Geilston Bay/East Risdon 2020

Today's walk is on the Eastern Shore of the River Derwent and was called the Geilston Bay to East Risdon walk back in 2018.

I wasn't there, but Peter supplied some facts and figures and Raoul has supplied some great photos of the day.

Start of the walk

The walkers waltz

A cruise ship in the centre of Hobart. That's the Tasman Bridge.

Onward

Zinc Works

East Risdon State Reserve

Time for a cuppa

Part of the view from the hilltop

A close knit group

Enjoying the break

March on

BRMM! BRMM!

Not the Australian Navy, but a tourist boat. We like them to blend in.

Some of the scenery

Wielding the stick to get the troops back in order after a change of route

Not ours

We walk on all terrain

Heading under the Bowen

This is a pileup on the Bowen Bridge

Eastern Shore humour

Bob found a hill

Sharing the walkway.

Mountain dragon lizard (Rankinia diemensis)

Nice tree

End of the walk and time for a treat

 Peter tells me there were 14 walkers and they covered around 12km with Bob's guidance. This took 4.5 hours.

Thanks again to Raoul who supplied the photos and (most) of the captions.

Now, Peter also tells me it was a good day complemented by a gentleman of advancing years who had rowed his boat into one of the bays for a spot of skinny dipping which attracted the attention of some of the ladies.

No photos will be published, but approaches could be made to the right people and for the right price. Nudge, nudge, wink, wink.

This gives me an idea for another U3A class, a variation on our usual walks, probably only for the summer months.

Nude Bushwalking

Google that and you might get a surprise.

The maps below are from the walk back in 2018 and are only here to give you an idea of where you walked.