Green Point and Warrah Trig

After my Canoelands Ridge walk my knee was good but I was tired so a couple of short walks were in order. I drove out to Pearl Beach and walked out on the rocks under Green Head.

Pearl Beach

Pearl Beach rock pool 

Across to Lion Island 

As I rounded the point I saw that there were lots of people out on the platform. A school group studying and measuring the rock pools.  

I decided to not head on to Middle Head but sat and took in the sun for a while. 

 I put "sunglasses" on my lens and took some time exposures of the waves coming in. 

Then on with the Fisheye lens. 

I then drove towards Patonga and went out to Warrah Trig. One of my favourite lookouts.

The broad expanse of Broken Bay 

Barrenjoey 

Patonga 

Flint and SteelBeach 

Hungry Beach 

Patonga again 

A pleasant morning then home for lunch, a movie and a nap in the recliner. 

Canoelands

In Marramarra National Park the Canoelands Ridge walk takes you out to Gentlemans Halt. I drove out to the car park after work and camped next to the car. I knew this walk ,although following the ridge, had a few good steep up and downs and was going to be a good test for my knee. Mid winter and a cold night but a blue sky day saw an early start for the 20klm return walk. As I didn't go all the way down to Gentlemans Halt  but went on to the lookout opposite from Big Jims Point it was fire trail walk all the way.

First views of the Hawkesbury River

Paddys Bight and Sentry Box Reach

Just before the track down to Gentlemans Halt there are a few good lookout points over Couranga Point

and across to Spencer and the Mouth of Mangrove Creek.

Further round at the end of the firetrail looking downstream, left to right, at Big Jims Point, Bar Point and Pumpkin Point.

Looking back to Gentlemans Halt

Such a majestic waterway.

Rock Hopping

I had read, in one of Tony Dunk's Gosford Bushwalks Guide, of the Killcare Gobstopper. This is a perfectly spherical rock in a pot hole just south of Killcare. Still resting my knee and looking for a couple of short walks I thought I should check it out. It was pleasant walking on the rocks and something I always enjoy but the Gobstopper was a big fail. I couldn't find it but didnt feel the morning was a waste.

Great rock platforms

Rock pools 

Even one to rival the Figure Eight Pool in the Royal National Park

I then drove around to Wagstaffe and walked around to Half Tide Rocks and on rockhopping to Lobster Beach.

Rock shelf to Half Tide Rocks 

Views of Lion Island and Broken Bay 

Bright green weed in the rock pools 

The clamber over the rocks to Lobster Beach 

Lion Island

Mt Ettalong and Pearl Beach across the Bay