Today we are doing a circuit around the Coningham Nature reserve, a walk we have done before. The weather forecast was for a mostly sunny day of 15 with light winds and a chance of rain later in the day - a perfect day for hiking.
We start from the car park at Coningham Beach.
Preparing for the walk
And onto the beach
We leave the beach as we reach the boathouses and proceed along the clifftop track
After about 40min walking, looking back we can see the boathouses near where we began todays walk
Unusual rock formation - is it a monster coming out of the sea?
Mount Wellington in the distance
Passing the one orchid that was seen all day!
We reach Legacy Beach and stop for a quick look - no swimming today as it's too cold
A short distance along the track we reach the cave - Michael, Morris and Ron go exploring
After all that strenuous activity it's time for morning tea
Morning Tea over we continue along the road, fire trail and track as we climb towards Sheppards Hill (an ascent of approx 250m - our only climb for the day)
At the track junction we take the opportunity to take off some clothing
After passing Sheppards Hill it was decided to use a bike track that we hadn't previously walked on for our return journey to Coningham Beach. This involved some back tracking.
Soon after we stopped for lunch - always a welcome diversion
Lunch over and off we go along the bike track
Not sure why this pot is here
An early wattle
Almost back.
The view from above the beach
Today the 16 walkers covered 10 kms.
