It was pleasant to join Brian Everingham and other walkers in the National Parks Association of NSW for a walk from Bundeena along the Coastal Track to Marley Headland and back the same way.
The weather was fine, but there was a strong cold wind blowing from the south east.
Most of the party travelled to Bundeena on the ferry from Cronulla, and then walked the short distance to the start of the track. There, we assembled and set off. We stopped at the Balconies for some photos.
There were plenty of birds along the way. Most we could hear, but they preferred to stay hidden in the shelter of the heath.
New Holland Honeyeater
Little Wattlebird
We had another real at the Waterrun.
While we were there, a flock of Yellow-tailed Black Cockatoos flew past.
New Holland Honeyeater
Boronia
Here is The White Slab –
And we stopped near here on Marley Head for lunch.
After lunch. we spent some time looking at the Aboriginal engravings in the area and also the beautiful eroded patterns in the sandstone.
Then it was time to walk back.
All the way along, we had been looking out for whales. We had spotted a few distant ones, butt hey were hard to follow. On the way back, we were almost back at the Balconies and we saw three sets at once.
One was breaching a long way out, but it was hard to predict when it would appear.
Thanks to Brian for organising a very pleasant and interesting walk.