After a cup of tea, Yvonne, Peter and I set off to walk around Bendalong Point, also known as Red Head. This is the view looking south along Inyadda Beach towards the settlement of Manyana on the next headland and Lake Conjola beyond that.
One Tree Beach, so named because there was a tree growing on the beach. Apparently it was vandalised, and is no longer there. Sigh, so much for modern sensibilities.
Another view of Inyadda Beach. Given the southern exposure, this is the surfing beach for Bendalong. Pigeon House Mountain is somewhere in the distance, but it's very hard to see in the haze and cloud.
Section of the bush track leading to both One Tree and Inyadda Beaches. Typical coastal vegetation, at least in part due to the southern exposure.
Our path took us back to the park, specifically the camping area. My last visit here was for Cooper's Baptism back in July, when the park was almost empty. Not too surprising on a very wet weekend.
The far headland is the northern end of One Tree Beach. Note the undermining of the cliff face, about mid image. Slowly but surely the sea is eroding this piece of Australia, as it has been doing for thousands of years.
From here we continued on to Boat Harbour Beach, which is the sheltered area by virtue of being on the northern side of the headland, in an area where southerly winds are prevalent. We were looking for Craig and Leanne and the boys, and/or Keiran, who was studying while on the beach.
But now it was about time to head on home. As we were leaving Bendalong, some dark cloud was visible over the mountains inland from the park. They had quite a storm later that night, as did we in Sydney. The journey home was quite uneventful, following the suggested route via Coolangatta (at the head of the Shoalhaven) and on to Gerringong/Gerora before rejoining the highway just before Kiama.
After dropping Keiran off at Illawong, I was home by 7:30PM, at the end of a very enjoyable day.
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