September 11th 2016–Lake Tyers

Little expedition via Old Bunga Road to get around to Lake Tyers.  They have done a good job making Old Bunga Rd as safe and smooth as possible in the short time they were given to get it right.   The traffic flows well, with the guys and girls at each end making sure we all get through safely. 

Lake Tyers is still open to the sea, so quite a flow of water still coming into the system.

Pelicans are quite curious and these two came from across the other side of the lake to see what we were doing.  They are very used to people cleaning fish there and throwing them the scraps, so they will come to investigate.

 

Despite the water still flowing into the lake, there is apparently an equal amount flowing out again, as the Pelicans and other bird life, have islands on which to sit and preen.

 

And finally back through Old Bunga Road again, quite  stream of traffic waiting to turn as we made our way back, but only a short hold up and we were off again.   Deciding to go around and see if we could spot the Dolphins, we went through town and out to Bullock Island, our favourite place from which to spot them.

 

 

Clouds were beginning to roll in, making spectacular light shafts on the clouds and water.\

 

The Pelican sand dredge looked ominous as it moved back and forth just outside the entrance as the light began to fade.

And we did see the dolphins! So many we could not count them, leaping and playing in the water, close to the Island, in the Entrance and back towards North Arm.   I did not manage any good photos, they are very hard to capture on film!  But we did get some video which we are still processing, so I will post that at a later stage.

 

Eventually the dolphins and the light were gone, making a superb ending to the day.

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September 11th 2016–Red Bluff Beach Walk

 

The day was lovely again, so another walk seemed in order.  We chose to go to Red Bluff Surf beach first, and were delighted to see the rocks are exposed on the beach again.  This changes at various times during the year, at times the beach will look like a normal sandy beach that you would find anywhere.  At other times there is little to no sand, and most of the beach is covered in rocks.  

Today the tide was high, so we were not able to make our way up to the Bluff, so we walked in the opposite direction, picking our way along the beach littered with shells, small rocks and other beach debris.  You never know what you may find!

We noticed several boats offshore,  Hewardia and Maas Banker, fishing just outside the breaking waves, making a pretty picture for us

 

 

When wandering along the beach,  you find all kinds of interesting things, and I love to find “natural” shots, like this piece of shell sitting up in the sand, casting it’s shadow across the sand.

 

 

I wonder did a human hand stand the shell up, was there a dog running on the beach that disturbed the shell, or did the waves deposit it there,  just as I found it? 

Further along the beach, we found a place where the sea was washing onto the beach and creating a small pool, from which the water was rushing back into the sea, creating a little waterfall all of it’s own. 

As the water found it’s way back to the sea, it carved a deeper and deeper channel in the sand.

 

Always something to take a photo of when you’re on the beach!