May 2015 Report
Venue - Narrabeen Lakes
Participants - Chris, Ron, Helen, Richard, Colin and Natalie.
The start
The group met at Wynyard at about 8.30 for the bus ride to Narrabeen. Arrived and had a coffee stop and chat about the walk. The sky was at its best, not a cloud in sight and it was warm when in the sun or out of the wind. It was bracing when in the shade facing the oncoming wind, but we just tightened our hats and walked faster.
Highlights
The track/foot path was a loop around the Lake of about 8.5km (including the walk to lunch). First wildlife we spotted was a gaggle of birds being fed some bread by a mother and child. After much discussion and without the benefit of Peter to help, all we could conclude was that they were.. ducks! Further on we spotted black swans feeding at the lakes edge. No snakes observed! We did pass by some trees that had been blown over and upended from the lakes edge, during the storms of recent times.
The way was quite easy as it was flat and a mixture of bush paths, raised sections with bridges and concrete paths. We passed by some lovely back yards, the RSL retirement village, the Sport and Recreation Camp, ruins of a lime and cement work and a plaque to commemorate the opening of the Wakehurst Parkway.
The RSL retirement village seemed to be having some renovations or new sections built and we liked the new entrance to a section called The Dardanelles. Along that section of the walk were many plaques describing every military campaign that Australians had been involved in from the Maori rebellion in 1863 to Afghanistan.
The finish
After 3 hours we were back to where we started and walked up the hill to a nice cafe for lunch. The misspelling of Ale on the menu amused us. It read Beef and Ail Pie! Then back on the bus to the city where we went our separate ways. Colin and Natalie got off at Wynyard ready to run (more of a waddle) the 200m to the next bus connection- which we made with 1 minute to spare! Ron, Chris, Richard and Helen took a leisurely bus ride up to Town Hall to catch the train home.
Venue - Narrabeen Lakes
Participants - Chris, Ron, Helen, Richard, Colin and Natalie.
The start
The group met at Wynyard at about 8.30 for the bus ride to Narrabeen. Arrived and had a coffee stop and chat about the walk. The sky was at its best, not a cloud in sight and it was warm when in the sun or out of the wind. It was bracing when in the shade facing the oncoming wind, but we just tightened our hats and walked faster.
Highlights
The track/foot path was a loop around the Lake of about 8.5km (including the walk to lunch). First wildlife we spotted was a gaggle of birds being fed some bread by a mother and child. After much discussion and without the benefit of Peter to help, all we could conclude was that they were.. ducks! Further on we spotted black swans feeding at the lakes edge. No snakes observed! We did pass by some trees that had been blown over and upended from the lakes edge, during the storms of recent times.
The way was quite easy as it was flat and a mixture of bush paths, raised sections with bridges and concrete paths. We passed by some lovely back yards, the RSL retirement village, the Sport and Recreation Camp, ruins of a lime and cement work and a plaque to commemorate the opening of the Wakehurst Parkway.
The RSL retirement village seemed to be having some renovations or new sections built and we liked the new entrance to a section called The Dardanelles. Along that section of the walk were many plaques describing every military campaign that Australians had been involved in from the Maori rebellion in 1863 to Afghanistan.
The finish
After 3 hours we were back to where we started and walked up the hill to a nice cafe for lunch. The misspelling of Ale on the menu amused us. It read Beef and Ail Pie! Then back on the bus to the city where we went our separate ways. Colin and Natalie got off at Wynyard ready to run (more of a waddle) the 200m to the next bus connection- which we made with 1 minute to spare! Ron, Chris, Richard and Helen took a leisurely bus ride up to Town Hall to catch the train home.