a rock fall is evident with the large amount of fallen rocks that litter the base.

There is a track leading upwards from the centre of the beach towards the towering cliffs on the northern side. The path is reasonably steep. Once at the top there are some reasonable views over the ocean. The track at this point becomes a sandy fire trail. It is not an exciting walk though there were a lot of flowers in bloom on the trail edge. I followed the trail and along track 72. The view at the track 72 was obscured by high and thick vegetation.

Time: 1 hour return to northern base of cliff and 1 hour return to track 72.

Warnings:

Best at low tide
Beware of falling rocks