It was a gorgeous day to undertake the Long Spit to Marion Bay circuit , an easy 6 km walk along the beautiful beach and returning on a 4WD track.
Marion Bay was named after French explorer Marion du Fresne who arrived there in 1772 recording the first ever sighting of Tasmanian aboriginal people by Europeans.
A good turnout of 11 walkers, Di, Robert, Philip, Kat, Lyn, Caroline, Warren, Bob, Gerwyn, Angie and Summer met up at the carpark at the end of Marion Bay Rd right on 10.30am.
The walk begins at a large sign
From here you cross the dunes emerging at the mouth of Bream Creek where it flows into the ocean.
And then an easy 3km stroll along the deserted beach
spotting pebble crabs carrying their babies,
observing aboriginal middens which are now exposed on the canal side,
and collecting shells.
We stopped for lunch at the end of the spit, enjoying the sunshine and catching up on everyones news.
As the tide was coming in we opted to walk inland and follow the 4WD track back to the carpark. Of some note was the significant increase in erosion since our last walk in 2015.
and along the way we found large bushes of lupins.
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Another lovely walk with great company and fabulous scenery.
