The starting point

The starting point

Tuesday, 8 September 2020

6/9/20 Barn Hill 2


     Day 2 at Barn Hill started with some sea fog and quite a bit of moisture on the ute & van - a little surprising given how hot it's been .  
      


     Down to the beach we go , the layering in the rocks is incredible , would be interesting to know how it all formed !


     Soldier crabs have been busy overnight , tracks going everywhere .


     More layered rocks , this time a whiter layer on top of all the orange rock below - also a lot of ironstone rocks in there as well .


     Heading north along the beach , we kept having to stop to look at the shells , the rocks and everything we found , so it was a slower walk along the beach . This shell was almost translucent when looked at with the sun behind .


     The rocks and shells on the beach are an amazing range of colours , reds , pinks , orange & brown .
This shell almost looked a bit like opal .


     Interesting pattern on this shell .


     More & more colours .


     We finally got to this section - I nicknamed it monument valley , and some aerial shots were taken .


     Check out the beach and all the colours surrounding it .


     This is looking back to Barn Hill Station and park , also looking south . The clear area near the middle of photo is where we are in the non powered section . The powered section is middle top where the trees are . The powered sites are good for shade , but the power is limited and won't let you run appliances that use too much power .


     And there we are , the ute hasn't moved since we arrived .


     Further along the beach is another area of rock monuments .

     Use of your imagination will reveal all sorts of shapes & faces in the rocks .


     We wandered off the beach into a creek bed and found more amazing rocks .


     And more monuments .


     While looking around I found a foot - it was about a foot long hahaha .


     Orange clay on top of the sand continued the colourful theme .


    A few Pied Oyster Catchers .


     Hope you're not sick of sunsets yet , cause there's plenty to come yet !!



     There you go , what a way to finish the day .










 

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