Peter Murrell Reserve 2019

Today is the first walk of 2019. Still slightly affected by the Christmas spirit, I've chosen an easy walk at Peter Murrell Reserve.

Bob is going to take us around about and back and forth as walk leader today.

We park off Patriarch Drive at the start of the Coffee Creek Track. Weather is going to be dry and around 23C.

Start of 2019 walks

We follow the main track for a while before turning off onto a side track. We'll follow many of those today.

Up the first side track

You'd never know civilization, well Kingston, is within walking distance

We're slowly making our way to the top of the reserve. On the way we pass an area that in years past was home to many orchards. Today, however, none are showing themselves, but other plants are making up for it.

We continue on trails both large and small through a variety of areas.

Now we know where we are!

We're starting down the southern side of the reserve, towards
the Channel Highway.

The views start to open up here

A few properties lie along the fence line to our left, and some locals take interest in our passing.

A fine looking horse with North West Bay behind

We continue on, dodging here and there before finding a spot for Morning Tea.

Heading down a gully not far from our morning break. Bob has provided seating for all.

Break finished, we continued on, crossing dried creek beds and climbing narrow paths up hills until it's time for lunch.

Bottom of a gully over old creek bed

After a while we stop on a convenient bank for lunch.

Lunch

After lunch we continue following various tracks that lead us back towards our cars.

Both walkers and cyclists use many of the tracks here. At one point we're walking along when I hear someone, not one of the walkers, call out "Cyclist call!".

O.K., but if you'd just rung your bell as you approached instead of riding right up to us and shouting, we would have made way and you probably wouldn't have had to slow down.

What is it about cyclists and their bells? Just about everyone has one on their handle bars, but it seems to be unmanly to use them. I've watched two riders in the past follow a walking group for a distance without making the walkers aware of their presence, and only passed them when I called out that there were cyclists behind and the walkers moved over.

We're not going to walk along constantly turning our heads to look behind for you. so RING YOUR DAMNED BELL!!

We make one final diversion over another deeper dried creek bed before taking a main track back.

Peggy and Geoff showing how it's done

We had 11 walkers and covered 13.67km in 3:52hrs moving time.

A good first walk, particularly for those if us who haven't walked for two weeks. Thanks to Bob for getting us very confused as to which direction we were going!

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