The moon is just past full so we have had some quite low tides, great for rock platform walking; except, apart from the last couple of days, the lowest tides have been in the middle of the night which is not that great for rock platform walking. But, the last two days, the tides have been around 0.2 metres and at their lowest just before dawn. Back to being great for rock platform walking.
On Saturday, low tide was 5.20 am, so I walked from home in the dark down to the local beach and around some rock platforms. Today, Sunday, the tide was a bit higher but also, later in the morning, so Doug and I drove south to Barlings Beach to walk around the rock platforms that lead east to Burrewarra Point.
This stretch of coast is a favourite for local sea kayakers as it is often sheltered and there is good rock gardening. Sometimes, however, when an East Coast Low rolls through, the entire bay fills with breaking swells for kilometres.
We left the car park before sunrise, with pinks and reds painting the beach sand and rays of early morning sun shooting up over the hill side. Along the sand beach to Barlings Island, and then along wonderful rock platforms to a hidden beach, some more rocks, a big sea cave, and then as the tide was rising making our way back to the car and home for coffee.
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