Today's walk ventured into wetlands - Boondall Wetlands to be exact - though they were rather dry and very, very hot. We decided to do a short walk, the Billai dhagun track, before our morning cuppa. The circuit meandered through eucalypt and casauarina woodland to salt marsh on the edge of the mangroves along Nundah Creek. Billai dhagun means place of casuarinas. Placed at intervals along the track were contemporary Aboriginal art totems. After morning tea in the picnic grounds, we headed off on a much longer walk through the wetlands towards Nudgee Beach. It was all very beautiful, but the heat took its toll, so it was with delight we rested by the beach and ate, cooled by the breeze blowing in from the ocean. It was difficult to get started again after lunch. The sun was now blazing and the final eight kilometres seemed to go on for ever as it sucked the moisture from our bodies. But to spend another beautiful day in paradise, one gladly makes these small sacrifices. Shedding some sweat in the wetlands still beats a day a work hands down.
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Margot
19/3/2014 06:55:00 am
Your photos are a great summary of the walk Laurel. They don't show how much my feet hurt though.
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Helen
19/3/2014 09:15:41 am
Love your gum blossom shot!
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