Storm clouds rolling quickly across the afternoon sky.
Continuing our 2020 Christmas trip, we continued south.
Crowdy Head Lighthouse.
The Harrington Lagoon side was protected and flat as a mill pond.
The Harrington break wall was long, windy and cold. We walked the ocean access part that was one kilometer long.
The other part of the break wall continues for another 2 kilometers along the river which was built to help stabilizes the river bar crossing entrance for boats. Strava screenshots.
The walk out along the break wall, slowly clambering over rocks to get out to the beach.
Harrington Beach
The Manning River is the only Dual river system with two river mouths opening into the ocean in the Southern Hemisphere. Strava map screenshot.
source https://barringtoncoast.com.au/information/visitor-information
From there we went to visit some family members who were holidaying in the area before heading south again to Newcastle.
From our funky accommodation in Newcastle it was off to Glenrock Conservation Park. It had a lot of mountain biking trails but also some hiking ones. We took the Leggy Point Loop track (see photo above) which took us to a beautiful, isolated beach. (Screenshot sourced from NSW National Parks)
Conscious Cat with her Mum overlooking Glenrock Lagoon.
A view of Burwood or Glenrock beach from the top of the hill depending on who you talk to.
Us at the isolated Burwood beach in Glenrock.
What we did, as a map view. (Photo from Strava app)
Then we cooled off at the Merewether Baths, a free, public, saltwater pool. These were the steep, long steps we had to walk up to get back to the car.
Once our visit to Newcastle was complete and family members each went their own way, we headed west towards Dubbo.
We broke up the trip by heading to the famous Dripping Walk in the tiny location known as Ulan. Located inside the Goulburn River National Park.
It had been raining quite a lot and so the water in the creek was up. It made crossing over the stones more fun.
That's us, on our hot, wet hike.
The Dripping Walk track runs alongside the Goulburn River, so we got heaps of good views as we went.
Conscious Cat, pretending to be much stronger than she is.
Much of the path was dirt, but sections of it were also slabs of rock, and other surfaces.
The over hang. You can just make out all the water marks "Water Dripping" on the Great Dripping Wall.
We did not see many people along the track but there was quite a few exploring the Drip Gorge area.
The Goulburn River
See you at Dubbo on the next post.