Walk photo 17

I managed a longer walk today, thanks to a 10km Scout hike down on the Tasman Peninsula. The weather was on the ordinary side, with passing showers and blustery winds. The terrain was — shall we say — “undulating”, with a few ups and downs to get the heart pumping, as the rough track made its way out towards the coast.

Our destination was a place I’d never visited before: Tunnel Bay, which is one of the landmarks on the rugged southern coastline (although I’d been expecting dolerite rather than sandstone). You can see the dark shadow of the sea cave for which the bay is named in the photo; what you can’t see is the fact that it’s open at both ends. The bay itself is hemmed by cliffs apart from the 120m long rocky shore, a large cove that offers little protection from a good stiff southerly. There were a few old whale bones among the debris washed up along the shore, which just added to the sense of isolation, harshness, and mystique about the location.

It was nice to do a longer walk to an interesting location.