North Haven Break

We had a week away at North Haven on the mid north coast. I haven't been sick for years, but a combination of being run down from big days moving house from the Central Coast to the South Coast and live culture vaccinations required for my new job, saw me crook as a dog. For the first few days I could hardly leave the bed and I just slept. For the last few days I was up but Chris succumbed so a week away when we didn't do much. C'est la vie.

What we did manage over the week was:

A short drive and walk around Diamond Head  and Kylies Beach in Crowdy Bay National Park

A short drive around Queens Lake on a hazy day looking back at Dooragan or North Brother Mountain 

A walk into Kattang Nature Reserve.

And a stop at the Lookout on Big Brother Mountain with views over Camden Haven 

And Watson Taylor Lake and the levee of the Camden River as it enters into the lake. 

On the way home a look at the Cattai Wetlands.  

Booderee Day Trip

A day trip down to Booderee National Park to see the whales.

First stop at Iluka Beach for a cuppa and a walk on the white sands.

Then up to St Georges lighthouse ruins to see some whales. Plenty going past but all a long way from shore. 

Nice views down to Moes Rocks 

New Holland Honeyeater posing perfectly on the cliff edge 

After a late lunch at Bristol Point we had a walk out to Hole in the Wall. 

And then on to Murrays Beach and Governors Head lookout in the last light. 

Another beautiful day 

Spion Kop

Spion Kop is the headland that divides Woy Woy Bay. On my list to do for a while. A clear autumn day and a walk close to home. A relatively easy walk of 11.5klm and I was back home after some grocery shopping for lunch. Starting from the Bambara Rd fire trail  it was aquick walk down to the Koolewong fire trail before I turned off to head down to the upper reaches of  the Waterfall Bay creek.

Views south across Broken Bay to Barrenjoey.

Aboriginal carvings and an easy walk down the creek. 

Leaving the creek and climbing the ridge there was a huge sandstone outlier with a cave where I could stand up inside. 

Tafoni or wind weathering in the cave. 

A nice ramp up through the cliffs to the ridge. 

i was surprised to find quite a good track to follow out to Spion Kop. One of the nicest walks through lovely bush glades and along the ridges.

Views to Wondabyne . 

Then to the first lookout point over Waterfall Bay.

Another 10 minutes or so to Spion Kop with magnificent views over Woy Woy and Broken bay to Barrenjoey 

Woy Woy and the Rip Bridge 

Barrenjoey and Lion Island 

Distinctive rock formation. You could walk out on this outcrop. (Notice I said you could and not I could) 

Just superb. One of the nicest walks I have done for a long time and one to go straight into the favourites to be repeated often.