Gellibrand Drive - 7 Oct 2025

We are following Tangara Trails around Gellibrand Drive, Sandford.

The forecast is for a cool day with very strong winds.

Heading up the hill along Pawtella Court towards the trail. 

The first orchid of the day a Wax-Lipped Orchid (Glossodia major).

Pink Finger Orchid (Caladenia carnea).

Following the Tangara Trail.

Common Dogwood (Pomaderris apetala).

Local duck near a dam.

A display of black eyed susan (tetratheca pilosa).

A solitary nodding greenhood.

Pigface (Carpobrotus rossi).

One of many interesting cloud formations.

The inlet at Mortimer Bay Coastal Reserve.

Looking across to Mount Wellington.

Mortimer Bay pine forest.

Following the trail along the coast.

Our usual lunch spot in the Bay looks a bit windy today.

Trying out new seating along the trail.

Love Creeper (Comesperma volubile)

Donkey orchids along Sabre Place.

Eggs and Bacon pea in full flower.

The group chatting to a couple of interested ponies.

A lonely emu in the bush behind and very high fence.

Avoiding the strong wind behind a row of pine trees.

Venturing out into the wind for the last 100 meters of beach walking.

A couple of Pied Oyster Catchers from the Mortimer Bay Coastal reserve back along the beach.

 

We had 14 walkers who covered the 14.2 klms in 4.75 hours and climbed about 90 meters.

 

 

Kingston Tracks - 30 Sep 2025

Due to a weather forecast for a significant  rainfall event we decided to walk around the laneways and back streets of Kingston and Blackmans Bay so if the rain became too heavy we could head back to the cars.

Heading off through the suburbs. 

Within an short walk we following a track through the bush.

The first wax lip orchid of the season.

Native Pea.

Morning tea at a rocky lookout.

Native Indigo.

Native Clematis.

A greenhood orchid.

Dogwood flowers.

The last hill before the cars was a bit of a stretch and we should had followed our leaders advice and gone his way.

The weather held off and the 16 walkers covered 8.2kms in just under 3 hours and climbed and descended 160 meters.

 

The walk was very worthwhile because of the profusion of  spring flowers appearing within the  green spaces in the suburbs. 

Thanks to Chris and Ingrid for their photos.