Exploring the prom

We have had almost every possible weather type at the Prom - rain, cold wind, warm wind and now just plain hot. Yesterday we explored the three nearby beaches, Whiskey, Picnic and Squeaky. The ocean was gloriously blue and pristine but the wind was whipping up the 'sand sharks' (as Ben calls the flying sand that slashes across your legs), making the beaches a not so pleasant place to wander. We had a lovely time exploring though. I think Whiskey bay was my favourite of the three, but Squeaky had the most people.  We enjoyed seeing a pacific gull catching and eating a crab, although Ben wanted to save the crab and make the gull eat vegetables instead.

Today, after a hot but windy night, we set off early to do the Lilly Pilly nature walk, which promised a board walk in the south-most warm temperate rain forest gully in Australia. It was a lovely walk, and we saw a wallaby by the side of the track. The rain forest was a bit disappointing, as there had been a lot of trees down and the canopy was quite open in places.

On the drive back we drove up Mt Oberon to the saddle, the start of a number of overnight walks. Then back to Tidal River for a swim. The ocean was crystal clear and rather chilly, but it was good to cool off after our hot walk.  No wind today!