Today we're walking down at Seven Mile Beach on a walk we last did in 2017. Weather is overcast and a bit cool at the beginning but gets better later.
We park at the end of Seven Mile Beach Road, get geared up and set off down the street towards the beach.
Crossing onto the sand we head for the steps that will take us up to the track.
I had briefly toyed with the idea of climbing Single Hill, but was put off by some murmers behind me. We'll save that for another time. I had only noticed the night before that there is now a reserve that takes in the top of the hill with access from both sides. See the map at the end.
The path follows the coastline and offers great views along the way.
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| Looking back at Seven Mile Beach |
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| The track serves both walkers and cyclists |
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| Part of Single Hill |
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| It's very dry country around here |
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| Looking across Frederick Henry Bay |
A group of walkers appears in the distance heading our way. It gets closer to reveal a group of sulky looking teenagers with a couple of adults, obviously happy to be walking. At least the adults were.
We meet them again later in the day and if anything they were even more sulky, if that's possible.
We're not sulky as we look for a place for Morning Tea. There's a bit of a cool breeze, but Bob finds a sheltered spot for our break.
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| Couple of locals admiring the view |
There's a house behind the fence and fancy rope work.
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| Morning Tea |
During the break, Peter and I wander up the hill to have a look at several unusual looking gum trees. We've not see flowers and pods like the ones below.
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| Unusual and very large seed pod |
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| Flower stems look like fingers |
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| Pods on the branch. They really are quite large |
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| Flowers |
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| This is more like I've been used to |
Tea finished we move on.
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| Nice little white sand beach below us |
It's not long before we reach a junction, turn right and start the climb up.
Another junction appears after a while and Bob offers us a choice and I choose a track I haven't been on before.
We walk along a fence line admiring the views before starting downhill through an open field.
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| Still climbing |
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| The view |
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| Starting down |
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| They're getting away |
I keep taking photographs and notice something.
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| Hills across the valley |
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| This is what I noticed |
That looks like a track and if you look carefully you can make out red lines defining it just ahead.
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| Swinging to the right I spot the group down there |
If I didn't know better, it would appear that Bob has taken them on a shortcut!
I'd better hurry to catch up.
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| I've caught up here |
We follow a sandy track now which takes us through trees and open paddocks.
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| A bit of colour |
In one of the paddocks we come upon this sign.
We always have a couple of bandicoots living in our garden. You can tell by the snoot holes in the ground left by their hunting for worms and insects for dinner.
On we go, passing other locals and now walking down a street and heading for lunch.
Nearing Roches Beach, we find the perfect lunch spot.
Lunch finished, we make our way down onto Roches Beach, heading north along almost deserted sands.
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| Roches Beach |
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| Looking back towards Lauderdale |
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| A WWII bunker that protected against a Japanese invasion |
I think the camouflage paint is a bit unusual, but it seemed to have worked as no invasion took place.
Near the end of the beach we reach a set of steps leading backup to the coastal track.
There's a bit of a disturbance just ahead and I hurry to check it out
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| What is this man photographing? |
Another local.
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| Ah, a Blotched Blue-tongue lizard, or as we all know it a Tiliqua nigrolutea |
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| Tired of posing, it takes its leave |
We move on, reaching the end of Seven Mile Beach and the cars.
We had 14 walkers and covered 10.01 kms in 4:41 hrs. As you can see, the sun came out and turned it into a really beautiful day.
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| Notice green reserve over Single Hill |
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