December 2022 - Clifton Beach - Cape DesLacs

Caroline and Warren are finally back from their latest mainland adventure, and they invited us to come and do a walk at Clifton Beach, to follow with an EOY barbie at their beach house. The prospect of an enjoyable walk and a good nosh instead of our usual simple picnic lured a good turnout of the walking buddies. We had Caroline, Warren, Kat, Philip, Gerwyn, Wayne, Bob, Lyn, Di, Angie, and Summa. Gary, Adam and Rachel came for the post-walk lunch session!

The walkers set out, dodging the puddles in the dirt road from the recent rains.

It was a pleasant stroll along very quiet beach roads, and then into the surprisingly dry bush of the Cape Deslacs Nature Reserve.

Before we knew it we had reached the clifftop overlooking Frederick Henry Bay.

We were looking towards Lime Bay at the end of the Tasman Peninsula. It was a lovely view.

Even better, Warren pointed out a blowhole!

The sea breeze was pretty brisk as we topped the hill, but we were soon descending towards Clifton Beach.

We popped out to the lookout, this track is through a shearwater rookery.

We took the beach option for getting back to the house, walking carefully amongst the thousands of bluebottles that have recently been washed up on Tassie's beaches.

Now at last the sun actually came out (it was a bit unfamiliar!) and we spread out over the back deck to enjoy refreshments, then the barbie and salads.

The mood was mellow, and conversation flowed. The highlight of the desserts was Caroline's pavlova.

Our usual post-walk sense of wellbeing was boosted by Caroline and Warren's hospitality, thankyou to you both. Finally we rolled home, buoyed by feeling that we had finished our walking year on a high note.