Tuesday August 30, I went for a walk through the forest down to my lovely local beach which stretches from Merewether, south to Glenrock lagoon on this part of the east coast. I had the place to myself on this late winter’s day and it was so beautifully peaceful and calming.
Looking south to Little Redhead Point.
Just to the right of the image off screen, is Glenrock lagoon - an intermediate fresh water small coastal creek, connected to the ocean by a tidal channel. The lagoon draws its catchment from Flaggy Creek within the Awabakal nature reserve and forest.
Behind me is Murdering Gully for which there are several notions as to how it got its name. One is from its steepness, the murderous climb back out and up from the beach. Secondly, that it was originally called Murmuring Gully due to the subtle, continuous sound made by Flaggy Creek. And thirdly, for the unfortunate discovery of a dead body there in 1933.
Link to image looking down to the beach from the cliffs:
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