Tuesday 30th April 2019
Decision time again. We decided not to do the river cruise up Arthur River sit went from 10-4 which was a very long day. We also decided against canoeing up the river as it was quite breezy and cold. So we started on the Tarkine Drive. 1st stop Bluff Hill Point Lighthouse. Then back to the Edge of the World Arthur River. It looked a bit better today in the sunshine. It was still vey rough. We then went to Sundown Point Nelson Bay where we looked for Aboriginal Rock Carvings. These were quite obscure and difficult to find anyway we had a nice walk along the coastline. We then drove out to Sarah Anne Rocks which was named after the watercolour artist. This was quite pretty but very similar to the rest of the coastline. Then on to Balfour Track.
Balfour track was a walk through the rainforest which was very pretty, there was an abundance of fungi which meant that the walk took a very long time. About 1hr 50mins for the 4km there and then on the return journey only about 60mins as I didn’t stop to take many photos. It was a very pleasant walk. We then headed to Sumac Lookout on the way our campsite at Julius River. This is a National Parks campsite with no facilities. My favourite place to camp. The day use area has fantastic BBQs and shelter for us to cook our dinner so we started this at 5.30pm before it was totally dark. We were visited by pademelon and possums, unfortunately no Tasmanian devils. Hopefully we will see one tomorrow.
- Bluff Hill Point Lighthouse
- The Edge of the World Lookout, where Arthur River meets the ocean
- The Edge of the World Lookout
- The Edge of the World Lookout
- David got excited about this sign as he is hopeful we will see one this time. There have been many signs along the way warning us to be careful.
- At Nelson Bay on the way to Sundown Point this tractor has an extra long tow bar so the boat can be reversed back into the bay. See the lobster pots on the deck of the boat.
- Looking for petroglyphs (rick carvings) on these rocks at Sundown Point
- The petroglyphs were hard to find…
- …but we did see a few circular ones.
- Oh well, we enjoyed the walk anyway. Sundown Creek at Sundown Point, Nelson Bay
- Nelson Bay
- The start of many many photos of fungi on the Balfour Track..
- ..David will not cope with this slow journey as I love looking at all the different fungi
- There was so many different colours..
- The rainforest was so gore, with moss covered trees, tree ferns and it was very muddy.
- The fungi was so different..
- ..the underside was so intricate..
- ..and so varied..
- These ones were so tiny..
- ..the underside of this one was very different.
- These ones were very big
- This one was very unusual
- the underside was very cool
- These ones looked like golf balls
- More undersides
- I loved this walk
- These ones were tiny and translucent
- These ones remind me of the plates some African tribes have implanted in their lips/mouths
- Almost twins
- Some more fungi
- Sorry to bore you with more pics of fungi..
- ..but there were so many different kinds. This one was a small as alfalfa.
- ..this was one f my favourite pics.
- The rainforest was really beautiful
- The sign for Sumac Lookout was carved out of one half of a tree
- A view of Arthur River from Sumac Lookout. Apparently you can paddle down the river for about 4 days.
- 95km today