February 2022 - East Cloudy Head

It was time to revisit this lovely walk, which we last did in 2014. Di and Dorothy made a full Island Weekend of it, staying overnight in a nearby cabin and making the most of the trip to Bruny Island by squeezing in some additional short walks. Angie did the same, staying with her friend Anne and bringing her along on the walk (welcome, Anne!).

Kat, Philip, Wayne and Gerwyn came over in the morning. Fortunately the ferry sailings are more frequent these days (every 20 minutes) so there is usually less of a wait at the jetty. We all met up at the carpark at Whalebone Point at about 10.30. After some catching up and organising we were setting off along the beach by 10.50am. It was a warm sunny morning, just perfect for the stroll along picture perfect Cloudy Bay.

The long easy walk is made for talking.

Inevitably we got to the "up" bit. It was a fairly steady climb, through some coastal heathlands and some small patches of trees. The views got better and better. There was a little less breath for talking.

A sea mist started coming over from the East, a bit unusual for these parts. The scenery got moodier, but was still very beautiful.

The sea coast was stunning.

Celebrating reaching the top!

After a short stop for lunch at the top of East Cloudy Head, we headed back.

The walk was about 13km and took us just under 5 hours.

Those returning by ferry that day encountered a long queue and had to wait almost an hour and a half at Robertsons Point. A great walk, and excellent company.