Wednesday 19 June 2019

Magazine Gully


Magazine Gully


The weather wasn't very encouraging. Drizzle and bitterly cold, we were only tempted to continue by a small patch of blue sky.
We parked and walked from Howden Boat Ramp.


We followed the inland track as the tide was too high for the rock shelf route though we did go onto it at one section.











Inland again, in a patch of tea tree.







The coastal reserve takes us past local homes with lovely views and a range of gardening styles and tree forms.







A few wild flowers blooming







We came out onto Tinderbox Road and took the track along the edge.




Close up of the letterbox










We came to the entrance we were looking for and started the gentle upward climb





The first of the buildings in the Howden Powder Magazine collection















Then we turned and retraced our steps, the sun came out and it wasn't too cold...until we reached the shore again.




 A Scarlet Robin from a rarely photographed angle



The river was looking a little less gloomy by now




Mm??



We can see our cars parked ready to whisk us off to lunch, but first...

  The tide had ebbed a bit so we were able to enjoy the rock formations







A pair of sea eagles flew over and I managed a shot, before I sat down suddenly and decided we had enough pictures for today!


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