From Coalmine Beach Caravan Park, the Bibbulmun Track goes westward towards Walpole, about a 3 km walk.  In town, many Bibbulmun hikers rest up for a day or do, and get their shopping and laundry done. On Wednesday morning, I decided to walk into town on my own to see what I could see without distractions.  There were lots more flowers than I would have expected at this time of year.
  | 
Red flowering gum
  | 
  | 
Beaufortia beside the track
  | 
  | 
Kangaroo paws out of season
  | 
Most of the Nats had gone for a boat trip around the inlet, with morning tea on the sand dunes looking out to sea.  I had done this trip a few years previously and didn't want to pay good money to do it a second time.  Instead I had a nice cup of coffee in town and then walked down to the boat ramp to meet everyone coming back.
  | 
Wilderness Ecocruise boat returning
  | 
We had a picnic lunch near the Visitors Centre and then did a short circular walk behind the Centre, a spot where the local horses were corralled in the early Group Settlement days.
  | 
Karri Sheok with lovely bark and lichen. The bark resembles Portuguese cork trees.
 
  | 
 
No comments:
Post a Comment