Stage 14 - Green Cape to Wonboyn |
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![]() Early morning view from Green Cape across Disaster Bay |
![]() View across the heath to the shores of Nadgee |
![]() View from Disaster Bay Lookout |
Along the way, a police four wheel-drive stopped and we had a chat with the officer who was newly posted to this area from the flat open rangelands of Coonamble, far west. We shared our appreciation of the magnificent landscapes of the South Coast and parted company. For the first time in our lives, our names were written down in a policeman's notebook, even if it was just to record an encounter on a country road with a strange pair of walkers. At the Disaster Bay Lookout, we stopped to take in the panorama down the long stretch of beach toward the entrance of Wonboyn Lake and the Nadgee National Park beyond. Then, following the good advice of Sandy from the lighthouse, we doubled back 200 m and found a rough and fairly well hidden track that went directly down the steep slope from the road to the beach. This saved us quite a few kilometres on our walk - thanks, Sandy.
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![]() Descending to the beach at Disaster Bay |
Emerging on the beach, we found ourselves in the familiar position of having a leisurely stroll down an isolated, sun-drenched strip of sand with only the seabirds for our company. The jutting prow of Baycliff marked the entry of the lake and, on reaching it, we turned inland across the dunes to the lake shore itself. Just as we arrived, a boat pulled up and I asked for verification of directions to Wonboyn village on the opposite shore and upstream. We got talking about our trip and Rick and Shirley offered to take us across in their boat - all we had to do was wait an hour while they did a little surf-fishing from the beach. That was an offer no-one could refuse, so for an hour we lazed in the sun on a dune looking back up the pristine waters of Wonboyn Lake. |
![]() The opening of Wonboyn Lake to the sea |
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![]() Baycliff |
![]() Lunch in the sun near Rick and Shirley's boat |
![]() Some images of the beautiful tree-lined Wonboyn River |
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![]() Red-browed finch |
![]() Larrikin lorikeets |
![]() Wonga pigeon |
![]() No not a ground parrot - just a grass parrot |
So near yet so far ...... |
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![]() Nello reverts to being a schoolteacher while recuperating - now if only children were that attentive! |
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